Cost of Living Comparison Between Kota Bharu and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Kota Bharu and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Kota Bharu is 27.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kota Bharu is 41.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.79 MYR 7.04

$11.85 MX$211

-84.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.94 MYR 82.5

$42.16 MX$750

-50.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.26 MYR 16.78

$10.75 MX$191

-60.37%

Cappuccino

$2.29 MYR 9.03

$3.47 MX$61.8

-34.01%

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

$0.49 MYR 1.91

$1.45 MX$25.85

-66.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MYR 1.07

$0.90 MX$16.06

-70.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.36 MYR 17.18

$3.05 MX$54.3

42.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.25 MYR 16.75

$4.42 MX$78.6

-3.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.50 MYR 5.91

$1.37 MX$24.36

9.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 MYR 2.96

$1.87 MX$33.31

-59.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.83 MYR 3.25

$1.54 MX$27.46

-46.10%

Eggs

$1.47 MYR 5.81

$2.50 MX$44.53

-41.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.82 MYR 58.4

$8.61 MX$153

72.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.92 MYR 11.51

$8.63 MX$154

-66.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.96 MYR 23.49

$11.02 MX$196

-45.92%

Apples (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.45

$2.75 MX$48.91

-49.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.43

$1.43 MX$25.41

-3.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.40 MYR 5.50

$1.87 MX$33.32

-25.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.85 MYR 3.34

$2.17 MX$38.56

-60.83%

Potato (1kg)

$0.84 MYR 3.30

$1.88 MX$33.50

-55.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.77

$2.25 MX$39.96

-46.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.73

$1.07 MX$18.99

-11.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 MYR 1.70

$1.07 MX$19.10

-59.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.94 MYR 11.60

$4.15 MX$73.9

-29.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.73 MYR 77.7

$10.34 MX$184

90.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 MYR 5.61

$1.68 MX$29.87

-15.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.40 MYR 13.40

$2.48 MX$44.19

37.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.74

$0.55 MX$9.87

25.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.91 MYR 46.93

$26.53 MX$472

-55.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 MYR 2.84

$3.22 MX$57.2

-77.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.54 MYR 2.14

$2.48 MX$44.15

-78.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.59 MYR 14.15

$3.11 MX$55.3

15.43%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.82

$1.26 MX$22.34

-63.49%

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

$30.5K MYR 120.1K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-0.60%

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

$27.7K MYR 109.2K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

15.26%

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

$38.69 MYR 152

$82.5 MX$1,467

-53.09%

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

$8.28 MYR 32.63

$22.29 MX$396

-62.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.70 MYR 105

$30.02 MX$534

-11.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.78 MYR 145

$51.4 MX$915

-28.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 MYR 23.89

$18.29 MX$325

-66.87%

Cinema Ticket

$4.14 MYR 16.32

$4.98 MX$88.7

-16.87%

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

$118 MYR 464

$200 MX$3,558

-41.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,225 MYR 24.5K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

17.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.3 MYR 206

$35.71 MX$635

46.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.74 MYR 73.8

$39.56 MX$704

-52.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.6 MYR 239

$80.6 MX$1,433

-24.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.2 MYR 210

$88.3 MX$1,571

-39.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$261 MYR 1,026

$969 MX$17.2K

-73.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$140 MYR 553

$482 MX$8,579

-70.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$852 MYR 3,358

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-46.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$481 MYR 1,894

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-59.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$305 MYR 1,202

$756 MX$13.5K

-59.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

11.42

-63.57%

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

Last update for Kota Bharu: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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