Cost of Living Comparison Between Seremban and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Seremban and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Seremban is 28% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seremban is 22.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.93 MYR 11.91

$4.51 ฿142

-35.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.59 MYR 75.5

$46.08 ฿1,449

-59.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.64 MYR 14.79

$8.78 ฿276

-58.54%

Cappuccino

$2.67 MYR 10.86

$3.09 ฿97.0

-13.59%

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

$0.84 MYR 3.43

$0.70 ฿21.97

20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.82

$0.40 ฿12.46

12.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 MYR 14.15

$2.40 ฿75.5

45.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.50 MYR 26.38

$3.68 ฿116

76.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 MYR 7.08

$2.25 ฿70.6

-22.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.82

$1.87 ฿58.8

-49.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 5.11

$2.22 ฿69.8

-43.24%

Eggs

$1.86 MYR 7.55

$2.23 ฿70.1

-16.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.27 MYR 62.0

$19.68 ฿619

-22.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.91 MYR 15.87

$3.66 ฿115

6.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.47 MYR 34.38

$13.09 ฿411

-35.29%

Apples (1kg)

$3.67 MYR 14.91

$3.38 ฿106

8.58%

Banana (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.87

$1.69 ฿53.3

-28.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.60 MYR 10.56

$2.33 ฿73.2

11.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.62 MYR 6.59

$1.98 ฿62.4

-18.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.09 MYR 4.43

$1.55 ฿48.77

-29.68%

Onion (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.18

$1.51 ฿47.42

-15.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 MYR 5.32

$0.98 ฿30.84

33.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.27

$0.48 ฿15.01

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.23 MYR 17.17

$4.35 ฿137

-2.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.41 MYR 58.5

$20.65 ฿649

-30.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 MYR 11.47

$1.77 ฿55.8

59.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.38 MYR 17.77

$2.75 ฿86.6

59.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.09 MYR 4.43

$1.37 ฿43.19

-20.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.87 MYR 48.17

$11.36 ฿357

4.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 MYR 2.96

$3.11 ฿97.8

-76.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.91 MYR 3.70

$1.05 ฿32.96

-13.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.68 MYR 19.01

$13.72 ฿431

-65.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.04

$1.34 ฿42.16

-62.69%

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

$49.4K MYR 200.5K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

78.51%

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

$32.6K MYR 132.2K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-3.09%

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

$36.98 MYR 150

$122 ฿3,835

-69.68%

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

$9.05 MYR 36.75

$13.61 ฿428

-33.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.73 MYR 104

$18.49 ฿581

39.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.3 MYR 229

$61.7 ฿1,939

-8.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 MYR 24.62

$16.70 ฿525

-63.71%

Cinema Ticket

$4.32 MYR 17.54

$9.09 ฿286

-52.48%

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

$187 MYR 760

$702 ฿22.1K

-73.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,431 MYR 18.0K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-72.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.2 MYR 265

$58.9 ฿1,851

10.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.50 MYR 75.1

$34.41 ฿1,082

-46.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.5 MYR 295

$113 ฿3,545

-35.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.55 MYR 165

$84.7 ฿2,662

-52.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$257 MYR 1,042

$606 ฿19.1K

-57.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 MYR 764

$435 ฿13.7K

-56.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$429 MYR 1,742

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-79.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$347 MYR 1,409

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-76.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,345 MYR 5,459

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-69.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$909 MYR 3,692

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-69.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$591 MYR 2,399

$547 ฿17.2K

7.96%

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 Seremban: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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