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Bukit Mertajam vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 7.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 17.0% less in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 26.0% more in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 28.8% more in Bukit Mertajam

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

Bukit Mertajam vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bukit Mertajam instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$1.90 MYR7.79	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$3.79 MYR15.59	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.71 MYR2.92	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.37 MYR1.53	+11.7%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.13 MYR4.63	-21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$11.26 MYR46.27	+32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$6.28 MYR25.81	-13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.88 MYR7.72	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.23 MYR9.17	+61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.80 MYR7.40	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.80 MYR3.27	-2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.54 MYR6.33	+50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.18 MYR4.86	+38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.79 MYR3.24	+9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.47 MYR1.91	-28.3%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 17.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$1.84 MYR7.58	-60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$10.66 MYR43.84	-8.3%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 26.0% more for housing

	Bangkok	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$28.53 MYR117.29	+68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$57.19 MYR235.12	-16.7%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$118.48 MYR487.09	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-67.4%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$3.08 MYR12.66	+10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.21 MYR9.09	-12.9%
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	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$5.45 MYR22.41	-32.4%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 28.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$110.58 MYR454.61	+88.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$63.90 MYR262.70	+68.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$75.75 MYR311.41	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$78.99 MYR324.72	-13.6%
Average			+28.8%

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