Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 16.6% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$5.09
R$29.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
$3.98
R$23.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
$3.44
R$19.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$0.81
R$4.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.45
R$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.63
R$3.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.49
R$2.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
$3.67
R$21.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
$39.48
R$229.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
$7.39
R$42.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
$21.85
R$126.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
$5.84
R$33.86
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
$56.60
R$328.32
|
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