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 15% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: George Town is 17.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.15 MYR 13

$11.58 MX$212

-72.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.42 MYR 88.4

$42 MX$769

-49.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.14 MYR 17.07

$10.5 MX$192

-60.57%

Cappuccino

$2.56 MYR 10.58

$3.43 MX$62.8

-25.36%

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

$0.73 MYR 3

$1.49 MX$27.34

-51.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.38

$0.94 MX$17.27

-64.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.18 MYR 17.27

$3.08 MX$56.3

35.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.68 MYR 19.29

$4.37 MX$79.9

7.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 MYR 7.72

$1.39 MX$25.44

34.53%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.64

$1.85 MX$33.81

-39.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 MYR 6.64

$1.58 MX$28.88

1.90%

Eggs

$2.04 MYR 8.41

$2.51 MX$46

-18.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.64 MYR 72.8

$8.26 MX$151

113.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.89 MYR 20.17

$8.7 MX$159

-43.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.4 MYR 42.94

$10.73 MX$196

-3.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 MYR 11.61

$2.61 MX$47.74

7.66%

Banana (1kg)

$1.42 MYR 5.87

$1.49 MX$27.28

-4.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 MYR 8.9

$1.95 MX$35.72

10.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.98

$2.09 MX$38.26

-42.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.84 MYR 3.47

$1.81 MX$33.05

-53.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.97

$2.16 MX$39.62

-43.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.74 MYR 3.05

$1.03 MX$18.85

-28.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.27

$1.08 MX$19.7

-49.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4 MYR 16.5

$4.14 MX$75.9

-3.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.87 MYR 69.6

$8.88 MX$163

89.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.6 MYR 10.75

$1.67 MX$30.64

55.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.4 MYR 14.02

$2.53 MX$46.31

34.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MYR 1.89

$0.51 MX$9.27

-9.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.88 MYR 49.04

$26.68 MX$488

-55.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.75

$3.26 MX$59.7

-64.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.47 MYR 1.95

$2.51 MX$45.94

-81.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.5 MYR 26.83

$3.12 MX$57.2

108.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.91

$1.31 MX$23.96

-64.89%

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

$33.4K MYR 137.8K

$30.9K MX$565K

8.14%

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

$24.7K MYR 102.1K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

3.64%

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

$38.02 MYR 157

$83 MX$1,520

-54.20%

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

$9.67 MYR 39.89

$22.59 MX$414

-57.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.28 MYR 121

$29.51 MX$540

-0.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.21 MYR 158

$51.6 MX$944

-25.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.67 MYR 15.16

$18.42 MX$337

-80.08%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 MYR 16.7

$4.9 MX$89.7

-17.35%

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

$147 MYR 606

$200 MX$3,668

-26.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,649 MYR 19.2K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-10.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.3 MYR 216

$36.41 MX$667

43.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.19 MYR 120

$39.91 MX$731

-26.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.1 MYR 248

$79.9 MX$1,462

-24.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.5 MYR 217

$87.7 MX$1,605

-40.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$370 MYR 1,525

$983 MX$18K

-62.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$254 MYR 1,048

$470 MX$8,612

-46.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$733 MYR 3,025

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-54.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$488 MYR 2,015

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-58.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,133 MYR 4,675

$724 MX$13.2K

56.54%

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: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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