Kuala Lumpur vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$483
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 41% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5636th and 3277th ($992 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 555th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Moscow

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Kuala Lumpur Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$20160

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11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749