Brazil vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$296
$299
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$879
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$11379
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
50
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
92
79
😀 Quality of life
39
60
🏙️ Population
203M
32.4M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 5% more expensive than in Malaysia ($652). Brazil ranked 145th vs 154th for Malaysia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 1.3 months in Malaysia. Ranked 117th and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Malaysia

We calculate prices for Brazil and Malaysia as a population-weighted mean of 385 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.

Brazil Malaysia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.68
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$43.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$6426

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$810
1.98M
George Town
$620
794K
Shah Alam
$645
741K
Johor Bahru
$759
798K
Petaling Jaya
$701
639K
Ipoh
$628
867K
Klang
$670
878K
Subang Jaya
$714
708K
Kuantan
$529
608K
Malacca
$669
455K
Sandakan
$523
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$661
452K
Teluk Intan
$631
233K
Seremban
$604
420K
Kuching
$631
325K
Miri
$546
235K
Chukai
$565
256K
Alor Setar
$490
217K
Muar
$682
315K
Sungai Petani
$605
545K
Kluang
$679
205K
Taiping
$695
245K
Kota Bharu
$485
491K
Lahad Datu
$538
200K
Putrajaya
$532
109K
Sibu
$567
248K
Kuala Terengganu
$501
255K
Batu Pahat
$703
140K
Langkawi
$560
85.6K
Cyberjaya
$585
49.3K