Cost of Living Comparison Between Kepong and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kepong and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kepong is 26.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kepong is 17.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.58 MYR 15.11

$4.68 ฿151

-23.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.83 MYR 79.4

$46.4 ฿1,502

-59.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.83 MYR 20.37

$8.65 ฿280

-44.16%

Cappuccino

$2.78 MYR 11.73

$3.09 ฿100

-10.03%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.34

$0.73 ฿23.53

8.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 MYR 1.67

$0.37 ฿11.95

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 MYR 14.49

$2.39 ฿77.4

43.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.12 MYR 21.61

$3.62 ฿117

41.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.79 MYR 7.57

$2.24 ฿72.5

-20.09%

White Bread (500g)

$0.93 MYR 3.93

$1.8 ฿58.2

-48.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.3 MYR 5.46

$2.24 ฿72.3

-41.96%

Eggs

$2.28 MYR 9.6

$2.23 ฿72.1

2.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.74 MYR 66.4

$19.31 ฿625

-18.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.12 MYR 21.57

$3.77 ฿122

35.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.43 MYR 43.97

$13.05 ฿422

-20.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 11.19

$3.28 ฿106

-19.21%

Banana (1kg)

$1.76 MYR 7.4

$1.63 ฿52.6

7.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.47 MYR 10.43

$2.4 ฿77.7

2.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.2 MYR 5.05

$1.99 ฿64.3

-39.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 6.06

$1.53 ฿49.62

-5.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.58

$1.49 ฿48.11

-11.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 MYR 4.03

$1.02 ฿32.87

-5.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MYR 2.49

$0.48 ฿15.61

22.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.21 MYR 17.73

$4.32 ฿140

-2.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.12 MYR 59.6

$21.68 ฿702

-34.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.8 MYR 11.81

$1.77 ฿57.3

58.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 MYR 12.6

$2.79 ฿90.4

7.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.11

$1.35 ฿43.74

-45.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.68 MYR 49.26

$11.76 ฿380

-0.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.33

$3.15 ฿102

-67.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 4.15

$1 ฿32.3

-2.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.31 MYR 39.26

$13.64 ฿442

-31.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.11

$1.3 ฿42.2

-61.54%

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

$32K MYR 135.1K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

17.14%

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

$28K MYR 118.2K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-17.36%

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

$46.47 MYR 196

$123 ฿3,970

-62.12%

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

$9.29 MYR 39.18

$13.93 ฿451

-33.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.84 MYR 101

$18.24 ฿590

30.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.51 MYR 133

$60.8 ฿1,966

-48.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.77 MYR 24.33

$17.11 ฿554

-66.28%

Cinema Ticket

$4.86 MYR 20.49

$9.07 ฿294

-46.42%

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

$215 MYR 906

$694 ฿22.5K

-69.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,808 MYR 28.7K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-57.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.27 MYR 208

$57.5 ฿1,861

-14.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.55 MYR 99.3

$34.51 ฿1,117

-31.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.1 MYR 300

$115 ฿3,727

-38.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.42 MYR 204

$84.8 ฿2,743

-42.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$247 MYR 1,042

$611 ฿19.8K

-59.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 MYR 737

$442 ฿14.3K

-60.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$596 MYR 2,513

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-70.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$429 MYR 1,807

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-70.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,056 MYR 8,669

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-51.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,300 MYR 5,482

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-54.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$598 MYR 2,523

$697 ฿22.5K

-14.11%

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 Kepong: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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