Kuala Lumpur vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$450
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
62
😀 Quality of life
76
67
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 24% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6160th and 6834th ($892 vs $717) 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 883rd and 3775th 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
$4.35
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$10290

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795