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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kepong is 22.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 40.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kepong is 36.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.52 MYR 13.84

$4.65 ฿146

-24.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.13 MYR 75.2

$46.11 ฿1,450

-58.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.64 MYR 18.23

$8.74 ฿275

-46.91%

Cappuccino

$2.80 MYR 11.01

$3.04 ฿95.5

-7.89%

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

$0.83 MYR 3.27

$0.72 ฿22.65

15.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$0.39 ฿12.30

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 MYR 13.54

$2.44 ฿76.7

40.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.95 MYR 19.45

$3.79 ฿119

30.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 MYR 7.32

$2.14 ฿67.4

-13.08%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.70

$1.86 ฿58.5

-49.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.05

$2.19 ฿68.8

-41.55%

Eggs

$2.28 MYR 8.96

$2.25 ฿70.6

1.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.42 MYR 60.6

$19.73 ฿620

-21.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.94 MYR 19.43

$3.79 ฿119

30.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.74 MYR 42.22

$13.55 ฿426

-20.74%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 10.95

$3.25 ฿102

-14.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 6.77

$1.67 ฿52.6

2.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 9.93

$2.39 ฿75.2

5.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 4.92

$2.09 ฿65.8

-40.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.40

$1.53 ฿48.07

-10.46%

Onion (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.39

$1.51 ฿47.47

-9.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.52

$0.99 ฿31.09

-9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 MYR 2.35

$0.51 ฿16.19

17.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 MYR 16.40

$4.27 ฿134

-2.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.83 MYR 58.3

$20.31 ฿638

-26.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.45

$1.79 ฿56.3

48.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 MYR 11.75

$2.77 ฿87.0

7.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$1.40 ฿44.15

-47.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.72 MYR 46.04

$11.70 ฿368

0.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.02

$3.11 ฿97.8

-67.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 MYR 3.91

$0.99 ฿31.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.26 MYR 36.41

$13.73 ฿432

-32.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.93

$1.32 ฿41.47

-62.88%

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

$31.8K MYR 124.9K

$27.2K ฿856.3K

16.70%

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

$27.5K MYR 108.3K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-19.25%

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

$46.48 MYR 183

$120 ฿3,785

-61.40%

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

$9.07 MYR 35.66

$13.93 ฿438

-34.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.33 MYR 91.7

$18.31 ฿576

27.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.63 MYR 124

$60.9 ฿1,916

-48.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.76 MYR 22.65

$17.23 ฿542

-66.57%

Cinema Ticket

$5.02 MYR 19.73

$8.71 ฿274

-42.37%

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

$211 MYR 831

$698 ฿21.9K

-69.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,834 MYR 26.9K

$15.7K ฿494.7K

-56.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.95 MYR 192

$57.6 ฿1,812

-15.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.01 MYR 90.4

$34.24 ฿1,077

-32.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.3 MYR 276

$113 ฿3,558

-37.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.04 MYR 189

$84.8 ฿2,666

-43.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$244 MYR 961

$604 ฿19.0K

-59.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 MYR 704

$436 ฿13.7K

-58.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$596 MYR 2,343

$2,057 ฿64.7K

-71.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$421 MYR 1,655

$1,498 ฿47.1K

-71.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,817 MYR 7,140

$4,252 ฿133.7K

-57.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$902 MYR 3,544

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-69.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$687 MYR 2,698

$529 ฿16.6K

29.73%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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