Cost of Living Comparison Between Kulim and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kulim and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kulim is 4.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 18.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kulim is 16.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.61 MYR 11

$4.68 ฿151

-44.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.2 MYR 97.8

$46.4 ฿1,502

-50.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.88 MYR 16.35

$8.65 ฿280

-55.14%

Cappuccino

$2.22 MYR 9.35

$3.09 ฿100

-28.16%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.09

$0.73 ฿23.53

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.54

$0.37 ฿11.95

-2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.2 MYR 17.7

$2.39 ฿77.4

75.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.44 MYR 22.93

$3.62 ฿117

50.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 MYR 8.01

$2.24 ฿72.5

-15.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.13 MYR 4.75

$1.8 ฿58.2

-37.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.03

$2.24 ฿72.3

-36.16%

Eggs

$1.82 MYR 7.67

$2.23 ฿72.1

-18.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.77 MYR 96

$19.31 ฿625

17.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.8 MYR 20.26

$3.77 ฿122

27.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.82 MYR 45.62

$13.05 ฿422

-17.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 MYR 16.6

$3.28 ฿106

20.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.51

$1.63 ฿52.6

9.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.31 MYR 13.94

$2.4 ฿77.7

37.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 11.1

$1.99 ฿64.3

32.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 MYR 7.08

$1.53 ฿49.62

9.80%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.21

$1.49 ฿48.11

-32.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.72

$1.02 ฿32.87

9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.33

$0.48 ฿15.61

14.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 18.05

$4.32 ฿140

-0.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$29.51 MYR 124

$21.68 ฿702

36.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.38 MYR 18.45

$1.77 ฿57.3

147.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 MYR 23.24

$2.79 ฿90.4

97.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 MYR 2.07

$1.35 ฿43.74

-63.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 MYR 49.58

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.2 MYR 5.06

$3.15 ฿102

-61.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.38

$1 ฿32.3

4.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.2 MYR 17.72

$13.64 ฿442

-69.21%

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)

$44.1K MYR 186.2K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

61.39%

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

$30.9K MYR 130.1K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-9.00%

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

$75.6 MYR 319

$123 ฿3,970

-38.38%

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

$9.75 MYR 41.12

$13.93 ฿451

-30.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.96 MYR 122

$18.24 ฿590

58.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.27 MYR 153

$60.8 ฿1,966

-40.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.97 MYR 25.19

$17.11 ฿554

-65.11%

Cinema Ticket

$5.63 MYR 23.74

$9.07 ฿294

-37.93%

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

$118 MYR 499

$694 ฿22.5K

-82.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,241 MYR 17.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-73.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$111 MYR 470

$57.5 ฿1,861

93.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.55 MYR 116

$34.51 ฿1,117

-20.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.6 MYR 323

$115 ฿3,727

-33.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79 MYR 333

$84.8 ฿2,743

-6.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 MYR 1,651

$611 ฿19.8K

-35.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 MYR 1,148

$442 ฿14.3K

-38.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$638 MYR 2,690

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-68.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$477 MYR 2,013

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,594 MYR 6,722

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-62.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,065 MYR 4,490

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-63.11%

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 Kulim: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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