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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 26.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 24.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.55 MYR 10.04

$11.85 MX$209

-78.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.97 MYR 74.8

$42.16 MX$744

-55.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.79 MYR 14.95

$10.75 MX$190

-64.74%

Cappuccino

$2.32 MYR 9.13

$3.47 MX$61.3

-33.14%

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

$0.77 MYR 3.03

$1.45 MX$25.65

-46.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.33

$0.90 MX$15.93

-62.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.64 MYR 14.34

$3.05 MX$53.9

19.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.60 MYR 18.11

$4.42 MX$77.9

4.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 MYR 7.25

$1.37 MX$24.17

34.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.03 MYR 4.05

$1.87 MX$33.05

-44.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.09

$1.54 MX$27.25

-16.23%

Eggs

$1.85 MYR 7.28

$2.50 MX$44.18

-26.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.98 MYR 51.2

$8.61 MX$152

50.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.13 MYR 20.22

$8.63 MX$152

-40.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.73 MYR 30.44

$11.02 MX$195

-29.85%

Apples (1kg)

$2.87 MYR 11.30

$2.75 MX$48.53

4.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 6.78

$1.43 MX$25.21

20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.98 MYR 11.74

$1.87 MX$33.05

59.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.02 MYR 7.94

$2.17 MX$38.26

-6.91%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.66

$1.88 MX$33.23

-23.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MYR 5.28

$2.25 MX$39.65

-40.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.58 MYR 6.23

$1.07 MX$18.85

47.66%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.42 MYR 1.65

$1.07 MX$18.95

-60.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 MYR 16.51

$4.15 MX$73.3

0.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.62 MYR 69.4

$10.34 MX$182

70.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.46 MYR 13.61

$1.68 MX$29.64

105.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.26 MYR 16.79

$2.48 MX$43.84

71.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.73

$0.55 MX$9.80

25.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.96 MYR 47.13

$26.53 MX$468

-54.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$3.22 MX$56.8

-64.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.13 MYR 4.46

$2.48 MX$43.80

-54.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.42 MYR 17.43

$3.11 MX$54.9

42.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.97

$1.26 MX$22.16

-60.32%

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

$43.9K MYR 173.1K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

43.31%

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

$31.2K MYR 122.8K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

29.61%

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

$64.2 MYR 253

$82.5 MX$1,456

-22.13%

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

$9.34 MYR 36.80

$22.29 MX$393

-58.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.58 MYR 113

$30.02 MX$530

-4.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.38 MYR 92.1

$51.4 MX$908

-54.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.93 MYR 23.36

$18.29 MX$323

-67.58%

Cinema Ticket

$3.11 MYR 12.26

$4.98 MX$88.0

-37.55%

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

$117 MYR 461

$200 MX$3,530

-41.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,325 MYR 9,160

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-56.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.6 MYR 235

$35.71 MX$630

66.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.28 MYR 108

$39.56 MX$698

-31.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.0 MYR 299

$80.6 MX$1,422

-5.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.2 MYR 206

$88.3 MX$1,559

-40.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 MYR 1,503

$969 MX$17.1K

-60.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$270 MYR 1,065

$482 MX$8,511

-43.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$637 MYR 2,509

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-60.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MYR 1,883

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-59.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$973 MYR 3,832

$756 MX$13.4K

28.59%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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