Kuala Lumpur vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$367
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$648
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 10% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6605th and 6984th ($743 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Malaysia and Russia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 772nd and 5379th 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
$3.2
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.1
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$492
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.16%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2386
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.81
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.91
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$208
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6454
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$644
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$582
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$480
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$539
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$553
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$545
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$602
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$565
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$611
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$554
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$550
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$482
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$609
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$638
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$610
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$512
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$578
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$558
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$566
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$623
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$544
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3007
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$455
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$500
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$585
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$483
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$453
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$487
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$496
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$472
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$520
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$650

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632