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Bayan Lepas vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bayan Lepas is 20.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Bayan Lepas
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Bayan Lepas
Transportation: pay 58.3% less in Bayan Lepas
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Bayan Lepas
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Bayan Lepas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Bayan Lepas
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Bayan Lepas

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Bayan Lepas are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Bayan Lepas.

Bayan Lepas vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bayan Lepas instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bayan Lepas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$2.96 MYR12.18	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$3.91 MYR16.07	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.79 MYR3.25	-0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.55 MYR2.27	+65.9%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bayan Lepas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.88 MYR3.62	-38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$27.19 MYR111.79	+219.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$9.21 MYR37.86	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.93 MYR7.95	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.06 MYR8.45	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.34 MYR5.52	-15.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.72 MYR2.95	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.34 MYR5.52	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.53 MYR2.19	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.46 MYR1.90	-35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.47 MYR1.91	-28.3%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 58.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Bayan Lepas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$2.12 MYR8.73	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$14.22 MYR58.45	-61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	??
Average			-58.3%

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Bangkok	Bayan Lepas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$30.38 MYR124.87	+79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$189.57 MYR779.34	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$215.64 MYR886.50	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$25.80 MYR106.07	-62.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bayan Lepas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$236.97 MYR974.17	-61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	-46.7%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bayan Lepas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$4.74 MYR19.48	+69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.69 MYR11.04	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$4.98 MYR20.46	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$31.99 MYR131.51	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.15 MYR17.05	-48.6%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Bayan Lepas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$37.91 MYR155.87	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$25.95 MYR106.67	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$62.40 MYR256.53	-40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$78.99 MYR324.72	-13.6%
Average			-30.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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