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Ampang Jaya vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ampang Jaya is 18.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in Ampang Jaya
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Ampang Jaya
Transportation: pay 44.9% less in Ampang Jaya
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Ampang Jaya
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Ampang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Ampang Jaya
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Ampang Jaya

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ampang Jaya.

Ampang Jaya vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ampang Jaya instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ampang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$3.55 MYR14.61	+14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.74 MYR19.48	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.79 MYR3.23	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.47 MYR1.94	+41.3%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ampang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.98 MYR4.03	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$5.33 MYR21.92	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$7.01 MYR28.83	-3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.23 MYR9.16	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.52 MYR6.25	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.24 MYR5.08	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.75 MYR3.09	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.40 MYR5.74	+36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.64 MYR2.65	-24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.53 MYR2.18	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.62 MYR2.55	-4.5%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 44.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ampang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$1.84 MYR7.56	-60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$18.96 MYR77.93	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$4.03 MYR16.56	-65.4%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Ampang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$30.15 MYR123.96	+78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	+10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$32.62 MYR134.09	-52.5%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ampang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$189.57 MYR779.34	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-52.9%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ampang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$4.15 MYR17.05	+48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.95 MYR12.11	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$4.27 MYR17.54	-2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$35.55 MYR146.13	-30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.98 MYR20.46	-38.3%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ampang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$62.20 MYR255.72	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$34.52 MYR141.90	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$71.09 MYR292.25	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$44.55 MYR183.14	-51.3%
Average			-21.6%

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