Cost of living comparison

Kota Damansara, Malaysia

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Kota Damansara Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 40.8% more expensive than Kota Damansara.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Kota Damansara. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Kota Damansara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kota Damansara, you would:

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	Kota Damansara	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 MYR13.09	$2.91 THB98.33	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR20.14	$5.83 THB196.66	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$0.62 THB20.79	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.95	$0.29 THB9.85	-33.6%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Kota Damansara	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 MYR4.11	$1.52 THB51.38	+64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 MYR33.10	$11.74 THB396.28	+57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 MYR29.92	$7.32 THB247.04	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR9.06	$2.27 THB76.70	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.58	$1.31 THB44.38	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.49	$1.47 THB49.67	+18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.73	$0.73 THB24.52	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 MYR5.55	$1.04 THB34.94	-17.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MYR2.78	$0.80 THB27.16	+28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.89	$0.71 THB24.05	+9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 MYR2.47	$0.62 THB21.01	+11.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kota Damansara	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 MYR7.90	$4.47 THB150.73	+150.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR50.35	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+246.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,374.56 MYR161,266.61	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.31 MYR41.29	$10.34 THB349.07	+11.0%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Kota Damansara	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.10 MYR133.43	$15.36 THB518.50	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$567.86 MYR2,517.60	$571.31 THB19,285.06	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.86 MYR1,812.67	$301.88 THB10,190.40	-26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.38 MYR187.89	$67.33 THB2,272.83	+58.9%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kota Damansara	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.77 MYR801.44	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+250.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.74 MYR37,931.89	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+54.2%
Average			+152.1%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kota Damansara	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.13	$2.33 THB78.66	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 MYR12.94	$2.58 THB87.21	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR18.13	$4.20 THB141.84	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 MYR220.54	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MYR22.15	$7.28 THB245.82	+45.7%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Kota Damansara	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR264.35	$55.27 THB1,865.64	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 MYR155.18	$34.84 THB1,176.03	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.75 MYR340.28	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.25 MYR324.77	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+25.8%
Average			+11.1%

Kota Damansara vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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