Kuala Lumpur vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$483
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
48
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 6% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5636th and 5192nd ($992 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 555th and 5476th 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
$4.55
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$5021

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$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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873