Guarulhos vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2135
🏠 One person rent	$202	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	59	76
🏙️ Population	1.29M	1.98M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 23% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6160th ($691 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5397th and 883rd 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	$7.35	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$9485

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$687
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$571
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$729
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$699
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$752
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$585
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$670
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$518
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$759
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$745
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$671
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$669
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3168
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$519
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$604
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$503
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$523
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$563
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$594
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$490
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$742