Cost of Living Comparison Between Johor Bahru and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Johor Bahru and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Johor Bahru is 37.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Johor Bahru is 24% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.55 MYR 14.43

$11.88 MX$210

-70.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.55 MYR 75.3

$41.90 MX$740

-55.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.57 MYR 18.55

$10.55 MX$186

-56.68%

Cappuccino

$2.91 MYR 11.82

$3.60 MX$63.5

-19.17%

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

$0.86 MYR 3.47

$1.50 MX$26.45

-42.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.86

$0.91 MX$16.09

-49.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.47 MYR 14.10

$3.08 MX$54.4

12.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.62 MYR 26.86

$4.47 MX$78.8

48.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.89 MYR 7.68

$1.39 MX$24.54

35.97%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.02

$1.90 MX$33.47

-47.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MYR 5.27

$1.60 MX$28.27

-18.75%

Eggs

$1.83 MYR 7.43

$2.60 MX$45.97

-29.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.41 MYR 42.27

$8.36 MX$148

24.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.51 MYR 14.24

$8.64 MX$152

-59.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.21 MYR 33.33

$10.91 MX$192

-24.75%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.75

$2.61 MX$45.98

1.53%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 6.12

$1.44 MX$25.46

4.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.55 MYR 10.37

$1.96 MX$34.55

30.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 4.95

$2.12 MX$37.34

-42.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.81

$1.86 MX$32.87

-36.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.61

$2.22 MX$39.20

-37.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 MYR 3.81

$1.02 MX$17.99

-7.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.10

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.33 MYR 17.56

$4.05 MX$71.5

6.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.07 MYR 57.1

$10.18 MX$180

38.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.78 MYR 11.27

$1.69 MX$29.79

64.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.02 MYR 12.26

$2.62 MX$46.25

15.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.77

$0.51 MX$9.09

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.82 MYR 47.99

$26.52 MX$468

-55.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.99 MYR 4.02

$3.15 MX$55.7

-68.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 4.00

$2.46 MX$43.49

-60.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.30 MYR 37.75

$3.26 MX$57.5

185.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.87

$1.32 MX$23.36

-65.15%

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

$35.5K MYR 144.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

18.00%

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

$27.4K MYR 111.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

15.17%

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

$40.90 MYR 166

$83.5 MX$1,474

-51.04%

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

$9.01 MYR 36.58

$22.86 MX$404

-60.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.38 MYR 127

$30.04 MX$530

4.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.37 MYR 144

$51.9 MX$916

-31.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 MYR 24.19

$18.30 MX$323

-67.43%

Cinema Ticket

$5.08 MYR 20.62

$5.12 MX$90.4

-0.78%

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

$190 MYR 772

$201 MX$3,541

-5.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,995 MYR 28.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

31.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.82 MYR 202

$35.73 MX$631

39.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.54 MYR 75.3

$40.27 MX$711

-53.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.1 MYR 224

$79.2 MX$1,398

-30.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.45 MYR 160

$89.3 MX$1,576

-55.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$455 MYR 1,848

$947 MX$16.7K

-51.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$401 MYR 1,629

$483 MX$8,525

-16.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$833 MYR 3,381

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-47.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$604 MYR 2,453

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-50.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,023 MYR 8,215

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-49.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,145 MYR 4,650

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-82.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,045 MYR 4,241

$730 MX$12.9K

43.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

11.42

-64.36%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Johor Bahru: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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