Malaysia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaysia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$262
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.6
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$11993
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
26
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
79
85
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
32.4M
147M

The average cost of living in Malaysia ($582) is 11% less expensive than in Russia ($652). Malaysia ranked 159th vs 143rd for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaysia compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 59th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaysia vs Russia

We calculate prices for Malaysia and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 34 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Malaysia Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.68
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5077
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$743
1.98M
Shah Alam
$582
741K
Ipoh
$550
867K
Petaling Jaya
$645
639K
George Town
$566
708K
Kuantan
$482
608K
Subang Jaya
$644
708K
Johor Bahru
$623
798K
Klang
$553
878K
Malacca
$602
455K
Sandakan
$465
396K
Chukai
$512
256K
Kota Kinabalu
$574
452K
Teluk Intan
$565
233K
Seremban
$545
420K
Muar
$611
357K
Sungai Petani
$544
545K
Miri
$492
235K
Kuching
$537
325K
Taiping
$638
245K
Kota Bharu
$455
491K
Lahad Datu
$470
200K
Kluang
$610
170K
Kuala Terengganu
$465
255K
Alor Setar
$453
217K
Batu Pahat
$609
140K
Langkawi
$496
85.6K
Butterworth
$578
108K
Bintulu
$479
114K
Sibu
$495
248K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K