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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 18.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 22.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 MYR 10.85

$11.58 MX$212

-77.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.49 MYR 76.3

$42 MX$769

-55.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.67 MYR 15.13

$10.5 MX$192

-65.05%

Cappuccino

$2.33 MYR 9.61

$3.43 MX$62.8

-32.07%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.01

$1.49 MX$27.34

-51.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.39

$0.94 MX$17.27

-63.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 MYR 14.67

$3.08 MX$56.3

15.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MYR 18.91

$4.37 MX$79.9

4.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 MYR 7.9

$1.39 MX$25.44

37.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.98 MYR 4.06

$1.85 MX$33.81

-47.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.64

$1.58 MX$28.88

-13.29%

Eggs

$1.83 MYR 7.55

$2.51 MX$46

-27.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 MYR 53.6

$8.26 MX$151

57.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.35 MYR 22.07

$8.7 MX$159

-38.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.78 MYR 32.12

$10.73 MX$196

-27.49%

Apples (1kg)

$2.9 MYR 11.96

$2.61 MX$47.74

11.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.34

$1.49 MX$27.28

19.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.99 MYR 12.34

$1.95 MX$35.72

53.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 MYR 8.28

$2.09 MX$38.26

-3.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.97

$1.81 MX$33.05

-19.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.4 MYR 5.78

$2.16 MX$39.62

-35.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.64 MYR 6.76

$1.03 MX$18.85

59.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.42 MYR 1.75

$1.08 MX$19.7

-61.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.36 MYR 18.01

$4.14 MX$75.9

5.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.82 MYR 69.4

$8.88 MX$163

89.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.53 MYR 14.57

$1.67 MX$30.64

111.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.33 MYR 17.89

$2.53 MX$46.31

71.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.85

$0.51 MX$9.27

35.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.57 MYR 47.75

$26.68 MX$488

-56.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MYR 4.91

$3.26 MX$59.7

-63.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 MYR 4.5

$2.51 MX$45.94

-56.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.2 MYR 17.33

$3.12 MX$57.2

34.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.06

$1.31 MX$23.96

-61.83%

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

$44.5K MYR 183.7K

$30.9K MX$565K

44.19%

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

$31.7K MYR 130.8K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

32.75%

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

$65.6 MYR 271

$83 MX$1,520

-20.97%

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

$9.59 MYR 39.56

$22.59 MX$414

-57.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.42 MYR 117

$29.51 MX$540

-3.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.86 MYR 98.5

$51.6 MX$944

-53.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.97 MYR 24.64

$18.42 MX$337

-67.59%

Cinema Ticket

$2.97 MYR 12.27

$4.9 MX$89.7

-39.39%

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

$119 MYR 490

$200 MX$3,668

-40.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,403 MYR 9,919

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-53.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 MYR 243

$36.41 MX$667

61.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.41 MYR 113

$39.91 MX$731

-31.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.9 MYR 313

$79.9 MX$1,462

-4.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.4 MYR 221

$87.7 MX$1,605

-39.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$380 MYR 1,570

$983 MX$18K

-61.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,134

$470 MX$8,612

-41.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$638 MYR 2,631

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-60.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$475 MYR 1,959

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-60.09%

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)

$932 MYR 3,848

$724 MX$13.2K

28.85%

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 Ipoh: November 30, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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