Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 8.6% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.48
THB54.28
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.65
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB11.01
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.62
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB335.87
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB252.06
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.32
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB34.10
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.46
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.81
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.65
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.84
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.85
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
THB17.85
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB172.38
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
THB868.52
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,150.94
THB814,240.17
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB439.69
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
THB737.43
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.48
THB12,883.09
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.34
THB8,540.47
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.58
THB1,602.08
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,189.51
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,269.69
THB303,983.00
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB76.00
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB58.92
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
THB151.99
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.00
THB1,396.87
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,981.32
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.17
THB1,072.08
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,166.49
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,323.30
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
|
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