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Kuala Lumpur vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 2.9% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Brasilia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Brasilia, you would:

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Brasilia	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$41.32	$4.74 MYR19.32	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$36.15	$4.74 MYR19.32	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.87	$0.89 MYR3.61	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 R$4.65	$0.49 MYR1.98	-42.0%
Average			-33.5%

Brasilia vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$9.35	$0.98 MYR3.98	-42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 R$26.10	$7.13 MYR29.06	+51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$21.06	$7.98 MYR32.52	+109.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 R$11.77	$2.23 MYR9.08	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 R$9.00	$2.09 MYR8.54	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.47	$1.32 MYR5.38	+33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 R$4.13	$0.75 MYR3.05	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.57	$1.22 MYR4.98	+89.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 R$4.36	$0.69 MYR2.82	-12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.40	$0.57 MYR2.30	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.31	$0.62 MYR2.53	+3.9%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Brasilia	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 R$24.17	$1.87 MYR7.61	-57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.47 R$252.03	$11.85 MYR48.31	-73.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,087.28 R$144,607.01	$40,284.36 MYR164,239.34	+54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 R$42.76	$10.66 MYR43.48	+38.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Brasilia	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.51 R$119.24	$25.49 MYR103.91	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.35 R$2,468.65	$573.16 MYR2,336.79	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.58 R$1,527.62	$350.71 MYR1,429.85	+27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.57 R$313.56	$46.59 MYR189.95	-17.6%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.18 R$2,816.97	$264.45 MYR1,078.18	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,521.94 R$91,584.44	$9,004.74 MYR36,712.32	-45.5%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.33	$4.27 MYR17.39	+128.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$11.20	$3.06 MYR12.48	+51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.39	$4.27 MYR17.39	+90.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 R$143.92	$46.43 MYR189.28	+78.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$41.32	$4.98 MYR20.29	-33.2%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.06 R$327.36	$61.66 MYR251.38	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.69 R$236.62	$37.10 MYR151.28	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.11 R$405.29	$87.80 MYR357.96	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.96 R$365.65	$82.47 MYR336.25	+25.0%
Average			+9.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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