Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuantan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuantan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kuantan is 18.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kuantan is 31% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.34 MYR 9.89

$4.68 ฿151

-50.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.86 MYR 50

$46.4 ฿1,502

-74.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.37 MYR 14.22

$8.65 ฿280

-61.04%

Cappuccino

$2.23 MYR 9.41

$3.09 ฿100

-27.83%

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

$0.63 MYR 2.65

$0.73 ฿23.53

-13.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.54

$0.37 ฿11.95

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 MYR 14.66

$2.39 ฿77.4

45.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.52 MYR 23.29

$3.62 ฿117

52.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 MYR 7.16

$2.24 ฿72.5

-24.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.73

$1.8 ฿58.2

-37.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.02 MYR 4.29

$2.24 ฿72.3

-54.46%

Eggs

$1.24 MYR 5.23

$2.23 ฿72.1

-44.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.24 MYR 43.17

$19.31 ฿625

-46.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.39 MYR 14.3

$3.77 ฿122

-10.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.24 MYR 26.32

$13.05 ฿422

-52.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3 MYR 12.64

$3.28 ฿106

-8.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.49

$1.63 ฿52.6

9.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.96 MYR 12.49

$2.4 ฿77.7

23.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.61

$1.99 ฿64.3

2.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.58

$1.53 ฿49.62

-13.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.24

$1.49 ฿48.11

-32.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.75 MYR 3.14

$1.02 ฿32.87

-26.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.34

$0.48 ฿15.61

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.36 MYR 18.4

$4.32 ฿140

0.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.77 MYR 79.1

$21.68 ฿702

-13.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.94 MYR 8.2

$1.77 ฿57.3

9.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 MYR 8.13

$2.79 ฿90.4

-30.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 MYR 1.92

$1.35 ฿43.74

-66.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.98 MYR 84.3

$11.76 ฿380

69.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.3

$3.15 ฿102

-67.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 MYR 1.7

$1 ฿32.3

-60.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.33 MYR 18.24

$13.64 ฿442

-68.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.09

$1.3 ฿42.2

-61.54%

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

$32.4K MYR 136.5K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

18.29%

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

$31.4K MYR 132.3K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-7.45%

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

$23.66 MYR 99.8

$123 ฿3,970

-80.71%

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

$9.31 MYR 39.27

$13.93 ฿451

-33.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.32 MYR 89.9

$18.24 ฿590

16.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.94 MYR 156

$60.8 ฿1,966

-39.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.05 MYR 25.53

$17.11 ฿554

-64.64%

Cinema Ticket

$4.11 MYR 17.33

$9.07 ฿294

-54.69%

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

$116 MYR 491

$694 ฿22.5K

-83.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,253 MYR 17.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-73.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71 MYR 299

$57.5 ฿1,861

23.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.81 MYR 117

$34.51 ฿1,117

-19.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$37.2 MYR 157

$115 ฿3,727

-67.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.22 MYR 199

$84.8 ฿2,743

-44.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 MYR 690

$611 ฿19.8K

-73.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$265 MYR 1,119

$442 ฿14.3K

-39.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$214 MYR 902

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-89.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$481 MYR 2,027

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$661 MYR 2,786

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-84.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,128 MYR 4,758

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-60.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$644 MYR 2,717

$697 ฿22.5K

-7.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.62

5.33

-32.08%

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

Last update for Kuantan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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