Kuala Lumpur vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuala Lumpur Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$468
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
48
😀 Quality of life
84
61
🏙️ Population
9M
1.64M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 11% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5802nd and 6431st ($981 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 520th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Novosibirsk

Prices for goods and services in Kuala Lumpur and Novosibirsk are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuala Lumpur Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$4901

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891