Kuala Lumpur vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$483
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
93
8
😀 Quality of life
82
55
🏙️ Population
9M
77.6K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 2% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5636th and 5497th ($992 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Thailand, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 555th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Phuket

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Kuala Lumpur Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992