Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 6.5% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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