Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangi is 8.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangi is 30.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.20 MYR 12.62

$4.65 ฿148

-31.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.07 MYR 51.5

$46.11 ฿1,470

-71.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.99 MYR 11.78

$8.74 ฿279

-65.79%

Cappuccino

$2.88 MYR 11.36

$3.04 ฿96.9

-5.26%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 MYR 3.14

$0.72 ฿22.96

11.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.80

$0.39 ฿12.47

17.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.81 MYR 18.96

$2.44 ฿77.8

97.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.72 MYR 26.47

$3.79 ฿121

77.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MYR 5.89

$2.14 ฿68.4

-30.37%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 MYR 2.90

$1.86 ฿59.3

-60.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.60 MYR 2.37

$2.19 ฿69.7

-72.60%

Eggs

$1.88 MYR 7.42

$2.25 ฿71.6

-16.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.68 MYR 61.8

$19.73 ฿629

-20.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.33 MYR 9.17

$3.79 ฿121

-38.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.18 MYR 36.17

$13.55 ฿432

-32.25%

Apples (1kg)

$3.78 MYR 14.88

$3.25 ฿104

16.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.02

$1.67 ฿53.3

-8.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 MYR 10.18

$2.39 ฿76.3

7.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.74 MYR 2.90

$2.09 ฿66.7

-64.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 5.79

$1.53 ฿48.74

-3.92%

Onion (1kg)

$0.36 MYR 1.42

$1.51 ฿48.13

-76.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.26 MYR 4.98

$0.99 ฿31.53

27.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.18

$0.51 ฿16.41

7.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.80

$4.27 ฿136

-0.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.38 MYR 56.7

$20.31 ฿647

-29.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.85 MYR 11.22

$1.79 ฿57.1

59.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 MYR 11.45

$2.77 ฿88.2

5.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 2.92

$1.40 ฿44.77

-47.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.84 MYR 46.65

$11.70 ฿373

1.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.45 MYR 5.69

$3.11 ฿99.1

-53.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.07

$0.99 ฿31.71

4.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.74 MYR 22.62

$13.73 ฿438

-58.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.84

$1.32 ฿42.05

-64.39%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.6K MYR 140.2K

$27.2K ฿868.3K

30.63%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$38.7K MYR 152.3K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

13.30%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$45.73 MYR 180

$120 ฿3,838

-62.02%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.21 MYR 36.29

$13.93 ฿444

-33.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.76 MYR 121

$18.31 ฿584

68.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.82 MYR 145

$60.9 ฿1,942

-39.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.80 MYR 22.85

$17.23 ฿549

-66.34%

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MYR 19.64

$8.71 ฿278

-42.82%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$184 MYR 726

$698 ฿22.2K

-73.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,859 MYR 27.0K

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-56.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.0 MYR 260

$57.6 ฿1,838

14.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.99 MYR 74.8

$34.24 ฿1,092

-44.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.1 MYR 288

$113 ฿3,608

-35.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.00 MYR 158

$84.8 ฿2,704

-52.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$480 MYR 1,892

$604 ฿19.3K

-20.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$285 MYR 1,122

$436 ฿13.9K

-34.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$518 MYR 2,042

$2,057 ฿65.6K

-74.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$320 MYR 1,262

$1,498 ฿47.8K

-78.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,602 MYR 6,312

$4,252 ฿135.6K

-62.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,029 MYR 4,053

$2,988 ฿95.3K

-65.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,276 MYR 5,027

$529 ฿16.9K

141.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

5.33

-23.64%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bangi: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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