Kuala Lumpur vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$483
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
48
😀 Quality of life
82
64
🏙️ Population
9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 15% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5636th and 4849th ($992 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malaysia and Russia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 555th and 5361st 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
$4.55
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754