Kuala Lumpur vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$468
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
48
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 7% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5802nd and 5278th ($981 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 520th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuala Lumpur Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$7937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688