Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 31.6% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 100.0% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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