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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cheras is 9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 8.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cheras is 15% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.64 MYR 15.37

$4.68 ฿151

-22.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.06 MYR 80.4

$46.4 ฿1,502

-58.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.59 MYR 19.34

$8.65 ฿280

-46.94%

Cappuccino

$2.97 MYR 12.54

$3.09 ฿100

-3.88%

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

$0.86 MYR 3.62

$0.73 ฿23.53

17.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 2.06

$0.37 ฿11.95

32.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.81 MYR 20.27

$2.39 ฿77.4

101.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.48 MYR 27.33

$3.62 ฿117

79.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 MYR 7.65

$2.24 ฿72.5

-19.20%

White Bread (500g)

$0.98 MYR 4.15

$1.8 ฿58.2

-45.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.3 MYR 5.49

$2.24 ฿72.3

-41.96%

Eggs

$2.15 MYR 9.05

$2.23 ฿72.1

-3.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.79 MYR 66.6

$19.31 ฿625

-18.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.58 MYR 15.08

$3.77 ฿122

-5.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.7 MYR 32.49

$13.05 ฿422

-41.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 MYR 11.13

$3.28 ฿106

-19.51%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 MYR 7.39

$1.63 ฿52.6

7.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.44 MYR 10.31

$2.4 ฿77.7

1.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 5.33

$1.99 ฿64.3

-36.68%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.43

$1.53 ฿49.62

Onion (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.78

$1.49 ฿48.11

-8.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MYR 3.73

$1.02 ฿32.87

-12.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.18

$0.48 ฿15.61

8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MYR 17.4

$4.32 ฿140

-4.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.42 MYR 60.8

$21.68 ฿702

-33.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 MYR 11.89

$1.77 ฿57.3

59.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MYR 15.96

$2.79 ฿90.4

35.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MYR 1.94

$1.35 ฿43.74

-65.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24 MYR 101

$11.76 ฿380

104.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.99 MYR 4.16

$3.15 ฿102

-68.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.34

$1 ฿32.3

3.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 MYR 39.1

$13.64 ฿442

-32.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.08

$1.3 ฿42.2

-62.31%

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

$48.8K MYR 205.6K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

78.23%

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

$31K MYR 130.9K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-8.47%

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

$40.97 MYR 173

$123 ฿3,970

-66.60%

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

$9.28 MYR 39.14

$13.93 ฿451

-33.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.75 MYR 130

$18.24 ฿590

68.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.22 MYR 174

$60.8 ฿1,966

-32.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.01 MYR 25.34

$17.11 ฿554

-64.87%

Cinema Ticket

$5.01 MYR 21.13

$9.07 ฿294

-44.76%

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

$188 MYR 794

$694 ฿22.5K

-72.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,893 MYR 29.1K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-56.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65 MYR 274

$57.5 ฿1,861

13.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.82 MYR 143

$34.51 ฿1,117

-2.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.8 MYR 307

$115 ฿3,727

-36.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.57 MYR 205

$84.8 ฿2,743

-42.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,423 MYR 6,000

$611 ฿19.8K

132.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 MYR 3,020

$442 ฿14.3K

61.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$636 MYR 2,682

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-68.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$427 MYR 1,800

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-70.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,661 MYR 7,003

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-60.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,288 MYR 5,432

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-55.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,300 MYR 5,482

$697 ฿22.5K

86.62%

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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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