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

🙂 Solo nomad: Butterworth is 18.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Butterworth is 21.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.13 MYR 12.33

$11.85 MX$211

-73.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.92 MYR 82.4

$42.16 MX$750

-50.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.77 MYR 18.80

$10.75 MX$191

-55.63%

Cappuccino

$2.97 MYR 11.69

$3.47 MX$61.8

-14.41%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.86

$1.45 MX$25.85

-49.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.42

$0.90 MX$16.06

-60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.18 MYR 16.46

$3.05 MX$54.3

37.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.39 MYR 17.30

$4.42 MX$78.6

-0.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 MYR 7.12

$1.37 MX$24.36

32.12%

White Bread (500g)

$1.03 MYR 4.05

$1.87 MX$33.31

-44.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.68 MYR 6.61

$1.54 MX$27.46

9.09%

Eggs

$2.15 MYR 8.48

$2.50 MX$44.53

-14.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.52 MYR 57.2

$8.61 MX$153

68.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.77 MYR 18.81

$8.63 MX$154

-44.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.41 MYR 37.06

$11.02 MX$196

-14.61%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 MYR 11.33

$2.75 MX$48.91

4.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.72

$1.43 MX$25.41

1.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.61 MYR 10.29

$1.87 MX$33.32

39.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.05

$2.17 MX$38.56

-29.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.65

$1.88 MX$33.50

-37.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 MYR 4.60

$2.25 MX$39.96

-48.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.74

$1.07 MX$18.99

-11.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.80

$1.07 MX$19.10

-57.01%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MYR 16.84

$4.15 MX$73.9

2.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.85 MYR 74.3

$10.34 MX$184

82.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MYR 10.64

$1.68 MX$29.87

60.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.50 MYR 13.77

$2.48 MX$44.19

41.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.66

$0.55 MX$9.87

23.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.60 MYR 45.72

$26.53 MX$472

-56.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.70 MYR 2.74

$3.22 MX$57.2

-78.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.50 MYR 1.97

$2.48 MX$44.15

-79.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.66 MYR 18.36

$3.11 MX$55.3

49.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.82

$1.26 MX$22.34

-63.49%

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

$33.5K MYR 131.9K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

9.20%

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

$27.1K MYR 106.8K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

12.74%

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

$39.04 MYR 154

$82.5 MX$1,467

-52.67%

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

$10.18 MYR 40.11

$22.29 MX$396

-54.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.07 MYR 103

$30.02 MX$534

-13.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.80 MYR 145

$51.4 MX$915

-28.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.80 MYR 22.86

$18.29 MX$325

-68.29%

Cinema Ticket

$4.92 MYR 19.39

$4.98 MX$88.7

-1.20%

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

$239 MYR 941

$200 MX$3,558

19.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,196 MYR 24.4K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

16.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.9 MYR 220

$35.71 MX$635

56.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.37 MYR 116

$39.56 MX$704

-25.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.1 MYR 245

$80.6 MX$1,433

-22.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.3 MYR 206

$88.3 MX$1,571

-40.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 MYR 1,503

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,082

$482 MX$8,579

-43.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$632 MYR 2,491

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-60.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$475 MYR 1,872

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-59.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,531 MYR 6,031

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-62.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$963 MYR 3,792

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-85.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$994 MYR 3,918

$756 MX$13.5K

31.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

11.42

-63.57%

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

Last update for Butterworth: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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