Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheras and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheras and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Cheras is 9.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 7.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cheras is 23.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 MYR 13.99

$4.51 ฿142

-23.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.21 MYR 78.0

$46.08 ฿1,449

-58.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.70 MYR 19.08

$8.78 ฿276

-46.47%

Cappuccino

$2.85 MYR 11.58

$3.09 ฿97.0

-7.77%

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

$0.78 MYR 3.18

$0.70 ฿21.97

11.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.84

$0.40 ฿12.46

12.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.69 MYR 19.04

$2.40 ฿75.5

95.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.71 MYR 27.23

$3.68 ฿116

82.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.89 MYR 7.68

$2.25 ฿70.6

-16.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.04

$1.87 ฿58.8

-47.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MYR 5.28

$2.22 ฿69.8

-41.44%

Eggs

$2.11 MYR 8.55

$2.23 ฿70.1

-5.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.18 MYR 61.6

$19.68 ฿619

-22.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.69 MYR 14.98

$3.66 ฿115

0.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.71 MYR 31.31

$13.09 ฿411

-41.10%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.75

$3.38 ฿106

-21.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.77

$1.69 ฿53.3

-1.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.42

$2.33 ฿73.2

10.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 4.95

$1.98 ฿62.4

-38.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.50 MYR 6.10

$1.55 ฿48.77

-3.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.59

$1.51 ฿47.42

-8.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 MYR 3.78

$0.98 ฿30.84

-5.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.25

$0.48 ฿15.01

14.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 MYR 17.24

$4.35 ฿137

-2.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.02 MYR 56.9

$20.65 ฿649

-32.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.78 MYR 11.28

$1.77 ฿55.8

57.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.77 MYR 15.32

$2.75 ฿86.6

37.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MYR 1.87

$1.37 ฿43.19

-66.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.41 MYR 95.0

$11.36 ฿357

106.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.16

$3.11 ฿97.8

-67.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.17

$1.05 ฿32.96

-1.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.20 MYR 37.34

$13.72 ฿431

-32.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.00

$1.34 ฿42.16

-63.43%

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

$48.2K MYR 195.8K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

74.34%

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

$30.5K MYR 123.8K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-9.20%

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

$40.34 MYR 164

$122 ฿3,835

-66.93%

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

$8.93 MYR 36.27

$13.61 ฿428

-34.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.54 MYR 124

$18.49 ฿581

65.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.07 MYR 167

$61.7 ฿1,939

-33.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.93 MYR 24.09

$16.70 ฿525

-64.49%

Cinema Ticket

$4.88 MYR 19.80

$9.09 ฿286

-46.31%

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

$185 MYR 753

$702 ฿22.1K

-73.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,810 MYR 27.6K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-57.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.6 MYR 262

$58.9 ฿1,851

9.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.94 MYR 138

$34.41 ฿1,082

-1.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.8 MYR 291

$113 ฿3,545

-36.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.31 MYR 200

$84.7 ฿2,662

-41.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,421 MYR 5,768

$606 ฿19.1K

134.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$696 MYR 2,825

$435 ฿13.7K

59.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$642 MYR 2,607

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-68.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$426 MYR 1,730

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-71.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,303 MYR 5,292

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-56.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,361 MYR 5,527

$547 ฿17.2K

148.67%

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 Cheras: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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