Cost of Living Comparison Between Nilai and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Nilai and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Nilai is 17% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nilai is 29.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.62 MYR 15.26

$4.68 ฿151

-22.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.68 MYR 78.8

$46.4 ฿1,502

-59.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.01 MYR 25.35

$8.65 ฿280

-30.52%

Cappuccino

$2.76 MYR 11.64

$3.09 ฿100

-10.68%

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

$0.77 MYR 3.26

$0.73 ฿23.53

5.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.42

$0.37 ฿11.95

-8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.62 MYR 15.26

$2.39 ฿77.4

51.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.02 MYR 21.18

$3.62 ฿117

38.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 MYR 7.65

$2.24 ฿72.5

-19.20%

White Bread (500g)

$0.96 MYR 4.04

$1.8 ฿58.2

-46.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.3 MYR 5.48

$2.24 ฿72.3

-41.96%

Eggs

$2.11 MYR 8.91

$2.23 ฿72.1

-5.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.99 MYR 63.2

$19.31 ฿625

-22.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.32 MYR 18.21

$3.77 ฿122

14.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.66 MYR 40.74

$13.05 ฿422

-25.98%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 MYR 12.38

$3.28 ฿106

-10.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.45

$1.63 ฿52.6

-6.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.6 MYR 10.97

$2.4 ฿77.7

8.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.39 MYR 5.87

$1.99 ฿64.3

-30.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 5.15

$1.53 ฿49.62

-20.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.35

$1.49 ฿48.11

-14.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1 MYR 4.2

$1.02 ฿32.87

-1.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.35

$0.48 ฿15.61

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 17.94

$4.32 ฿140

-1.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.76 MYR 66.4

$21.68 ฿702

-27.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.86 MYR 12.07

$1.77 ฿57.3

61.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 MYR 12.24

$2.79 ฿90.4

3.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.7 MYR 2.94

$1.35 ฿43.74

-48.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.67 MYR 49.23

$11.76 ฿380

-0.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.2 MYR 5.05

$3.15 ฿102

-61.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 MYR 4.2

$1 ฿32.3

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 MYR 25.45

$13.64 ฿442

-55.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.1

$1.3 ฿42.2

-61.54%

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

$35.3K MYR 149K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

29.18%

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

$31.5K MYR 132.9K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-7.09%

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

$44.08 MYR 186

$123 ฿3,970

-64.07%

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

$9 MYR 37.96

$13.93 ฿451

-35.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.98 MYR 122

$18.24 ฿590

58.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.39 MYR 158

$60.8 ฿1,966

-38.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.82 MYR 24.55

$17.11 ฿554

-65.98%

Cinema Ticket

$4.92 MYR 20.77

$9.07 ฿294

-45.76%

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

$188 MYR 793

$694 ฿22.5K

-72.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,903 MYR 29.1K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-56.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 MYR 252

$57.5 ฿1,861

3.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.02 MYR 114

$34.51 ฿1,117

-21.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.7 MYR 311

$115 ฿3,727

-36.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.7 MYR 218

$84.8 ฿2,743

-39.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 MYR 1,649

$611 ฿19.8K

-36.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,149

$442 ฿14.3K

-38.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$653 MYR 2,754

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-67.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 MYR 1,975

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,952 MYR 8,233

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-54.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,062 MYR 4,478

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-63.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

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 Nilai: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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