Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 28.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$5.93
R$30.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.92
R$35.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.07
R$5.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.72
R$3.68
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$4.63
R$23.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$4.23
R$21.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.29
R$11.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$1.82
R$9.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.78
R$3.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.53
R$2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.43
R$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.70
R$3.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.48
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$4.59
R$23.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$50.51
R$258.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$23,730.52
R$121,462.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$8.99
R$46.00
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$21.45
R$109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$384.72
R$1,969.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$223.17
R$1,142.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$65.73
R$336.45
|
|
pay 37.2% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$383.64
R$1,963.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$9,542.54
R$48,842.56
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$1.98
R$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$1.62
R$8.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$2.37
R$12.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$23.91
R$122.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$7.51
R$38.46
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$46.01
R$235.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$45.46
R$232.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$75.98
R$388.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$62.59
R$320.36
|
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