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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kedah is 30.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kedah is 37.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.00 MYR 11.84

$11.85 MX$211

-74.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.15 MYR 83.3

$42.16 MX$750

-49.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.29 MYR 16.91

$10.75 MX$191

-60.09%

Cappuccino

$2.93 MYR 11.55

$3.47 MX$61.8

-15.56%

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

$0.74 MYR 2.92

$1.45 MX$25.85

-48.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.32

$0.90 MX$16.06

-63.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 MYR 17.47

$3.05 MX$54.3

45.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.43 MYR 17.46

$4.42 MX$78.6

0.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.17

$1.37 MX$24.36

32.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.98 MYR 3.87

$1.87 MX$33.31

-47.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.70

$1.54 MX$27.46

-22.73%

Eggs

$2.13 MYR 8.41

$2.50 MX$44.53

-14.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.82 MYR 58.4

$8.61 MX$153

72.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.01 MYR 19.72

$8.63 MX$154

-41.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.00 MYR 59.1

$11.02 MX$196

36.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 11.47

$2.75 MX$48.91

5.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.16 MYR 4.55

$1.43 MX$25.41

-18.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.61 MYR 10.27

$1.87 MX$33.32

39.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.16 MYR 8.50

$2.17 MX$38.56

-0.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.50

$1.88 MX$33.50

-39.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.73

$2.25 MX$39.96

-46.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.55

$1.07 MX$18.99

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 1.94

$1.07 MX$19.10

-54.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 16.88

$4.15 MX$73.9

3.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.66 MYR 77.5

$10.34 MX$184

90.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 MYR 10.36

$1.68 MX$29.87

56.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 MYR 13.26

$2.48 MX$44.19

35.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$0.55 MX$9.87

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 MYR 46.11

$26.53 MX$472

-55.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 MYR 2.66

$3.22 MX$57.2

-78.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$2.48 MX$44.15

-79.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.28 MYR 28.69

$3.11 MX$55.3

134.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$1.26 MX$22.34

-63.49%

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

$33.9K MYR 133.5K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

10.54%

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

$28.0K MYR 110.3K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

16.43%

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

$39.37 MYR 155

$82.5 MX$1,467

-52.27%

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

$10.29 MYR 40.54

$22.29 MX$396

-53.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.77 MYR 46.37

$30.02 MX$534

-60.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.46 MYR 148

$51.4 MX$915

-27.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.94 MYR 23.39

$18.29 MX$325

-67.52%

Cinema Ticket

$2.82 MYR 11.09

$4.98 MX$88.7

-43.37%

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

$237 MYR 932

$200 MX$3,558

18.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,264 MYR 24.7K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

18.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.9 MYR 216

$35.71 MX$635

53.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.71 MYR 113

$39.56 MX$704

-27.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.1 MYR 241

$80.6 MX$1,433

-24.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 MYR 208

$88.3 MX$1,571

-40.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 MYR 1,517

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,050

$482 MX$8,579

-44.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$656 MYR 2,584

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-58.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$469 MYR 1,848

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,866 MYR 7,352

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-53.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$998 MYR 3,931

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-84.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,365 MYR 5,379

$756 MX$13.5K

80.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

11.42

-63.57%

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

Last update for Kedah: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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