Cost of living comparison

Seremban, Malaysia

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Seremban Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 62.6% more expensive than Seremban.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 77.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Seremban. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Seremban Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Seremban, you would:

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pay 6.3% more for restaurants

	Seremban	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.84 MYR12.60	$2.91 THB99.55	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 MYR15.12	$5.83 THB199.10	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$0.62 THB21.04	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.95	$0.29 THB9.97	-33.6%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Seremban	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MYR4.09	$1.52 THB52.02	+65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.93 MYR48.49	$11.74 THB401.21	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.04 MYR26.80	$7.32 THB250.12	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR9.07	$2.27 THB77.65	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 MYR7.77	$1.31 THB44.93	-24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 MYR6.25	$1.47 THB50.28	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MYR2.59	$0.73 THB24.83	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88 MYR8.35	$1.04 THB35.38	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.28	$0.80 THB27.50	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MYR1.75	$0.71 THB24.35	+80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MYR2.04	$0.62 THB21.27	+35.3%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Seremban	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.84	$4.47 THB152.60	+152.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.07 MYR151.18	$39.32 THB1,343.93	+15.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$46,756.34 MYR207,457.86	$55,345.18 THB1,891,463.23	+18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.95 MYR35.27	$10.34 THB353.40	+30.1%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Seremban	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 MYR118.52	$15.36 THB524.94	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$249.86 MYR1,108.62	$571.31 THB19,524.78	+128.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.57 MYR739.08	$301.88 THB10,317.07	+81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 MYR122.28	$67.33 THB2,301.08	+144.3%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Seremban	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.01 MYR798.71	$632.63 THB21,620.72	+251.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,315.73 MYR19,148.89	$13,191.37 THB450,824.90	+205.7%
Average			+228.6%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Seremban	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 MYR15.12	$2.33 THB79.64	-31.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 MYR11.76	$2.58 THB88.30	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR18.14	$4.20 THB143.60	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.57 MYR237.68	$54.58 THB1,865.25	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 MYR16.63	$7.28 THB248.88	+94.3%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Seremban	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR264.56	$55.27 THB1,888.84	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR115.90	$34.84 THB1,190.65	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR327.55	$97.10 THB3,318.32	+31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR214.17	$92.12 THB3,148.29	+90.9%
Average			+37.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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