Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 16.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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