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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 20.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 38.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 MYR 10.48

$4.59 ฿147

-42.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.14 MYR 75.6

$46.83 ฿1,497

-59.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.85 MYR 15.19

$8.70 ฿278

-55.75%

Cappuccino

$2.27 MYR 8.95

$2.92 ฿93.5

-22.26%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$0.68 ฿21.86

7.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$0.40 ฿12.66

-7.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.49 MYR 13.78

$2.51 ฿80.2

39.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.35 MYR 17.18

$3.80 ฿122

14.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.20

$2.16 ฿69.1

-15.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 3.90

$1.88 ฿60.1

-47.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.36 MYR 5.37

$2.16 ฿69.0

-37.04%

Eggs

$1.85 MYR 7.29

$2.22 ฿71.0

-16.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.83 MYR 50.7

$19.57 ฿626

-34.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.34 MYR 21.10

$3.80 ฿122

40.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.66 MYR 30.24

$13.41 ฿429

-42.88%

Apples (1kg)

$2.90 MYR 11.45

$3.26 ฿104

-11.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 MYR 7.14

$1.61 ฿51.5

12.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.06 MYR 12.09

$2.31 ฿73.8

32.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.03 MYR 8.04

$2.06 ฿65.8

-1.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.71

$1.61 ฿51.3

-9.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.36 MYR 5.35

$1.44 ฿46.13

-5.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.64 MYR 6.50

$1.03 ฿32.91

59.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.80

$0.48 ฿15.34

-4.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.31 MYR 17.02

$4.50 ฿144

-4.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.84 MYR 70.5

$19.18 ฿613

-6.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.40 MYR 13.45

$1.82 ฿58.3

86.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.33 MYR 17.10

$2.69 ฿86.0

60.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.90

$1.38 ฿44.04

-47.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.55 MYR 45.61

$11.76 ฿376

-1.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.79

$3.11 ฿99.3

-61.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.51

$1.00 ฿32.09

14.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.29 MYR 16.93

$13.74 ฿439

-68.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.97

$1.30 ฿41.49

-61.54%

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

$43.5K MYR 171.8K

$27.4K ฿874.5K

58.99%

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

$31.6K MYR 124.6K

$33.0K ฿1.1M

-4.44%

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

$64.7 MYR 256

$125 ฿3,993

-48.16%

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

$9.68 MYR 38.24

$13.74 ฿439

-29.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.50 MYR 113

$18.61 ฿595

53.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.92 MYR 94.5

$60.6 ฿1,936

-60.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.04 MYR 23.86

$17.15 ฿548

-64.78%

Cinema Ticket

$3.03 MYR 11.97

$9.01 ฿288

-66.37%

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

$117 MYR 461

$698 ฿22.3K

-83.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,380 MYR 9,400

$16.1K ฿515.1K

-85.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 MYR 236

$59.2 ฿1,893

1.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.29 MYR 108

$34.86 ฿1,115

-21.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.1 MYR 297

$114 ฿3,651

-34.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.7 MYR 212

$85.8 ฿2,743

-37.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$380 MYR 1,503

$619 ฿19.8K

-38.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 MYR 1,056

$437 ฿14.0K

-38.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$647 MYR 2,556

$2,075 ฿66.3K

-68.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MYR 1,887

$1,509 ฿48.2K

-68.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$972 MYR 3,840

$528 ฿16.9K

83.97%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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