Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 37.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 44.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 99.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.5 MYR 14.76

$4.64 ฿150

-24.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.86 MYR 88

$45.92 ฿1,486

-54.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.28 MYR 26.48

$8.59 ฿278

-26.89%

Cappuccino

$1.49 MYR 6.28

$3.03 ฿98.1

-50.83%

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

$0.84 MYR 3.55

$0.69 ฿22.17

21.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 MYR 2.61

$0.39 ฿12.78

58.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.59 MYR 15.14

$2.51 ฿81.4

43.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.87 MYR 20.54

$3.61 ฿117

34.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MYR 6.3

$2.23 ฿72.2

-33.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.16 MYR 4.87

$1.86 ฿60.2

-37.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.57

$2.19 ฿70.9

-39.73%

Eggs

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$2.27 ฿73.4

-7.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.16 MYR 63.9

$19.76 ฿639

-23.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.41 MYR 18.61

$3.6 ฿117

22.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.3 MYR 39.21

$13.36 ฿432

-30.39%

Apples (1kg)

$1.85 MYR 7.79

$3.29 ฿107

-43.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.05

$1.71 ฿55.3

-16.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.6 MYR 10.98

$2.41 ฿78

7.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.03

$2.08 ฿67.4

-31.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 MYR 5.48

$1.54 ฿49.94

-15.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.36

$1.5 ฿48.57

-15.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 MYR 4.31

$0.98 ฿31.65

4.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.36

$0.49 ฿15.72

14.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.84 MYR 16.21

$4.5 ฿145

-14.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.93 MYR 67.2

$21.42 ฿693

-25.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MYR 3.7

$1.76 ฿56.9

-50.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 MYR 12.6

$2.79 ฿90.2

7.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.6 MYR 2.55

$1.37 ฿44.23

-56.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.09 MYR 46.75

$11.39 ฿369

-2.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.26 MYR 5.33

$3.15 ฿102

-60.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.79

$1.04 ฿33.6

9.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.26 MYR 22.18

$13.9 ฿450

-62.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.97

$1.3 ฿42.2

-63.85%

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

$35.1K MYR 148K

$27.9K ฿901.4K

25.98%

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

$31.6K MYR 133.4K

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-5.32%

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

$35.01 MYR 148

$121 ฿3,911

-71.03%

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

$10.33 MYR 43.57

$13.73 ฿444

-24.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.2 MYR 123

$18.8 ฿608

55.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.98 MYR 88.5

$59.8 ฿1,936

-64.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.67 MYR 23.91

$16.89 ฿546

-66.43%

Cinema Ticket

$5.09 MYR 21.44

$9.04 ฿293

-43.69%

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

$186 MYR 786

$693 ฿22.4K

-73.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,964 MYR 25.2K

$15.8K ฿510.7K

-62.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.6 MYR 277

$58.7 ฿1,899

11.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.59 MYR 104

$34.92 ฿1,130

-29.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.4 MYR 292

$113 ฿3,642

-38.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.43 MYR 183

$84.8 ฿2,743

-48.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$379 MYR 1,600

$620 ฿20.1K

-38.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,159

$449 ฿14.5K

-38.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$641 MYR 2,704

$2,051 ฿66.4K

-68.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$472 MYR 1,991

$1,464 ฿47.4K

-67.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,799 MYR 7,586

$4,217 ฿136.5K

-57.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,185 MYR 4,996

$2,901 ฿93.9K

-59.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,200 MYR 5,061

$713 ฿23.1K

68.35%

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.

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