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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 36.9% more expensive than Langkawi without rent, and 53.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 61.8% more expensive than Langkawi without rent, and 99.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿148

$3.50 MYR 13.78

32.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,470

$21.35 MYR 84.1

115.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$6.24 MYR 24.57

40.06%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.9

$1.57 MYR 6.18

93.63%

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

$0.72 ฿22.96

$0.80 MYR 3.14

-10.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.47

$0.57 MYR 2.23

-31.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.8

$3.56 MYR 14.02

-31.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$4.93 MYR 19.44

-23.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.4

$1.51 MYR 5.96

41.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.3

$1.15 MYR 4.53

61.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.7

$1.26 MYR 4.95

73.81%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.6

$2.14 MYR 8.44

5.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿629

$15.29 MYR 60.2

29.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$4.34 MYR 17.11

-12.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿432

$9.21 MYR 36.29

47.12%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$1.87 MYR 7.38

73.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.3

$1.53 MYR 6.03

9.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.3

$2.57 MYR 10.14

-7.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.7

$1.44 MYR 5.67

45.14%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.74

$1.20 MYR 4.71

27.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.13

$1.27 MYR 5.00

18.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.53

$0.99 MYR 3.91

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.41

$0.56 MYR 2.19

-8.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

$3.93 MYR 15.49

8.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿647

$18.68 MYR 73.6

8.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.1

$0.90 MYR 3.54

98.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.2

$2.87 MYR 11.29

-3.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.77

$0.70 MYR 2.74

100.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

$11.93 MYR 46.99

-1.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.1

$1.15 MYR 4.55

170.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.71

$0.98 MYR 3.86

1.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿438

$6.00 MYR 23.63

128.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.05

$0.50 MYR 1.96

164.00%

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

$27.2K ฿868.3K

$35.1K MYR 138.2K

-22.34%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$31.4K MYR 123.7K

8.66%

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

$120 ฿3,838

$36.01 MYR 142

234.35%

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

$13.93 ฿444

$9.10 MYR 35.85

53.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿584

$28.86 MYR 114

-36.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,942

$21.43 MYR 84.4

184.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

$5.91 MYR 23.29

191.54%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$5.03 MYR 19.83

73.16%

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

$698 ฿22.2K

$187 MYR 737

272.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿501.6K

$7,030 MYR 27.7K

123.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,838

$61.7 MYR 243

-6.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,092

$27.29 MYR 108

25.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,608

$74.3 MYR 293

52.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,704

$51.5 MYR 203

64.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$391 MYR 1,542

54.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$266 MYR 1,047

64.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.6K

$644 MYR 2,537

219.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.8K

$469 MYR 1,849

219.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

$1,777 MYR 7,002

139.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

$788 MYR 3,106

278.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$2,086 MYR 8,217

-74.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

4.07

30.96%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Langkawi: March 2, 2026

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