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 10% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Johor Bahru is 21.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.58 MYR 14.75

$11.58 MX$212

-69.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.58 MYR 76.7

$42 MX$769

-55.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.8 MYR 19.82

$10.5 MX$192

-54.29%

Cappuccino

$2.99 MYR 12.36

$3.43 MX$62.8

-12.83%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.26

$1.49 MX$27.34

-46.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 2.01

$0.94 MX$17.27

-47.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.64 MYR 15.03

$3.08 MX$56.3

18.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.77 MYR 27.92

$4.37 MX$79.9

54.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 MYR 7.71

$1.39 MX$25.44

34.53%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.88

$1.85 MX$33.81

-49.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.3 MYR 5.36

$1.58 MX$28.88

-17.72%

Eggs

$1.8 MYR 7.41

$2.51 MX$46

-28.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.82 MYR 44.66

$8.26 MX$151

30.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.37 MYR 13.9

$8.7 MX$159

-61.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.31 MYR 34.31

$10.73 MX$196

-22.55%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 MYR 11.13

$2.61 MX$47.74

3.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 6.24

$1.49 MX$27.28

1.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 MYR 10.63

$1.95 MX$35.72

32.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 5.18

$2.09 MX$38.26

-39.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.72

$1.81 MX$33.05

-37.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.4 MYR 5.77

$2.16 MX$39.62

-35.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 MYR 3.97

$1.03 MX$18.85

-6.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MYR 2.17

$1.08 MX$19.7

-50.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.22 MYR 17.4

$4.14 MX$75.9

1.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.85 MYR 57.2

$8.88 MX$163

55.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.7 MYR 11.14

$1.67 MX$30.64

61.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.02 MYR 12.48

$2.53 MX$46.31

19.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.84

$0.51 MX$9.27

35.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.74 MYR 48.46

$26.68 MX$488

-56.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 MYR 4.18

$3.26 MX$59.7

-69.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 MYR 4.11

$2.51 MX$45.94

-60.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.31 MYR 38.44

$3.12 MX$57.2

198.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.03

$1.31 MX$23.96

-62.60%

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

$35.4K MYR 146.1K

$30.9K MX$565K

14.66%

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

$27.7K MYR 114.3K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

16.02%

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

$41.71 MYR 172

$83 MX$1,520

-49.76%

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

$9.15 MYR 37.76

$22.59 MX$414

-59.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.15 MYR 129

$29.51 MX$540

5.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.91 MYR 148

$51.6 MX$944

-30.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.99 MYR 24.7

$18.42 MX$337

-67.48%

Cinema Ticket

$4.86 MYR 20.04

$4.9 MX$89.7

-0.82%

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

$190 MYR 783

$200 MX$3,668

-5.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,010 MYR 28.9K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

35.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.54 MYR 200

$36.41 MX$667

33.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.93 MYR 78.1

$39.91 MX$731

-52.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.8 MYR 222

$79.9 MX$1,462

-32.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.84 MYR 164

$87.7 MX$1,605

-54.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$462 MYR 1,907

$983 MX$18K

-52.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$398 MYR 1,642

$470 MX$8,612

-15.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 MYR 3,414

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-48.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$612 MYR 2,526

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-48.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,870 MYR 7,718

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-51.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,311 MYR 5,409

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-78.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,016 MYR 4,195

$724 MX$13.2K

40.46%

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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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