Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Selangor is 13.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 20.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 16.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 MYR 11.07

$4.68 ฿151

-43.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.78 MYR 100

$46.4 ฿1,502

-48.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.82 MYR 16.13

$8.65 ฿280

-55.84%

Cappuccino

$2.23 MYR 9.39

$3.09 ฿100

-27.83%

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

$0.78 MYR 3.28

$0.73 ฿23.53

6.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.41

$0.37 ฿11.95

-10.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.32 MYR 18.21

$2.39 ฿77.4

80.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.4 MYR 22.78

$3.62 ฿117

49.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.69

$2.24 ฿72.5

-18.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.8 ฿58.2

-44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.5 MYR 6.32

$2.24 ฿72.3

-33.04%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.99

$2.23 ฿72.1

-15.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.43 MYR 60.8

$19.31 ฿625

-25.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.58 MYR 19.3

$3.77 ฿122

21.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.63 MYR 40.61

$13.05 ฿422

-26.21%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.25

$3.28 ฿106

-11.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.57 MYR 6.62

$1.63 ฿52.6

-3.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.73 MYR 11.51

$2.4 ฿77.7

13.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.18

$1.99 ฿64.3

-26.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 5.12

$1.53 ฿49.62

-20.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 MYR 4.35

$1.49 ฿48.11

-30.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.72

$1.02 ฿32.87

9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.35

$0.48 ฿15.61

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.29 MYR 18.11

$4.32 ฿140

-0.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.8 MYR 75.1

$21.68 ฿702

-17.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.4 MYR 14.34

$1.77 ฿57.3

92.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.31 MYR 18.19

$2.79 ฿90.4

54.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.87

$1.35 ฿43.74

-49.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.79 MYR 49.74

$11.76 ฿380

0.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 MYR 4.89

$3.15 ฿102

-63.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.1 MYR 4.63

$1 ฿32.3

10.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.39 MYR 18.53

$13.64 ฿442

-67.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.96

$1.3 ฿42.2

-63.85%

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

$39.5K MYR 166.8K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

44.57%

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

$31.2K MYR 131.4K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-8.08%

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

$64.4 MYR 271

$123 ฿3,970

-47.55%

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

$9.7 MYR 40.88

$13.93 ฿451

-30.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.84 MYR 109

$18.24 ฿590

41.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.56 MYR 167

$60.8 ฿1,966

-34.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.2 MYR 30.38

$17.11 ฿554

-57.92%

Cinema Ticket

$5.21 MYR 21.96

$9.07 ฿294

-42.56%

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

$119 MYR 501

$694 ฿22.5K

-82.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,288 MYR 18.1K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-73.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.4 MYR 255

$57.5 ฿1,861

4.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.97 MYR 160

$34.51 ฿1,117

10.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.2 MYR 321

$115 ฿3,727

-33.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.8 MYR 336

$84.8 ฿2,743

-5.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$448 MYR 1,889

$611 ฿19.8K

-26.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MYR 1,472

$442 ฿14.3K

-21.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$840 MYR 3,540

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-58.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$477 MYR 2,011

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,708 MYR 11.4K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-36.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,341 MYR 5,655

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-53.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$960 MYR 4,047

$697 ฿22.5K

37.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

5.33

-25.70%

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

Last update for Selangor: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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