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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 33% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 26.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.48 MYR 14.35

$4.71 ฿151

-26.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.17 MYR 87.4

$45.87 ฿1,468

-53.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.28 MYR 25.94

$8.84 ฿283

-28.96%

Cappuccino

$1.52 MYR 6.25

$3.06 ฿98

-50.33%

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

$0.85 MYR 3.52

$0.69 ฿22.16

23.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MYR 2.51

$0.39 ฿12.56

56.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.59 MYR 14.84

$2.49 ฿79.6

44.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.08 MYR 20.96

$3.72 ฿119

36.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 MYR 6.48

$2.18 ฿69.8

-27.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.16 MYR 4.79

$1.8 ฿57.5

-35.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.18

$2.23 ฿71.4

-43.95%

Eggs

$2.14 MYR 8.85

$2.23 ฿71.4

-4.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.11 MYR 62.3

$19.66 ฿629

-23.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.42 MYR 18.24

$3.77 ฿121

17.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.6 MYR 39.62

$13.53 ฿433

-29.05%

Apples (1kg)

$1.87 MYR 7.71

$3.24 ฿104

-42.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 6.22

$1.62 ฿51.9

-6.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.7

$2.4 ฿76.8

7.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.96

$2.08 ฿66.5

-30.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 5.11

$1.59 ฿50.7

-22.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.3

$1.49 ฿47.76

-14.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1 MYR 4.12

$1.01 ฿32.46

-0.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.16

$0.48 ฿15.46

8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.71 MYR 15.32

$4.48 ฿143

-17.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.54 MYR 35.26

$20.34 ฿651

-58.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 MYR 3.5

$1.86 ฿59.5

-54.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 MYR 12.43

$2.7 ฿86.3

11.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.86

$1.43 ฿45.79

-51.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12 MYR 49.53

$11.47 ฿367

4.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.2 MYR 4.95

$3.04 ฿97.4

-60.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.24

$1.04 ฿33.18

-0.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.72 MYR 23.62

$13.64 ฿437

-58.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.91

$1.35 ฿43.31

-65.93%

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

$35.5K MYR 146.7K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

30.71%

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

$31.4K MYR 129.4K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-6.29%

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

$36 MYR 149

$122 ฿3,905

-70.50%

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

$8.94 MYR 36.92

$13.61 ฿435

-34.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.66 MYR 118

$18.36 ฿588

56.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.55 MYR 88.9

$59.9 ฿1,915

-63.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.05 MYR 24.96

$16.84 ฿539

-64.07%

Cinema Ticket

$4.82 MYR 19.9

$8.92 ฿285

-45.96%

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

$191 MYR 788

$684 ฿21.9K

-72.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,802 MYR 28.1K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-57.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.6 MYR 246

$58.2 ฿1,862

2.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.53 MYR 114

$34.38 ฿1,100

-19.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.8 MYR 300

$113 ฿3,631

-35.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.3 MYR 208

$84.9 ฿2,716

-40.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$380 MYR 1,569

$621 ฿19.9K

-38.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$270 MYR 1,116

$441 ฿14.1K

-38.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$638 MYR 2,631

$2,063 ฿66K

-69.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$480 MYR 1,981

$1,469 ฿47K

-67.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,161 MYR 4,791

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-72.91%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,034 MYR 8,394

$534 ฿17.1K

280.86%

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.

Last update for Langkawi: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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