Kuala Lumpur vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Kuala Lumpur Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1862
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$347
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$643
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1339
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.98M
12.5M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 41% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6420th and 4019th ($743 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malaysia and Russia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1 months in Moscow. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 512th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuala Lumpur Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.11
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2288
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1246
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.07
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8850
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$675
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$675
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$522
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$533
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$624
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$559
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$589
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$599
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$606
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$491
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$573
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$572
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$633
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$1007
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$638
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$603
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$600
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$506
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$654
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$607
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$580
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3300
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2511
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$487
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$511
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$496
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$605
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$461
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$539
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$610
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$549
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$487
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$527
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$597

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520