Guarulhos vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$195	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$1175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	63	78
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.98M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 20% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7112th and 6384th ($697 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5499th and 985th 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	$7.18	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$9002

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756