Cost of Living Comparison Between Kluang and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kluang and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kluang is 7.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 20.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kluang is 21.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 MYR 9.12

$4.68 ฿151

-53.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.6 MYR 48.92

$46.4 ฿1,502

-75.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.6 MYR 15.19

$8.65 ฿280

-58.38%

Cappuccino

$2.25 MYR 9.47

$3.09 ฿100

-27.18%

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

$0.77 MYR 3.23

$0.73 ฿23.53

5.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 MYR 0.96

$0.37 ฿11.95

-37.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.29 MYR 18.07

$2.39 ฿77.4

79.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.45 MYR 22.99

$3.62 ฿117

50.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 MYR 8.01

$2.24 ฿72.5

-15.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.73

$1.8 ฿58.2

-37.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.04

$2.24 ฿72.3

-36.16%

Eggs

$1.88 MYR 7.95

$2.23 ฿72.1

-15.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.04 MYR 92.9

$19.31 ฿625

14.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.81 MYR 20.27

$3.77 ฿122

27.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.81 MYR 45.59

$13.05 ฿422

-17.16%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 MYR 16.31

$3.28 ฿106

17.99%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 MYR 7.14

$1.63 ฿52.6

3.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.33 MYR 14.02

$2.4 ฿77.7

38.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.52 MYR 10.62

$1.99 ฿64.3

26.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 MYR 7.42

$1.53 ฿49.62

15.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.05 MYR 4.42

$1.49 ฿48.11

-29.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.74

$1.02 ฿32.87

9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.16

$0.48 ฿15.61

6.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.12 MYR 17.36

$4.32 ฿140

-4.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$30.38 MYR 128

$21.68 ฿702

40.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.28 MYR 18.05

$1.77 ฿57.3

141.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.34 MYR 22.51

$2.79 ฿90.4

91.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.12

$1.35 ฿43.74

-45.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.8 MYR 49.78

$11.76 ฿380

0.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.2 MYR 5.06

$3.15 ฿102

-61.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.81

$1 ฿32.3

14.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 MYR 18.44

$13.64 ฿442

-67.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.08

$1.3 ฿42.2

-62.31%

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

$44.3K MYR 186.7K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

61.80%

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

$31.2K MYR 131.4K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-8.10%

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

$74.1 MYR 312

$123 ฿3,970

-39.60%

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

$10 MYR 42.19

$13.93 ฿451

-28.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.73 MYR 121

$18.24 ฿590

57.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.67 MYR 155

$60.8 ฿1,966

-39.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.94 MYR 25.04

$17.11 ฿554

-65.28%

Cinema Ticket

$5.68 MYR 23.94

$9.07 ฿294

-37.38%

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

$116 MYR 491

$694 ฿22.5K

-83.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,346 MYR 18.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-72.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 MYR 466

$57.5 ฿1,861

92.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.16 MYR 115

$34.51 ฿1,117

-21.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.5 MYR 314

$115 ฿3,727

-35.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.3 MYR 330

$84.8 ฿2,743

-7.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 MYR 1,609

$611 ฿19.8K

-37.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,123

$442 ฿14.3K

-39.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$653 MYR 2,755

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-67.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MYR 2,015

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,802 MYR 7,597

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-57.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,227 MYR 5,172

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-57.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

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 Kluang: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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