Cost of Living Comparison Between Klang and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Klang and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Klang is 22.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 30.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Klang is 33.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.59 MYR 14.56

$4.51 ฿142

-20.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.50 MYR 75.1

$46.08 ฿1,449

-59.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.84 MYR 19.67

$8.78 ฿276

-44.87%

Cappuccino

$2.98 MYR 12.08

$3.09 ฿97.0

-3.56%

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

$0.68 MYR 2.77

$0.70 ฿21.97

-2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.62

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 MYR 14.03

$2.40 ฿75.5

44.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.15 MYR 20.89

$3.68 ฿116

39.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.64

$2.25 ฿70.6

-16.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.04

$1.87 ฿58.8

-47.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.80 MYR 7.32

$2.22 ฿69.8

-18.92%

Eggs

$2.14 MYR 8.71

$2.23 ฿70.1

-4.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.43 MYR 42.36

$19.68 ฿619

-47.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.41 MYR 13.86

$3.66 ฿115

-6.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.14 MYR 33.06

$13.09 ฿411

-37.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.73 MYR 11.09

$3.38 ฿106

-19.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.91

$1.69 ฿53.3

-28.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 MYR 9.96

$2.33 ฿73.2

5.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.90

$1.98 ฿62.4

-38.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.94 MYR 3.80

$1.55 ฿48.77

-39.35%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 4.96

$1.51 ฿47.42

-19.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.97 MYR 3.95

$0.98 ฿30.84

-1.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MYR 2.32

$0.48 ฿15.01

18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 MYR 17.26

$4.35 ฿137

-2.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.52 MYR 59.0

$20.65 ฿649

-29.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MYR 11.14

$1.77 ฿55.8

54.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 MYR 14.27

$2.75 ฿86.6

28.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.85 MYR 3.47

$1.37 ฿43.19

-37.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.64 MYR 47.27

$11.36 ฿357

2.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.74 MYR 2.99

$3.11 ฿97.8

-76.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 MYR 1.18

$1.05 ฿32.96

-72.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.16 MYR 29.09

$13.72 ฿431

-47.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.87

$1.34 ฿42.16

-65.67%

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

$36.5K MYR 148.4K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

32.13%

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

$27.4K MYR 111.1K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-18.53%

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

$39.42 MYR 160

$122 ฿3,835

-67.68%

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

$9.61 MYR 39.03

$13.61 ฿428

-29.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.25 MYR 119

$18.49 ฿581

58.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.00 MYR 158

$61.7 ฿1,939

-36.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.74 MYR 23.32

$16.70 ฿525

-65.63%

Cinema Ticket

$4.88 MYR 19.81

$9.09 ฿286

-46.31%

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

$211 MYR 856

$702 ฿22.1K

-70.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,165 MYR 25.0K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-61.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.1 MYR 220

$58.9 ฿1,851

-8.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.73 MYR 137

$34.41 ฿1,082

-1.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.2 MYR 220

$113 ฿3,545

-51.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.24 MYR 196

$84.7 ฿2,662

-43.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$477 MYR 1,937

$606 ฿19.1K

-21.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$315 MYR 1,277

$435 ฿13.7K

-27.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$760 MYR 3,084

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-63.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$469 MYR 1,906

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-68.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$857 MYR 3,479

$547 ฿17.2K

56.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

5.33

-15.76%

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

Last update for Klang: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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