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Johor Bahru vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 22.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 3.5% more in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 39.9% less in Johor Bahru

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

Johor Bahru vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johor Bahru instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Johor Bahru
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	$0.78 MYR3.23	-0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.47 MYR1.94	+41.3%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Johor Bahru
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	$1.86 MYR7.66	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.20 MYR9.04	+59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.24 MYR5.08	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.68 MYR2.79	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.15 MYR4.72	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.56 MYR2.31	-34.0%
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			-11.2%

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$1.84 MYR7.58	-60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$11.85 MYR48.71	-68.2%
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	$6.69 MYR27.52	-42.4%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Johor Bahru
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	$494.94 MYR2,034.72	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$375.20 MYR1,542.44	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$31.51 MYR129.55	-54.1%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$153.04 MYR629.15	-74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-52.9%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$3.55 MYR14.61	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.91 MYR11.95	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$4.25 MYR17.49	-3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$34.36 MYR141.25	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.98 MYR20.46	-38.3%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$49.76 MYR204.58	-15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$16.59 MYR68.19	-56.4%
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	$40.23 MYR165.37	-56.0%
Average			-39.9%

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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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