Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 11.0% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.98
|
$2.36
RM11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.69
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.09
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿295.57
|
$6.41
RM30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿238.81
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.60
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.55
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.64
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.28
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.82
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.83
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿17.00
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.96
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
$18.01
RM85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
$34,228.03
RM163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
$5.07
RM24.18
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Malaysia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
$26.77
RM127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
$326.71
RM1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
$217.05
RM1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
$34.40
RM164.08
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
$144.81
RM690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
$6,108.87
RM29,136.24
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿70.21
|
$3.43
RM16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.91
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
$32.59
RM155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿208.30
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
$47.09
RM224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
$24.30
RM115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
$62.25
RM296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
$56.25
RM268.27
|
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