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Malaysia

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Brazil

Brasilia vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 2.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 24.7% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 89.0% more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Brasilia

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

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Brasilia vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.7% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$8.96 R$45.35	+83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$8.46 R$42.84	+72.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.49 R$7.56	+84.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.95 R$4.81	+106.1%
Average			+81.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.06 R$10.45	+88.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$5.88 R$29.77	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$4.06 R$20.57	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$2.48 R$12.54	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$1.83 R$9.24	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.10 R$5.59	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.68 R$3.46	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.60 R$3.05	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.75 R$3.82	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.55 R$2.76	-7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.48 R$2.44	-22.4%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$4.94 R$25.02	+53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$36.03 R$182.43	+194.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$23,669.59 R$120K	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$8.24 R$41.73	-25.1%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$22.23 R$112.52	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$503.69 R$2,549.95	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$275.14 R$1,392.90	-25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$74.47 R$376.99	+56.6%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 89.0% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+176.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+29.3%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.39 R$12.09	-45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$2.66 R$13.45	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.48 R$12.58	-43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$33.99 R$172.07	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$7.96 R$40.32	+58.7%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$56.09 R$283.94	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$44.24 R$223.96	+5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$85.37 R$432.17	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$88.39 R$447.47	-8.0%
Average			-6.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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