Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangi and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangi and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangi is 35.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangi is 24.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.40 MYR 13.80

$11.88 MX$210

-71.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.09 MYR 53.2

$41.90 MX$740

-68.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.15 MYR 12.78

$10.55 MX$186

-70.14%

Cappuccino

$2.97 MYR 12.07

$3.60 MX$63.5

-17.50%

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

$0.83 MYR 3.38

$1.50 MX$26.45

-44.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.86

$0.91 MX$16.09

-49.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.78 MYR 19.43

$3.08 MX$54.4

55.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.65 MYR 26.99

$4.47 MX$78.8

48.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 MYR 6.30

$1.39 MX$24.54

11.51%

White Bread (500g)

$0.68 MYR 2.77

$1.90 MX$33.47

-64.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 MYR 2.46

$1.60 MX$28.27

-61.88%

Eggs

$1.86 MYR 7.56

$2.60 MX$45.97

-28.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.76 MYR 64.0

$8.36 MX$148

88.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.40 MYR 9.73

$8.64 MX$152

-72.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.68 MYR 39.28

$10.91 MX$192

-11.27%

Apples (1kg)

$3.60 MYR 14.61

$2.61 MX$45.98

37.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.50 MYR 6.10

$1.44 MX$25.46

4.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.44

$1.96 MX$34.55

31.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.73 MYR 2.98

$2.12 MX$37.34

-65.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.90

$1.86 MX$32.87

-22.04%

Onion (1kg)

$0.36 MYR 1.47

$2.22 MX$39.20

-83.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 MYR 5.18

$1.02 MX$17.99

25.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.25

$1.04 MX$18.36

-47.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.18 MYR 16.96

$4.05 MX$71.5

3.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.93 MYR 56.6

$10.18 MX$180

36.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.87 MYR 11.67

$1.69 MX$29.79

69.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.88 MYR 11.68

$2.62 MX$46.25

9.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.02

$0.51 MX$9.09

45.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.62 MYR 47.16

$26.52 MX$468

-56.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 MYR 5.79

$3.15 MX$55.7

-54.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 MYR 4.02

$2.46 MX$43.49

-59.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 MYR 24.56

$3.26 MX$57.5

85.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.85

$1.32 MX$23.36

-65.15%

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

$35.9K MYR 145.9K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

19.44%

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

$37.8K MYR 153.6K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

59.19%

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

$45.56 MYR 185

$83.5 MX$1,474

-45.46%

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

$9.11 MYR 36.97

$22.86 MX$404

-60.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.50 MYR 124

$30.04 MX$530

1.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.38 MYR 152

$51.9 MX$916

-27.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.85 MYR 23.74

$18.30 MX$323

-68.03%

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MYR 20.21

$5.12 MX$90.4

-2.73%

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

$186 MYR 754

$201 MX$3,541

-7.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,779 MYR 27.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

27.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.8 MYR 263

$35.73 MX$631

81.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.49 MYR 75.1

$40.27 MX$711

-54.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.4 MYR 298

$79.2 MX$1,398

-7.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.52 MYR 160

$89.3 MX$1,576

-55.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,883

$947 MX$16.7K

-51.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 MYR 1,140

$483 MX$8,525

-41.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$528 MYR 2,144

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-66.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$324 MYR 1,315

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-73.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,499 MYR 6,085

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-62.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$782 MYR 3,175

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-87.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,207 MYR 4,902

$730 MX$12.9K

65.48%

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 Bangi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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