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Subang Jaya vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 16.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 54.4% less in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Subang Jaya

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

Subang Jaya vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subang Jaya instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Subang Jaya
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 2.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Subang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.98 MYR4.01	-32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$7.13 MYR29.30	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$7.01 MYR28.83	-3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.13 MYR8.77	-6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.20 MYR9.04	+59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.50 MYR6.19	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.70 MYR2.87	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.99 MYR8.18	+94.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.69 MYR2.84	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.57 MYR2.32	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.62 MYR2.55	-4.4%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Subang Jaya
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	$6.87 MYR28.25	-40.9%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$30.09 MYR123.72	+78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	+3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$35.09 MYR144.25	-48.9%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	-56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	-52.1%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$4.74 MYR19.48	+69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$3.07 MYR12.63	+21.0%
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	$23.70 MYR97.42	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.98 MYR20.46	-38.3%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$61.66 MYR253.48	+4.9%
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	$82.94 MYR340.96	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$40.23 MYR165.37	-56.0%
Average			-32.0%

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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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