Cost of Living Comparison Between Bukit Mertajam and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Bukit Mertajam and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Bukit Mertajam is 30.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bukit Mertajam is 19.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.94 MYR 7.87

$11.88 MX$210

-83.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.93 MYR 80.9

$41.90 MX$740

-52.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.74 MYR 15.20

$10.55 MX$186

-64.55%

Cappuccino

$2.24 MYR 9.11

$3.60 MX$63.5

-37.78%

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

$0.68 MYR 2.78

$1.50 MX$26.45

-54.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.37

$0.91 MX$16.09

-62.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.99 MYR 12.15

$3.08 MX$54.4

-2.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.76 MYR 19.31

$4.47 MX$78.8

6.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 MYR 6.59

$1.39 MX$24.54

16.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.11 MYR 4.52

$1.90 MX$33.47

-41.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.56 MYR 2.29

$1.60 MX$28.27

-65.00%

Eggs

$1.84 MYR 7.47

$2.60 MX$45.97

-29.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$21.99 MYR 89.3

$8.36 MX$148

163.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.03 MYR 20.42

$8.64 MX$152

-41.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.55 MYR 42.82

$10.91 MX$192

-3.30%

Apples (1kg)

$3.86 MYR 15.66

$2.61 MX$45.98

47.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 MYR 7.01

$1.44 MX$25.46

20.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 MYR 13.58

$1.96 MX$34.55

70.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.77

$2.12 MX$37.34

25.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.23

$1.86 MX$32.87

-4.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.00 MYR 4.06

$2.22 MX$39.20

-54.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.54

$1.02 MX$17.99

9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.49

$1.04 MX$18.36

-64.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.18 MYR 16.98

$4.05 MX$71.5

3.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.12 MYR 73.6

$10.18 MX$180

78.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.35 MYR 17.64

$1.69 MX$29.79

157.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.63 MYR 10.67

$2.62 MX$46.25

0.38%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.93

$0.51 MX$9.09

41.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.01 MYR 48.77

$26.52 MX$468

-54.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.92

$3.15 MX$55.7

-61.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 MYR 4.42

$2.46 MX$43.49

-55.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.32 MYR 17.52

$3.26 MX$57.5

32.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.04

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.12%

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

$43.1K MYR 175.0K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

43.26%

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

$31.5K MYR 127.7K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

32.43%

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

$26.44 MYR 107

$83.5 MX$1,474

-68.35%

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

$9.91 MYR 40.22

$22.86 MX$404

-56.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.97 MYR 114

$30.04 MX$530

-6.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.63 MYR 153

$51.9 MX$916

-27.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 MYR 24.62

$18.30 MX$323

-66.89%

Cinema Ticket

$4.15 MYR 16.83

$5.12 MX$90.4

-18.95%

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

$117 MYR 476

$201 MX$3,541

-41.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,270 MYR 17.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-19.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.89 MYR 48.26

$35.73 MX$631

-66.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$63.9 MYR 260

$40.27 MX$711

58.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.10 MYR 93.8

$79.2 MX$1,398

-70.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.1 MYR 317

$89.3 MX$1,576

-12.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 MYR 1,553

$947 MX$16.7K

-59.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$57.9 MYR 235

$483 MX$8,525

-88.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$636 MYR 2,584

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-60.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,897

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-61.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$976 MYR 3,964

$730 MX$12.9K

33.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

11.42

-65.32%

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

Last update for Bukit Mertajam: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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