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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gombak is 29.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gombak is 33.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.54 MYR 9.97

$11.85 MX$205

-78.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.53 MYR 72.8

$42.16 MX$730

-56.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.74 MYR 14.71

$10.75 MX$186

-65.21%

Cappuccino

$2.25 MYR 8.86

$3.47 MX$60.2

-35.16%

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

$0.72 MYR 2.83

$1.45 MX$25.17

-50.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.44

$0.90 MX$15.64

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.64 MYR 14.32

$3.05 MX$52.9

19.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.04 MYR 19.82

$4.42 MX$76.5

14.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 MYR 7.47

$1.37 MX$23.72

38.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.93 MYR 3.67

$1.87 MX$32.43

-50.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.70

$1.54 MX$26.74

-5.84%

Eggs

$1.85 MYR 7.26

$2.50 MX$43.36

-26.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.62 MYR 41.75

$8.61 MX$149

23.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.43 MYR 13.49

$8.63 MX$150

-60.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.11 MYR 31.86

$11.02 MX$191

-26.41%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.42

$2.75 MX$47.62

-3.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 MYR 6.64

$1.43 MX$24.73

18.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 9.96

$1.87 MX$32.44

35.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 4.92

$2.17 MX$37.54

-42.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 MYR 4.62

$1.88 MX$32.61

-37.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.00 MYR 3.91

$2.25 MX$38.91

-55.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MYR 3.50

$1.07 MX$18.49

-16.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.00

$1.07 MX$18.59

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.73

$4.15 MX$72.0

2.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.99 MYR 78.6

$10.34 MX$179

93.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.64 MYR 10.39

$1.68 MX$29.08

57.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 MYR 15.46

$2.48 MX$43.02

58.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 2.90

$0.55 MX$9.61

34.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.72 MYR 46.07

$26.53 MX$459

-55.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.03

$3.22 MX$55.7

-68.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.10 MYR 4.32

$2.48 MX$42.98

-55.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.35 MYR 17.09

$3.11 MX$53.9

39.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.93

$1.26 MX$21.75

-61.11%

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

$31.9K MYR 125.4K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

4.06%

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

$28.3K MYR 111.4K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

17.91%

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

$40.57 MYR 159

$82.5 MX$1,429

-50.81%

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

$9.51 MYR 37.37

$22.29 MX$386

-57.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.90 MYR 90.0

$30.02 MX$520

-23.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.27 MYR 146

$51.4 MX$891

-27.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.97 MYR 23.44

$18.29 MX$317

-67.36%

Cinema Ticket

$4.88 MYR 19.19

$4.98 MX$86.3

-2.01%

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

$119 MYR 468

$200 MX$3,464

-40.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,298 MYR 16.9K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-18.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.18 MYR 193

$35.71 MX$618

37.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.65 MYR 109

$39.56 MX$685

-30.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.9 MYR 216

$80.6 MX$1,395

-31.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.05 MYR 189

$88.3 MX$1,530

-45.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 MYR 1,542

$969 MX$16.8K

-59.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 MYR 1,067

$482 MX$8,352

-43.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$656 MYR 2,577

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-58.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,834

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-60.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,958 MYR 7,695

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-51.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$928 MYR 3,647

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-85.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$558 MYR 2,191

$756 MX$13.1K

-26.29%

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 Gombak: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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