Kuala Lumpur vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$450
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
76
55
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 40% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6160th and 7383rd ($892 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Malaysia and Russia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 883rd and 5846th 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
$4.35
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$5245

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519