Cost of Living Comparison Between Ipoh and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ipoh and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 12.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 32.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.64 MYR 11.12

$4.68 ฿151

-43.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19 MYR 80.1

$46.4 ฿1,502

-59.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.73 MYR 15.71

$8.65 ฿280

-56.88%

Cappuccino

$2.23 MYR 9.39

$3.09 ฿100

-27.83%

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

$0.78 MYR 3.29

$0.73 ฿23.53

6.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.52

$0.37 ฿11.95

-2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.5 MYR 14.78

$2.39 ฿77.4

46.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.54 MYR 19.13

$3.62 ฿117

25.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 MYR 8.04

$2.24 ฿72.5

-14.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.04 MYR 4.37

$1.8 ฿58.2

-42.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.56

$2.24 ฿72.3

-41.07%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.95

$2.23 ฿72.1

-15.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.87 MYR 54.3

$19.31 ฿625

-33.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.25 MYR 22.15

$3.77 ฿122

39.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.79 MYR 32.83

$13.05 ฿422

-40.31%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 MYR 12.12

$3.28 ฿106

-12.20%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.53

$1.63 ฿52.6

9.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.05 MYR 12.87

$2.4 ฿77.7

27.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 MYR 8.8

$1.99 ฿64.3

5.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.5 MYR 6.33

$1.53 ฿49.62

-1.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.62

$1.49 ฿48.11

-10.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.65 MYR 6.95

$1.02 ฿32.87

61.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.94

$0.48 ฿15.61

-4.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MYR 17.4

$4.32 ฿140

-4.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.43 MYR 69.3

$21.68 ฿702

-24.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.51 MYR 14.82

$1.77 ฿57.3

98.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.27 MYR 18

$2.79 ฿90.4

53.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.12

$1.35 ฿43.74

-45.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.83 MYR 49.9

$11.76 ฿380

0.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.83

$3.15 ฿102

-63.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.13 MYR 4.78

$1 ฿32.3

13.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.38 MYR 18.46

$13.64 ฿442

-67.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.93

$1.3 ฿42.2

-64.62%

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

$43.7K MYR 184.1K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

59.57%

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

$31.1K MYR 131.2K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-8.26%

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

$64.5 MYR 272

$123 ฿3,970

-47.46%

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

$9.63 MYR 40.59

$13.93 ฿451

-30.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.28 MYR 119

$18.24 ฿590

55.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.18 MYR 97.7

$60.8 ฿1,966

-61.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.03 MYR 25.43

$17.11 ฿554

-64.76%

Cinema Ticket

$3.02 MYR 12.75

$9.07 ฿294

-66.70%

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

$119 MYR 503

$694 ฿22.5K

-82.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,370 MYR 9,994

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-85.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.1 MYR 245

$57.5 ฿1,861

0.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.54 MYR 116

$34.51 ฿1,117

-20.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.1 MYR 313

$115 ฿3,727

-35.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.1 MYR 220

$84.8 ฿2,743

-38.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 MYR 1,653

$611 ฿19.8K

-35.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 MYR 1,125

$442 ฿14.3K

-39.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$657 MYR 2,770

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-67.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MYR 2,000

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,585 MYR 6,684

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-62.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,229 MYR 5,185

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-57.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$932 MYR 3,929

$697 ฿22.5K

33.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

5.33

-25.70%

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

Last update for Ipoh: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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