Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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