Guarulhos vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$225	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	68	82
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 21% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6861st and 5636th ($783 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Brazil and Malaysia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 4485th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Guarulhos	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$11913

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747