Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 8.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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