Cost of Living Comparison Between George Town and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between George Town and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: George Town is 34.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: George Town is 29.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.10 MYR 12.20

$11.85 MX$211

-73.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.04 MYR 82.9

$42.16 MX$750

-50.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.15 MYR 16.35

$10.75 MX$191

-61.40%

Cappuccino

$2.47 MYR 9.75

$3.47 MX$61.8

-28.82%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.87

$1.45 MX$25.85

-49.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.34

$0.90 MX$16.06

-62.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.17 MYR 16.42

$3.05 MX$54.3

36.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.69 MYR 18.47

$4.42 MX$78.6

6.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.89 MYR 7.46

$1.37 MX$24.36

37.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.13 MYR 4.46

$1.87 MX$33.31

-39.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.57

$1.54 MX$27.46

8.44%

Eggs

$2.03 MYR 7.99

$2.50 MX$44.53

-18.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.53 MYR 69.1

$8.61 MX$153

103.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.99 MYR 19.64

$8.63 MX$154

-42.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.76 MYR 42.39

$11.02 MX$196

-2.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.78 MYR 10.94

$2.75 MX$48.91

1.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 5.62

$1.43 MX$25.41

Oranges (1kg)

$2.14 MYR 8.45

$1.87 MX$33.32

14.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.76

$2.17 MX$38.56

-44.24%

Potato (1kg)

$0.83 MYR 3.27

$1.88 MX$33.50

-55.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$2.25 MX$39.96

-48.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$1.07 MX$18.99

-31.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.03

$1.07 MX$19.10

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MYR 16.33

$4.15 MX$73.9

-0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.93 MYR 50.9

$10.34 MX$184

25.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.60 MYR 10.26

$1.68 MX$29.87

54.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 MYR 13.81

$2.48 MX$44.19

41.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MYR 1.79

$0.55 MX$9.87

-16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.93 MYR 47.02

$26.53 MX$472

-55.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.54

$3.22 MX$57.2

-64.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.47 MYR 1.85

$2.48 MX$44.15

-81.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.52 MYR 25.68

$3.11 MX$55.3

109.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.96

$1.26 MX$22.34

-60.32%

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

$33.1K MYR 130.5K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

8.04%

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

$25.3K MYR 99.6K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

5.20%

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

$39.38 MYR 155

$82.5 MX$1,467

-52.26%

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

$9.59 MYR 37.77

$22.29 MX$396

-56.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.28 MYR 115

$30.02 MX$534

-2.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.62 MYR 152

$51.4 MX$915

-24.92%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.86 MYR 15.22

$18.29 MX$325

-78.90%

Cinema Ticket

$3.98 MYR 15.67

$4.98 MX$88.7

-20.08%

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

$147 MYR 577

$200 MX$3,558

-26.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,602 MYR 18.1K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-13.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.4 MYR 207

$35.71 MX$635

46.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.97 MYR 114

$39.56 MX$704

-26.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.2 MYR 237

$80.6 MX$1,433

-25.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.0 MYR 209

$88.3 MX$1,571

-40.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$360 MYR 1,419

$969 MX$17.2K

-62.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$258 MYR 1,017

$482 MX$8,579

-46.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$715 MYR 2,817

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-55.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$499 MYR 1,966

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-57.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,216 MYR 4,791

$756 MX$13.5K

60.76%

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 George Town: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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