Cost of Living Comparison Between Putra Heights and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Putra Heights and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Putra Heights is 31.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Putra Heights is 32.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.63 MYR 15.29

$4.68 ฿151

-22.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.98 MYR 80.1

$46.4 ฿1,502

-59.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.61 MYR 19.43

$8.65 ฿280

-46.71%

Cappuccino

$3 MYR 12.65

$3.09 ฿100

-2.91%

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

$0.86 MYR 3.62

$0.73 ฿23.53

17.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.93

$0.37 ฿11.95

24.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.36 MYR 18.37

$2.39 ฿77.4

82.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 MYR 24.44

$3.62 ฿117

60.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.94

$2.24 ฿72.5

-16.07%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.8 ฿58.2

-44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.29

$2.24 ฿72.3

-44.20%

Eggs

$1.81 MYR 7.63

$2.23 ฿72.1

-18.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.78 MYR 62.3

$19.31 ฿625

-23.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.71 MYR 19.88

$3.77 ฿122

24.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.63 MYR 40.62

$13.05 ฿422

-26.21%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.27

$3.28 ฿106

-11.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.42

$1.63 ฿52.6

-6.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.7 MYR 11.38

$2.4 ฿77.7

12.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.2

$1.99 ฿64.3

-26.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.4

$1.53 ฿49.62

-16.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MYR 5.65

$1.49 ฿48.11

-10.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 MYR 5.14

$1.02 ฿32.87

19.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.18

$0.48 ฿15.61

8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 MYR 17.58

$4.32 ฿140

-3.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.55 MYR 61.4

$21.68 ฿702

-32.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MYR 11.54

$1.77 ฿57.3

54.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 MYR 12.78

$2.79 ฿90.4

8.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.7 MYR 2.94

$1.35 ฿43.74

-48.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 MYR 49.37

$11.76 ฿380

-0.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 5.11

$3.15 ฿102

-61.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.38

$1 ฿32.3

4.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.6 MYR 19.42

$13.64 ฿442

-66.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.98

$1.3 ฿42.2

-63.85%

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

$35.1K MYR 147.9K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

28.23%

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

$32.1K MYR 135.4K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-5.29%

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

$63.6 MYR 268

$123 ฿3,970

-48.14%

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

$8.88 MYR 37.44

$13.93 ฿451

-36.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.87 MYR 109

$18.24 ฿590

41.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.19 MYR 157

$60.8 ฿1,966

-38.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.83 MYR 24.61

$17.11 ฿554

-65.93%

Cinema Ticket

$5.1 MYR 21.53

$9.07 ฿294

-43.77%

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

$185 MYR 781

$694 ฿22.5K

-73.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,879 MYR 29K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-56.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.8 MYR 256

$57.5 ฿1,861

5.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.5 MYR 78

$34.51 ฿1,117

-46.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74 MYR 312

$115 ฿3,727

-35.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.66 MYR 167

$84.8 ฿2,743

-53.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$611 ฿19.8K

-36.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 MYR 1,148

$442 ฿14.3K

-38.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$648 MYR 2,733

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-67.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,970

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,015 MYR 8,498

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-52.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,148 MYR 4,839

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-60.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,072 MYR 4,521

$697 ฿22.5K

53.89%

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 Putra Heights: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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