Kuala Lumpur vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$468
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
48
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 4% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5802nd and 6098th ($981 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Malaysia and Russia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 520th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kuala Lumpur Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$4368

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$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811