Kuala Lumpur vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$450
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
49
😀 Quality of life
76
58
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.63M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 38% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6160th and 7298th ($892 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 883rd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Novosibirsk

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Kuala Lumpur Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$2.86
⛽ 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
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$3795

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585