Guarulhos vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$211	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1331
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	67	84
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 23% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5802nd ($753 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 4893rd and 520th 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	$8.07	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$10356

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$750
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$762
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$678
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$736
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$788
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$513
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$696
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$588
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$572
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$770
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$740
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$792
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3119
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$461
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$533
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$458
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$564
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$628
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$634
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$451
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$622
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$790