Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 24.8% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.25
|
$2.33
THB79.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.82
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.02
|
$0.70
THB24.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.70
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.06
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.04
|
$8.16
THB278.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.43
|
$6.68
THB228.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.77
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.15
|
$1.29
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.22
|
$1.23
THB42.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
$0.52
THB17.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.40
|
$0.82
THB27.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.81
|
$0.66
THB22.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.92
|
$0.69
THB23.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
$0.54
THB18.28
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.88
|
$4.47
THB152.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.81
|
$25.43
THB868.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR152,771.06
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.87
|
$9.67
THB329.99
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.10
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,436.47
|
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR944.96
|
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR146.85
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
|
pay 82.4% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR728.37
|
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,488.55
|
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.28
|
$2.20
THB75.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.30
|
$1.90
THB64.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.09
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR161.63
|
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.79
|
$5.42
THB185.07
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR236.51
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.07
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR290.04
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR257.81
|
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
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