Cost of Living Comparison Between Ipoh and Brasilia Cost of Living Comparison Between Ipoh and Brasilia

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 4.8% cheaper than Brasilia without rent, and 0.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 1.8% cheaper than Brasilia without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 MYR 10.85

$7.07 R$37.86

-62.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.49 MYR 76.3

$39.87 R$214

-53.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.67 MYR 15.13

$6.4 R$34.31

-42.66%

Cappuccino

$2.33 MYR 9.61

$1.92 R$10.29

21.35%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.01

$1.18 R$6.32

-38.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.39

$0.81 R$4.32

-58.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 MYR 14.67

$1.76 R$9.42

101.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MYR 18.91

$3.16 R$16.94

44.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 MYR 7.9

$0.93 R$4.99

105.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.98 MYR 4.06

$1.6 R$8.59

-38.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.64

$1.42 R$7.6

-3.52%

Eggs

$1.83 MYR 7.55

$2.12 R$11.35

-13.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 MYR 53.6

$9.21 R$49.35

41.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.35 MYR 22.07

$3.3 R$17.7

62.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.78 MYR 32.12

$7 R$37.47

11.14%

Apples (1kg)

$2.9 MYR 11.96

$1.94 R$10.39

49.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.34

$1.34 R$7.18

32.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.99 MYR 12.34

$1.15 R$6.15

160.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 MYR 8.28

$1.62 R$8.66

24.07%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.97

$1.24 R$6.67

16.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.4 MYR 5.78

$1.25 R$6.71

12.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.64 MYR 6.76

$0.8 R$4.29

105.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.42 MYR 1.75

$0.67 R$3.58

-37.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.36 MYR 18.01

$2.19 R$11.75

99.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.82 MYR 69.4

$9.5 R$50.9

77.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.53 MYR 14.57

$1.08 R$5.78

226.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.33 MYR 17.89

$2.3 R$12.3

88.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.85

$1.04 R$5.56

-33.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.57 MYR 47.75

$43.29 R$232

-73.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MYR 4.91

$1 R$5.35

19.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 MYR 4.5

$0.74 R$3.95

47.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.2 MYR 17.33

$5.81 R$31.13

-27.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.06

$1.13 R$6.08

-55.75%

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

$44.5K MYR 183.7K

$24.8K R$132.8K

79.56%

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

$31.7K MYR 130.8K

$29.1K R$156.1K

8.77%

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

$65.6 MYR 271

$70.2 R$376

-6.58%

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

$9.59 MYR 39.56

$13.42 R$71.9

-28.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.42 MYR 117

$20.51 R$110

38.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.86 MYR 98.5

$25.06 R$134

-4.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.97 MYR 24.64

$21.7 R$116

-72.49%

Cinema Ticket

$2.97 MYR 12.27

$7.41 R$39.69

-59.92%

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

$119 MYR 490

$481 R$2,576

-75.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,403 MYR 9,919

$15.3K R$81.9K

-84.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 MYR 243

$58.5 R$314

0.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.41 MYR 113

$41.02 R$220

-33.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.9 MYR 313

$70.1 R$376

8.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.4 MYR 221

$64.3 R$345

-16.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$380 MYR 1,570

$411 R$2,201

-7.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,134

$260 R$1,393

5.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$638 MYR 2,631

$942 R$5,045

-32.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$475 MYR 1,959

$557 R$2,983

-14.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,472 R$13.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,625 R$8,704

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$932 MYR 3,848

$649 R$3,477

43.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

11.87

-66.64%

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

Last update for Ipoh: November 30, 2025

Last update for Brasilia: December 1, 2025

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