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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 27.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 30.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 MYR 10.48

$11.61 MX$200

-77.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.14 MYR 75.6

$42.75 MX$738

-55.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.85 MYR 15.19

$10.60 MX$183

-63.68%

Cappuccino

$2.27 MYR 8.95

$3.59 MX$62.0

-36.77%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$1.45 MX$25.08

-49.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$0.90 MX$15.50

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.49 MYR 13.78

$3.03 MX$52.4

15.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.35 MYR 17.18

$4.56 MX$78.8

-4.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.20

$1.45 MX$25.07

25.52%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 3.90

$1.83 MX$31.55

-45.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.36 MYR 5.37

$1.61 MX$27.77

-15.53%

Eggs

$1.85 MYR 7.29

$2.54 MX$43.82

-27.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.83 MYR 50.7

$8.54 MX$148

50.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.34 MYR 21.10

$8.47 MX$146

-36.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.66 MYR 30.24

$10.86 MX$188

-29.47%

Apples (1kg)

$2.90 MYR 11.45

$2.73 MX$47.13

6.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 MYR 7.14

$1.49 MX$25.77

21.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.06 MYR 12.09

$1.94 MX$33.55

57.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.03 MYR 8.04

$2.16 MX$37.38

-6.02%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.71

$1.85 MX$31.88

-21.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.36 MYR 5.35

$2.19 MX$37.80

-37.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.64 MYR 6.50

$1.07 MX$18.52

53.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.80

$1.08 MX$18.71

-57.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.31 MYR 17.02

$4.06 MX$70.1

6.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.84 MYR 70.5

$10.46 MX$181

70.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.40 MYR 13.45

$1.65 MX$28.56

106.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.33 MYR 17.10

$2.55 MX$44.01

69.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.90

$0.56 MX$9.60

30.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.55 MYR 45.61

$26.20 MX$453

-55.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.79

$3.14 MX$54.2

-61.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.51

$2.37 MX$40.96

-51.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.29 MYR 16.93

$3.24 MX$56.0

32.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.97

$1.31 MX$22.70

-61.83%

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

$43.5K MYR 171.8K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

42.42%

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

$31.6K MYR 124.6K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

32.45%

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

$64.7 MYR 256

$83.1 MX$1,436

-22.13%

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

$9.68 MYR 38.24

$22.15 MX$383

-56.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.50 MYR 113

$29.37 MX$507

-2.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.92 MYR 94.5

$51.2 MX$884

-53.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.04 MYR 23.86

$18.69 MX$323

-67.68%

Cinema Ticket

$3.03 MYR 11.97

$4.89 MX$84.4

-38.04%

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

$117 MYR 461

$199 MX$3,431

-41.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,380 MYR 9,400

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-54.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 MYR 236

$35.93 MX$621

66.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.29 MYR 108

$39.39 MX$680

-30.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.1 MYR 297

$80.3 MX$1,387

-6.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.7 MYR 212

$87.6 MX$1,512

-38.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$380 MYR 1,503

$963 MX$16.6K

-60.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 MYR 1,056

$482 MX$8,326

-44.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$647 MYR 2,556

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-60.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MYR 1,887

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-59.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,957 MX$68.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,513 MX$112.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$972 MYR 3,840

$726 MX$12.5K

33.86%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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