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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gombak is 33.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gombak is 15.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.53 MYR 10.01

$11.61 MX$200

-78.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.50 MYR 73.1

$42.75 MX$738

-56.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.78 MYR 14.94

$10.60 MX$183

-64.34%

Cappuccino

$2.22 MYR 8.77

$3.59 MX$62.0

-38.16%

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

$0.69 MYR 2.72

$1.45 MX$25.08

-52.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.44

$0.90 MX$15.50

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.52 MYR 13.89

$3.03 MX$52.4

16.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.92 MYR 19.45

$4.56 MX$78.8

7.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 MYR 7.49

$1.45 MX$25.07

31.03%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 MYR 3.98

$1.83 MX$31.55

-44.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 5.64

$1.61 MX$27.77

-11.18%

Eggs

$1.90 MYR 7.49

$2.54 MX$43.82

-25.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.51 MYR 41.52

$8.54 MX$148

23.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.44 MYR 13.58

$8.47 MX$146

-59.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.90 MYR 31.19

$10.86 MX$188

-27.26%

Apples (1kg)

$2.70 MYR 10.65

$2.73 MX$47.13

-1.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.76 MYR 6.95

$1.49 MX$25.77

18.12%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.44 MYR 9.62

$1.94 MX$33.55

25.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$2.16 MX$37.38

-44.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 MYR 4.45

$1.85 MX$31.88

-38.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.00 MYR 3.96

$2.19 MX$37.80

-54.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MYR 3.51

$1.07 MX$18.52

-16.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.18

$1.08 MX$18.71

-49.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 16.92

$4.06 MX$70.1

5.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.26 MYR 80.0

$10.46 MX$181

93.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.64 MYR 10.43

$1.65 MX$28.56

60.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 MYR 15.61

$2.55 MX$44.01

54.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.70

$0.56 MX$9.60

21.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.74 MYR 46.39

$26.20 MX$453

-55.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 MYR 4.00

$3.14 MX$54.2

-67.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 MYR 4.38

$2.37 MX$40.96

-53.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 MYR 16.81

$3.24 MX$56.0

31.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$1.31 MX$22.70

-64.89%

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

$31.4K MYR 124.2K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

2.95%

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

$27.5K MYR 108.6K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

15.45%

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

$40.35 MYR 159

$83.1 MX$1,436

-51.47%

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

$9.65 MYR 38.13

$22.15 MX$383

-56.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.05 MYR 91.0

$29.37 MX$507

-21.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.11 MYR 147

$51.2 MX$884

-27.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.02 MYR 23.76

$18.69 MX$323

-67.79%

Cinema Ticket

$5.02 MYR 19.84

$4.89 MX$84.4

2.66%

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

$119 MYR 469

$199 MX$3,431

-40.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,305 MYR 17.0K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-17.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.86 MYR 197

$35.93 MX$621

38.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.81 MYR 110

$39.39 MX$680

-29.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.8 MYR 213

$80.3 MX$1,387

-32.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.49 MYR 195

$87.6 MX$1,512

-43.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 MYR 1,508

$963 MX$16.6K

-60.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,052

$482 MX$8,326

-44.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$633 MYR 2,499

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-61.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,834

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-61.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,866 MYR 7,372

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-52.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$859 MYR 3,393

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-86.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$559 MYR 2,210

$726 MX$12.5K

-22.98%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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