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 40.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kota Bharu is 26.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.78 MYR 7.24

$11.88 MX$210

-85.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.13 MYR 85.8

$41.90 MX$740

-49.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.22 MYR 17.12

$10.55 MX$186

-60.00%

Cappuccino

$2.40 MYR 9.73

$3.60 MX$63.5

-33.33%

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

$0.49 MYR 2.00

$1.50 MX$26.45

-67.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MYR 1.10

$0.91 MX$16.09

-70.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.27 MYR 17.34

$3.08 MX$54.4

38.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.36 MYR 17.70

$4.47 MX$78.8

-2.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 MYR 6.32

$1.39 MX$24.54

12.23%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 MYR 3.04

$1.90 MX$33.47

-60.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.84 MYR 3.39

$1.60 MX$28.27

-47.50%

Eggs

$1.54 MYR 6.25

$2.60 MX$45.97

-40.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.20 MYR 61.7

$8.36 MX$148

81.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.96 MYR 12.01

$8.64 MX$152

-65.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.30 MYR 25.59

$10.91 MX$192

-42.25%

Apples (1kg)

$1.42 MYR 5.78

$2.61 MX$45.98

-45.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.87

$1.44 MX$25.46

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.87

$1.96 MX$34.55

-26.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.84 MYR 3.42

$2.12 MX$37.34

-60.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.82 MYR 3.31

$1.86 MX$32.87

-55.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.93

$2.22 MX$39.20

-45.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.97 MYR 3.95

$1.02 MX$17.99

-4.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.63

$1.04 MX$18.36

-61.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.06 MYR 12.43

$4.05 MX$71.5

-24.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.27 MYR 78.2

$10.18 MX$180

89.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.40 MYR 5.67

$1.69 MX$29.79

-17.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.43 MYR 13.93

$2.62 MX$46.25

30.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.96

$0.51 MX$9.09

43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.83 MYR 48.02

$26.52 MX$468

-55.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 MYR 2.98

$3.15 MX$55.7

-76.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.50 MYR 2.03

$2.46 MX$43.49

-79.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.51 MYR 14.26

$3.26 MX$57.5

7.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.88

$1.32 MX$23.36

-65.15%

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

$31.0K MYR 125.9K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

3.10%

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

$27.7K MYR 112.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

16.62%

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

$38.23 MYR 155

$83.5 MX$1,474

-54.23%

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

$8.28 MYR 33.60

$22.86 MX$404

-63.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.57 MYR 108

$30.04 MX$530

-11.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.55 MYR 148

$51.9 MX$916

-29.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.88 MYR 23.86

$18.30 MX$323

-67.87%

Cinema Ticket

$4.33 MYR 17.59

$5.12 MX$90.4

-15.43%

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

$120 MYR 486

$201 MX$3,541

-40.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,149 MYR 25.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

15.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.8 MYR 214

$35.73 MX$631

47.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.22 MYR 78.0

$40.27 MX$711

-52.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.0 MYR 248

$79.2 MX$1,398

-23.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.0 MYR 215

$89.3 MX$1,576

-40.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$258 MYR 1,049

$947 MX$16.7K

-72.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$143 MYR 580

$483 MX$8,525

-70.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$847 MYR 3,438

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-47.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$473 MYR 1,920

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-60.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$297 MYR 1,207

$730 MX$12.9K

-59.24%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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