Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuala Terengganu and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuala Terengganu and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Kuala Terengganu is 16.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kuala Terengganu is 24% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.41 MYR 9.52

$11.85 MX$212

-79.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.19 MYR 87.7

$42.16 MX$755

-47.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.58 MYR 18.10

$10.75 MX$192

-57.40%

Cappuccino

$2.86 MYR 11.30

$3.47 MX$62.2

-17.58%

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

$0.45 MYR 1.76

$1.45 MX$26.01

-68.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MYR 1.08

$0.90 MX$16.16

-70.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.59 MYR 14.16

$3.05 MX$54.7

17.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.01 MYR 19.78

$4.42 MX$79.1

13.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 MYR 6.20

$1.37 MX$24.51

14.60%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 3.75

$1.87 MX$33.51

-49.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 4.95

$1.54 MX$27.63

-18.83%

Eggs

$2.04 MYR 8.04

$2.50 MX$44.81

-18.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.16 MYR 59.9

$8.61 MX$154

76.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.41 MYR 17.41

$8.63 MX$155

-48.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.39 MYR 37.10

$11.02 MX$197

-14.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.00 MYR 11.84

$2.75 MX$49.22

9.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.04

$1.43 MX$25.56

6.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.52 MYR 9.96

$1.87 MX$33.52

34.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.40 MYR 5.53

$2.17 MX$38.80

-35.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.67

$1.88 MX$33.70

-37.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.04

$2.25 MX$40.21

-43.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 MYR 4.09

$1.07 MX$19.11

-3.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.05

$1.07 MX$19.22

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MYR 16.35

$4.15 MX$74.4

-0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.40 MYR 72.7

$10.34 MX$185

77.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.83 MYR 11.16

$1.68 MX$30.06

68.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 MYR 11.77

$2.48 MX$44.46

20.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$0.55 MX$9.93

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.67 MYR 46.09

$26.53 MX$475

-56.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$3.22 MX$57.6

-62.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 MYR 3.94

$2.48 MX$44.42

-59.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.01 MYR 23.73

$3.11 MX$55.7

93.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.95

$1.26 MX$22.48

-61.11%

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

$34.8K MYR 137.3K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

13.39%

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

$31.0K MYR 122.4K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

28.87%

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

$44.04 MYR 174

$82.5 MX$1,476

-46.61%

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

$9.25 MYR 36.53

$22.29 MX$399

-58.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.62 MYR 113

$30.02 MX$537

-4.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.43 MYR 148

$51.4 MX$921

-27.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.84 MYR 23.08

$18.29 MX$327

-68.07%

Cinema Ticket

$4.88 MYR 19.29

$4.98 MX$89.2

-2.01%

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

$185 MYR 730

$200 MX$3,580

-7.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,790 MYR 26.8K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

28.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.8 MYR 244

$35.71 MX$639

73.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.49 MYR 109

$39.56 MX$708

-30.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.0 MYR 288

$80.6 MX$1,442

-9.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.1 MYR 202

$88.3 MX$1,581

-42.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 MYR 790

$969 MX$17.4K

-79.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$116 MYR 457

$482 MX$8,632

-75.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$632 MYR 2,497

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-60.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$276 MYR 1,089

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-76.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,803 MYR 7,120

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-55.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$906 MYR 3,577

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-86.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$505 MYR 1,993

$756 MX$13.5K

-33.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

11.42

-64.36%

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

Last update for Kuala Terengganu: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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