Common information
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 1 459 994
Cost of living and prices in Kota Bharu
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre136USD/month
- in city centre249USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre340USD/month
- in city centre831USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 20 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 17 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 11 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 3 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 0 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 29,470 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 27,203 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 45 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 4 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 51 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 18 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 64 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 56 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 38 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 8 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 249 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 136 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 831 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 340 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 854 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 306 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.01 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kota Bharu
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| Rain, days | 10 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 99 |
| Fog, days | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 325 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 52 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 188 | 284 | 670 | 560 | 106 | 54 | 98 | 97 | 108 | 128 | 151 | 166 | 2610 |
| Relative humidity, % | 83 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 94 | 94 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 72 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 72 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 277 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 508 | 475 | 456 | 456 | 432 | 499 | 517 | 551 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 5945 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |