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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gombak is 29.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gombak is 34% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 MYR 10.93

$11.6 MX$212

-77.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.02 MYR 78.5

$41.62 MX$761

-54.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.73 MYR 15.38

$10.77 MX$197

-65.37%

Cappuccino

$2.33 MYR 9.62

$3.55 MX$64.9

-34.37%

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

$0.71 MYR 2.93

$1.49 MX$27.26

-52.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.37

$0.96 MX$17.48

-65.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.63 MYR 14.95

$3.02 MX$55.3

20.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.21 MYR 21.47

$4.57 MX$83.6

14.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 MYR 7.59

$1.44 MX$26.38

27.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 MYR 4.22

$1.82 MX$33.37

-43.96%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 5.9

$1.62 MX$29.6

-11.73%

Eggs

$1.83 MYR 7.57

$2.5 MX$45.77

-26.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.65 MYR 43.94

$8.58 MX$157

24.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 MYR 14.7

$8.57 MX$157

-58.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.9 MYR 32.59

$10.69 MX$195

-26.10%

Apples (1kg)

$2.68 MYR 11.07

$2.62 MX$47.87

2.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.66 MYR 6.86

$1.46 MX$26.62

13.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.54 MYR 10.49

$1.97 MX$36.03

28.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 5.12

$2.12 MX$38.84

-41.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.91

$1.81 MX$33.06

-34.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.14

$2.23 MX$40.78

-55.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.9 MYR 3.7

$1.07 MX$19.64

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MYR 2.23

$1.05 MX$19.19

-48.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.34

$4.16 MX$76.1

0.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.51 MYR 80.5

$9.04 MX$165

115.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.7 MYR 11.12

$1.72 MX$31.53

56.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 MYR 16.36

$2.49 MX$45.46

59.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 3.01

$0.55 MX$10.02

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.98 MYR 49.42

$26.46 MX$484

-54.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.24

$3.08 MX$56.4

-66.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.1 MYR 4.52

$2.48 MX$45.26

-55.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.17 MYR 17.21

$3.22 MX$58.9

29.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.89

$1.32 MX$24.07

-65.15%

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

$31.1K MYR 128.4K

$30.8K MX$562.4K

1.17%

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

$27.7K MYR 114.2K

$23.9K MX$437.4K

15.77%

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

$41.79 MYR 172

$82.2 MX$1,502

-49.14%

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

$9.9 MYR 40.86

$22.23 MX$406

-55.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.39 MYR 96.5

$30.32 MX$554

-22.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.89 MYR 152

$51.1 MX$934

-27.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.86 MYR 24.16

$18.2 MX$333

-67.80%

Cinema Ticket

$5 MYR 20.64

$4.93 MX$90.2

1.42%

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

$120 MYR 494

$197 MX$3,601

-39.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,253 MYR 17.5K

$5,214 MX$95.3K

-18.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.3 MYR 203

$36.13 MX$661

36.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.25 MYR 112

$40.28 MX$736

-32.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.1 MYR 227

$79.9 MX$1,462

-31.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.01 MYR 202

$88.1 MX$1,611

-44.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$384 MYR 1,586

$976 MX$17.8K

-60.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 MYR 1,121

$470 MX$8,600

-42.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$654 MYR 2,698

$1,602 MX$29.3K

-59.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MYR 1,954

$1,192 MX$21.8K

-60.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,810 MYR 7,467

$3,080 MX$56.3K

-41.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,272 MYR 5,246

$7,438 MX$136K

-82.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$530 MYR 2,185

$777 MX$14.2K

-31.88%

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: November 24, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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