Cost of living comparison
Seremban is 20.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.9% more in Seremban
- Groceries
-
pay 8.1% less in Seremban
- Transportation
-
pay 28.1% less in Seremban
- Housing
-
pay 21.6% less in Seremban
- Childcare
-
pay 69.4% less in Seremban
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.9% less in Seremban
- Clothing
-
pay 22.2% less in Seremban
Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Seremban.
If you lived in Seremban instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB95.30
|
$2.84
MYR12.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB190.60
|
$3.41
MYR14.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.14
|
$0.72
MYR3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.54
|
$0.44
MYR1.87
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.80
|
$0.92
MYR3.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB384.07
|
$10.93
MYR46.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB239.43
|
$6.04
MYR25.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB74.34
|
$2.04
MYR8.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.01
|
$1.75
MYR7.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB48.14
|
$1.41
MYR5.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.77
|
$0.58
MYR2.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.87
|
$1.88
MYR8.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.32
|
$0.51
MYR2.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.31
|
$0.39
MYR1.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.36
|
$0.46
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB146.08
|
$1.77
MYR7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,286.53
|
$34.07
MYR145.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,810,671.72
|
$46,756.34
MYR199,018.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB338.31
|
$7.95
MYR33.84
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB502.52
|
$26.71
MYR113.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,690.80
|
$249.86
MYR1,063.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,876.39
|
$166.57
MYR709.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,202.79
|
$27.56
MYR117.31
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,697.22
|
$180.01
MYR766.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB431,568.47
|
$4,315.73
MYR18,369.90
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB76.24
|
$3.41
MYR14.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB84.53
|
$2.65
MYR11.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB137.47
|
$4.09
MYR17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,785.58
|
$53.57
MYR228.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB238.25
|
$3.75
MYR15.95
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,808.16
|
$59.63
MYR253.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,139.79
|
$26.12
MYR111.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,176.59
|
$73.82
MYR314.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,013.82
|
$48.27
MYR205.45
|
|
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