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Shah Alam vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Shah Alam is 21.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% less in Shah Alam
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Shah Alam
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Shah Alam
Housing: pay 10.5% less in Shah Alam
Childcare: pay 57.8% less in Shah Alam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Shah Alam
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Shah Alam

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Shah Alam.

Shah Alam vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shah Alam instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 1.5% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Shah Alam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$3.55 MYR14.56	+14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$4.27 MYR17.48	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.70 MYR2.86	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.41 MYR1.67	+22.3%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Shah Alam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$0.99 MYR4.05	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$7.11 MYR29.13	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$7.04 MYR28.85	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.08 MYR8.52	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.20 MYR9.03	+59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.24 MYR5.06	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.70 MYR2.86	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.15 MYR4.70	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.65 MYR2.67	-23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.53 MYR2.17	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.62 MYR2.54	-4.5%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Shah Alam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$1.84 MYR7.53	-60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$15.40 MYR63.11	-58.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$5.31 MYR21.75	-54.3%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 10.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Shah Alam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$30.45 MYR124.76	+80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$313.98 MYR1,286.47	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$274.88 MYR1,126.27	-14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$31.51 MYR129.12	-54.1%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 57.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Shah Alam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$229.86 MYR941.80	-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$6,250.00 MYR25,608.13	-53.2%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Shah Alam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$3.55 MYR14.56	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.91 MYR11.93	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$4.27 MYR17.48	-2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$38.51 MYR157.78	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$6.28 MYR25.73	-22.1%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Shah Alam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$55.45 MYR227.20	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$34.52 MYR141.43	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$61.57 MYR252.28	-40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$44.55 MYR182.53	-51.3%
Average			-26.8%

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