Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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