Cost of Living Comparison Between Taiping and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Taiping and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Taiping is 28.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taiping is 24.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.9 MYR 8.03

$4.68 ฿151

-59.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.88 MYR 101

$46.4 ฿1,502

-48.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.79 MYR 15.99

$8.65 ฿280

-56.18%

Cappuccino

$1.38 MYR 5.83

$3.09 ฿100

-55.34%

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

$0.6 MYR 2.54

$0.73 ฿23.53

-17.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MYR 1.06

$0.37 ฿11.95

-32.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.79 MYR 11.75

$2.39 ฿77.4

16.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.65 MYR 19.62

$3.62 ฿117

28.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.48 MYR 6.26

$2.24 ฿72.5

-33.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 MYR 3.33

$1.8 ฿58.2

-56.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 MYR 2.46

$2.24 ฿72.3

-74.11%

Eggs

$1.33 MYR 5.62

$2.23 ฿72.1

-40.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.55 MYR 78.2

$19.31 ฿625

-3.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.46 MYR 18.81

$3.77 ฿122

18.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.55 MYR 31.85

$13.05 ฿422

-42.15%

Apples (1kg)

$2.74 MYR 11.57

$3.28 ฿106

-16.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 7.25

$1.63 ฿52.6

5.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.43 MYR 10.26

$2.4 ฿77.7

1.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.7 MYR 7.16

$1.99 ฿64.3

-14.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.09 MYR 4.59

$1.53 ฿49.62

-28.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.21

$1.49 ฿48.11

-32.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 MYR 3.08

$1.02 ฿32.87

-28.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.48 ฿15.61

-6.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.29 MYR 18.09

$4.32 ฿140

-0.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$30.07 MYR 127

$21.68 ฿702

38.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.7 MYR 15.59

$1.77 ฿57.3

109.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.41 MYR 22.8

$2.79 ฿90.4

93.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 MYR 4.01

$1.35 ฿43.74

-29.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.44 MYR 35.61

$11.76 ฿380

-28.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 MYR 4.53

$3.15 ฿102

-66.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.21 MYR 0.88

$1 ฿32.3

-79.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.26 MYR 17.95

$13.64 ฿442

-68.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.94

$1.3 ฿42.2

-64.62%

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

$32.5K MYR 136.8K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

18.63%

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

$27.5K MYR 116.1K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-18.80%

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

$74.2 MYR 313

$123 ฿3,970

-39.52%

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

$5.32 MYR 22.44

$13.93 ฿451

-61.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.41 MYR 116

$18.24 ฿590

50.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.71 MYR 74.7

$60.8 ฿1,966

-70.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.32 MYR 9.77

$17.11 ฿554

-86.44%

Cinema Ticket

$4.44 MYR 18.72

$9.07 ฿294

-51.05%

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

$117 MYR 493

$694 ฿22.5K

-83.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,357 MYR 18.4K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-72.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.24 MYR 195

$57.5 ฿1,861

-19.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.48 MYR 124

$34.51 ฿1,117

-14.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.7 MYR 226

$115 ฿3,727

-53.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.86 MYR 202

$84.8 ฿2,743

-43.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 MYR 488

$611 ฿19.8K

-81.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$116 MYR 488

$442 ฿14.3K

-73.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$330 MYR 1,390

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-83.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$258 MYR 1,090

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-82.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,760 MYR 7,423

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-58.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,145 MYR 4,829

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-60.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$558 MYR 2,352

$697 ฿22.5K

-19.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

5.33

-25.89%

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

Last update for Taiping: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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