Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuching and Brasilia Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuching and Brasilia

🙂 Solo nomad: Kuching is 1.3% cheaper than Brasilia without rent, and 6.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kuching is 9.2% cheaper than Brasilia without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.79 MYR 11.53

$7.17 R$38.42

-61.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.89 MYR 82.1

$39.59 R$212

-49.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.78 MYR 19.74

$6.43 R$34.46

-25.66%

Cappuccino

$2.49 MYR 10.26

$1.94 R$10.42

28.35%

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

$0.75 MYR 3.11

$1.17 R$6.27

-35.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 MYR 1.23

$0.82 R$4.42

-63.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.75 MYR 11.35

$1.76 R$9.42

56.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 MYR 14.72

$3.2 R$17.13

11.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.89 MYR 7.82

$0.96 R$5.12

96.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.1 MYR 4.54

$1.59 R$8.54

-30.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.02 MYR 4.22

$1.43 R$7.65

-28.67%

Eggs

$2.23 MYR 9.18

$2.04 R$10.91

9.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.22 MYR 38.06

$8.99 R$48.14

2.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 MYR 16.17

$3.28 R$17.57

19.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.27 MYR 34.14

$6.81 R$36.49

21.44%

Apples (1kg)

$3.12 MYR 12.88

$2.03 R$10.9

53.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 MYR 4.58

$1.41 R$7.53

-21.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.51 MYR 10.35

$1.2 R$6.4

109.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.83 MYR 7.55

$1.67 R$8.94

9.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 MYR 4.78

$1.28 R$6.84

-9.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 5.14

$1.3 R$6.94

-4.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.71 MYR 7.04

$0.74 R$3.98

131.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 2.01

$0.62 R$3.31

-20.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 MYR 17.28

$2.15 R$11.52

94.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.27 MYR 79.5

$9.08 R$48.64

112.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.76 MYR 15.52

$1.12 R$6

235.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 MYR 14.59

$2.3 R$12.33

53.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.23 MYR 0.94

$0.96 R$5.15

-76.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.67 MYR 48.16

$43.2 R$231

-72.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 MYR 3.76

$0.94 R$5.03

-3.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.7

$0.79 R$4.21

44.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.94 MYR 8.02

$5.74 R$30.76

-66.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.89

$1.13 R$6.08

-59.29%

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

$45.9K MYR 189.4K

$25.7K R$137.4K

78.94%

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

$37.2K MYR 153.4K

$28.8K R$154.2K

29.12%

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

$41.64 MYR 172

$70.9 R$380

-41.30%

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

$9.06 MYR 37.38

$13.39 R$71.7

-32.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.44 MYR 105

$20.06 R$107

26.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.48 MYR 122

$25.28 R$135

16.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.92 MYR 40.93

$21.6 R$116

-54.07%

Cinema Ticket

$4.6 MYR 18.99

$7.02 R$37.6

-34.47%

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

$141 MYR 581

$488 R$2,616

-71.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,120 MYR 25.3K

$15.4K R$82.7K

-60.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.1 MYR 273

$57.5 R$308

14.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.72 MYR 131

$41.91 R$225

-24.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.4 MYR 353

$69.3 R$371

23.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.1 MYR 302

$64.2 R$344

13.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$279 MYR 1,150

$414 R$2,219

-32.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$206 MYR 849

$256 R$1,371

-19.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$571 MYR 2,355

$969 R$5,191

-41.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 MYR 1,612

$546 R$2,926

-28.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,999 MYR 8,249

$2,557 R$13.7K

-21.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,507 MYR 6,219

$1,613 R$8,641

-6.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$583 MYR 2,407

$518 R$2,776

12.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.27

11.87

-64.03%

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

Last update for Kuching: November 22, 2025

Last update for Brasilia: November 22, 2025

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