Cost of Living Comparison Between Brasilia and Malacca Cost of Living Comparison Between Brasilia and Malacca

😐 Solo nomad: Brasilia is 10.3% more expensive than Malacca without rent, and 12.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Brasilia is 3.1% cheaper than Malacca without rent, and 28.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.07 R$37.86

$3.62 MYR 14.92

95.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.87 R$214

$19.13 MYR 78.9

108.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.4 R$34.31

$4.6 MYR 18.99

39.13%

Cappuccino

$1.92 R$10.29

$2.98 MYR 12.29

-35.57%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.18 R$6.32

$0.78 MYR 3.24

51.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 R$4.32

$0.49 MYR 2.01

65.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 R$9.42

$2.13 MYR 8.8

-17.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 R$16.94

$3.16 MYR 13.03

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 R$4.99

$1.5 MYR 6.19

-38.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.6 R$8.59

$0.96 MYR 3.96

66.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.42 R$7.6

$1.25 MYR 5.17

13.60%

Eggs

$2.12 R$11.35

$1.84 MYR 7.59

15.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.21 R$49.35

$15.63 MYR 64.5

-41.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.3 R$17.7

$5.22 MYR 21.54

-36.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7 R$37.47

$11.15 MYR 46.01

-37.22%

Apples (1kg)

$1.94 R$10.39

$3.61 MYR 14.91

-46.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.34 R$7.18

$1.46 MYR 6.03

-8.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.15 R$6.15

$2.56 MYR 10.57

-55.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.62 R$8.66

$2.01 MYR 8.3

-19.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.24 R$6.67

$1.5 MYR 6.21

-17.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 R$6.71

$1.81 MYR 7.45

-30.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.8 R$4.29

$1.33 MYR 5.5

-39.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 R$3.58

$0.53 MYR 2.17

26.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.19 R$11.75

$4.13 MYR 17.04

-46.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.5 R$50.9

$13.77 MYR 56.8

-31.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 R$5.78

$2 MYR 8.26

-46.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 R$12.3

$2.89 MYR 11.93

-20.42%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 R$5.56

$0.48 MYR 2

116.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.29 R$232

$11.68 MYR 48.21

270.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1 R$5.35

$1.39 MYR 5.72

-28.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 R$3.95

$0.99 MYR 4.07

-25.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.81 R$31.13

$6.05 MYR 24.95

-3.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 R$6.08

$0.46 MYR 1.92

145.65%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$24.8K R$132.8K

$36.1K MYR 148.8K

-31.25%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.1K R$156.1K

$39.3K MYR 162K

-25.80%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$70.2 R$376

$46.35 MYR 191

51.52%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.42 R$71.9

$9.21 MYR 38.02

45.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.51 R$110

$31.41 MYR 130

-34.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.06 R$134

$16.21 MYR 66.9

54.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.7 R$116

$11.59 MYR 47.84

87.23%

Cinema Ticket

$7.41 R$39.69

$5.01 MYR 20.66

47.90%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$481 R$2,576

$186 MYR 769

158.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.3K R$81.9K

$6,984 MYR 28.8K

118.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.5 R$314

$63.7 MYR 263

-8.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.02 R$220

$18.8 MYR 77.6

118.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.1 R$376

$72.4 MYR 299

-3.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.3 R$345

$40.66 MYR 168

58.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$411 R$2,201

$335 MYR 1,382

22.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$260 R$1,393

$188 MYR 775

38.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$942 R$5,045

$709 MYR 2,924

32.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$557 R$2,983

$287 MYR 1,185

93.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,472 R$13.2K

$1,166 MYR 4,811

112.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,625 R$8,704

$775 MYR 3,200

109.53%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$649 R$3,477

$907 MYR 3,745

-28.46%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.87

4.07

191.65%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Brasilia: December 1, 2025

Last update for Malacca: November 30, 2025

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