Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 8.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 5.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 13.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 8.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.15

$1.97 ฿62.0

77.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.60 MYR 87.7

$18.68 ฿587

15.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.20 MYR 25.19

$7.92 ฿249

-21.72%

Cappuccino

$1.51 MYR 6.12

$2.02 ฿63.7

-25.25%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.23

$0.84 ฿26.45

-5.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.28

$0.35 ฿11.07

60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.50 MYR 14.22

$2.22 ฿69.9

57.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.84 MYR 19.67

$3.59 ฿113

34.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 MYR 6.26

$1.67 ฿52.4

-7.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.16 MYR 4.73

$1.62 ฿51.1

-28.40%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MYR 5.28

$1.20 ฿37.83

8.33%

Eggs

$2.07 MYR 8.41

$1.93 ฿60.8

7.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.86 MYR 60.3

$16.00 ฿503

-7.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.43 MYR 17.98

$3.16 ฿99.2

40.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.32 MYR 37.83

$10.93 ฿344

-14.73%

Apples (1kg)

$1.90 MYR 7.72

$2.67 ฿83.8

-28.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.92

$1.18 ฿36.99

23.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.42

$1.64 ฿51.5

56.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.56

$1.59 ฿49.83

-13.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.85

$1.32 ฿41.64

-9.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.36

$1.19 ฿37.49

10.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.21

$0.71 ฿22.20

46.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.10

$0.56 ฿17.75

-7.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.91 MYR 15.86

$4.64 ฿146

-15.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.09 MYR 73.4

$18.96 ฿596

-4.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 MYR 3.45

$1.77 ฿55.7

-51.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 MYR 11.89

$3.20 ฿101

-8.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.93

$0.90 ฿28.32

-20.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.66 MYR 47.33

$19.24 ฿605

-39.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.92

$1.36 ฿42.78

-11.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 MYR 4.04

$1.35 ฿42.37

-25.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 MYR 23.85

$8.15 ฿256

-27.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.00

$1.22 ฿38.43

-59.84%

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

$35.3K MYR 143.3K

$21.4K ฿671.8K

65.15%

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

$31.3K MYR 127.0K

$21.7K ฿683.8K

43.79%

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

$36.03 MYR 146

$70.3 ฿2,210

-48.75%

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

$9.12 MYR 37.02

$13.91 ฿437

-34.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.74 MYR 117

$18.00 ฿566

59.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.95 MYR 85.0

$41.78 ฿1,314

-49.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 MYR 24.21

$6.80 ฿214

-12.35%

Cinema Ticket

$4.86 MYR 19.72

$5.72 ฿180

-15.03%

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

$185 MYR 752

$308 ฿9,693

-39.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,976 MYR 28.3K

$14.8K ฿465.7K

-52.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.9 MYR 243

$55.9 ฿1,756

7.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.99 MYR 110

$26.71 ฿840

1.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.5 MYR 298

$84.5 ฿2,658

-13.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.3 MYR 208

$70.8 ฿2,227

-27.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,575

$431 ฿13.5K

-9.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 MYR 1,094

$237 ฿7,439

13.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,597

$811 ฿25.5K

-21.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 MYR 1,898

$501 ฿15.7K

-6.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,670 MYR 6,782

$2,202 ฿69.2K

-24.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$815 MYR 3,307

$1,600 ฿50.3K

-49.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,021 MYR 8,207

$684 ฿21.5K

195.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

-18.60%

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

Last update for Langkawi: January 12, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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