Kuala Lumpur vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2078
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$415
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1175
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
1.98M
2M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 18% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6384th and 6924th ($866 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Belarus, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 985th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Minsk

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Kuala Lumpur Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3056
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.83
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.73
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9002
$11271

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879