Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 42.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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