Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.0% more expensive than Subang Jaya.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Subang Jaya, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Subang Jaya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
MYR14.53
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
MYR3.50
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MYR1.89
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Subang Jaya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
MYR3.78
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
MYR22.04
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
MYR6.67
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
MYR7.78
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.25
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
MYR5.04
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MYR1.50
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
Subang Jaya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR8.37
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.71
MYR107.63
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,440.61
MYR96,868.04
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MYR24.76
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Subang Jaya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.00
MYR123.24
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.52
MYR2,044.99
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.54
MYR1,291.57
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.47
MYR172.84
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 77.1% more for childcare
Subang Jaya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.98
MYR753.42
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,889.24
MYR32,648.12
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
Subang Jaya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
MYR12.90
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.95
MYR18.73
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
MYR156.07
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Subang Jaya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.42
MYR215.26
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.89
MYR75.31
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.46
MYR295.99
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.78
MYR269.08
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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