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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bintulu is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bintulu is 21.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.85 MYR 15.22

$11.85 MX$212

-67.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.70 MYR 69.9

$42.16 MX$755

-58.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.51 MYR 21.76

$10.75 MX$192

-48.74%

Cappuccino

$2.86 MYR 11.31

$3.47 MX$62.2

-17.58%

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

$0.62 MYR 2.44

$1.45 MX$26.01

-57.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.56

$0.90 MX$16.16

-56.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.75 MYR 10.88

$3.05 MX$54.7

-9.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.93 MYR 19.48

$4.42 MX$79.1

11.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 MYR 6.81

$1.37 MX$24.51

26.28%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 MYR 5.15

$1.87 MX$33.51

-30.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.24

$1.54 MX$27.63

-13.64%

Eggs

$2.09 MYR 8.24

$2.50 MX$44.81

-16.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.41 MYR 64.8

$8.61 MX$154

90.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 MYR 13.11

$8.63 MX$155

-61.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.53 MYR 21.86

$11.02 MX$197

-49.82%

Apples (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.61

$2.75 MX$49.22

-39.27%

Banana (1kg)

$0.91 MYR 3.59

$1.43 MX$25.56

-36.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.60 MYR 6.33

$1.87 MX$33.52

-14.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.07 MYR 4.24

$2.17 MX$38.80

-50.69%

Potato (1kg)

$0.53 MYR 2.10

$1.88 MX$33.70

-71.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 MYR 4.57

$2.25 MX$40.21

-48.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 MYR 2.87

$1.07 MX$19.11

-31.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.56

$1.07 MX$19.22

-63.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.02 MYR 15.88

$4.15 MX$74.4

-3.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.29 MYR 76.2

$10.34 MX$185

86.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 MYR 11.12

$1.68 MX$30.06

67.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.90 MYR 7.52

$2.48 MX$44.46

-23.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.16 MYR 4.56

$0.55 MX$9.93

110.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.74 MYR 62.2

$26.53 MX$475

-40.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.92 MYR 3.62

$3.22 MX$57.6

-71.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 MYR 3.40

$2.48 MX$44.42

-65.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.38 MYR 9.41

$3.11 MX$55.7

-23.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.55 MYR 2.17

$1.26 MX$22.48

-56.35%

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

$42.7K MYR 168.7K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

39.31%

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

$37.2K MYR 146.9K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

54.74%

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

$58.0 MYR 229

$82.5 MX$1,476

-29.66%

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

$8.95 MYR 35.34

$22.29 MX$399

-59.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.66 MYR 117

$30.02 MX$537

-1.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$65.7 MYR 259

$51.4 MX$921

27.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.92 MYR 23.39

$18.29 MX$327

-67.63%

Cinema Ticket

$4.19 MYR 16.53

$4.98 MX$89.2

-15.86%

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

$120 MYR 472

$200 MX$3,580

-40.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,950 MYR 27.5K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

31.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.6 MYR 247

$35.71 MX$639

75.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.76 MYR 133

$39.56 MX$708

-14.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.3 MYR 305

$80.6 MX$1,442

-4.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.1 MYR 356

$88.3 MX$1,581

2.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$214 MYR 847

$969 MX$17.4K

-77.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$152 MYR 601

$482 MX$8,632

-68.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$458 MYR 1,809

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-71.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$320 MYR 1,265

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-72.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,806 MYR 7,135

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-55.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,174 MYR 4,637

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-82.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$624 MYR 2,465

$756 MX$13.5K

-17.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

11.42

-60.60%

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

Last update for Bintulu: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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