Kuala Lumpur vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$450
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 27% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6160th and 6924th ($892 vs $701) 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 883rd and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Yekaterinburg

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Kuala Lumpur Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$4718

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628