Kelantan Has Malaysia’s Lowest Food Prices Right Now, Here’s How Other States Compare

Malaysia’s inflation rate was moderated to 1.3% in October 2025.

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If you want cheap food, you’ll have to head to Kelantan. Data from the Department of Statistics (DOSM) has confirmed that Kelantan faced the lowest inflation rate (0.1%) in October 2025.

Six states recorded increases above the national inflation level (1.3%), namely Johor (1.9%), Negeri Sembilan (1.7%), Selangor (1.6%), Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (1.6%), Melaka (1.4%), and Terengganu (1.4%).

Meanwhile, the remaining 10 states increased below and equal to the national inflation rate.

How is this possible?

Malaysia’s inflation was moderated to 1.3% in October 2025 with the increase mainly driven by a slower decrease in the Food & Beverages group (1.5%) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (1.1%). In other words, prices for goods and services in Malaysia are about 1.3% higher than they were a year ago.

At the same time, some categories saw decreases such as Information & Communication (-2.4%), Clothing & Footwear (-0.3%), and Transport (-0.2%).

On a monthly basis (October vs September), overall prices went down by about -0.1%. This suggests that prices are not rising quickly, but slightly decreasing month-to-month.

Compared to other countries, Malaysia’s 1.3% inflation was lower than in Vietnam (3.3%), Indonesia (2.9%) and the Republic of Korea (2.4%). However, the rate was higher than China (0.2%) and Thailand (-0.8%).

TLDR: If you’re budgeting or sorting your finances, keep in mind that it’s a mild inflation. It’s not a steep rise, but a rise nonetheless.