Malaysia vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaysia Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$262
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.6
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$380
💸 GDP per capita
$11993
$4534
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
69.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
36
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
18%
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
60
43
🏙️ Population
32.4M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Malaysia ($582) is 3% more expensive than in Ukraine ($564). Malaysia ranked 159th vs 162nd for Ukraine 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 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 59th and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaysia vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Malaysia and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 34 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.68
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$286
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$5.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
17.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$4.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$4.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$3.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5077
$4503

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$760
2.95M
Kharkiv
$535
1.43M
Dnipro
$637
981K
Odesa
$557
1.01M
Lviv
$701
724K
Zaporizhia
$476
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$485
603K
Mykolaiv
$369
470K
Luhansk
$511
418K
Mariupol
$498
449K
Donetsk
$498
929K
Vinnytsia
$548
370K
Chernivtsi
$527
265K
Poltava
$504
283K
Kherson
$401
279K
Chernihiv
$443
287K
Zhytomyr
$495
264K
Cherkasy
$457
270K
Kamianske
$560
230K
Ternopil
$470
225K
Lutsk
$518
217K
Kremenchuk
$433
220K
Rivne
$476
245K
Sumy
$425
266K
Bila Tserkva
$451
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$535
227K
Makiivka
$498
343K
Horlivka
$543
257K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$525
238K
Khmelnytskyi
$534
274K