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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kepong is 27.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kepong is 40.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.52 MYR 13.84

$11.85 MX$205

-70.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.13 MYR 75.2

$42.16 MX$730

-54.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.64 MYR 18.23

$10.75 MX$186

-56.84%

Cappuccino

$2.80 MYR 11.01

$3.47 MX$60.2

-19.31%

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

$0.83 MYR 3.27

$1.45 MX$25.17

-42.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$0.90 MX$15.64

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 MYR 13.54

$3.05 MX$52.9

12.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.95 MYR 19.45

$4.42 MX$76.5

11.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 MYR 7.32

$1.37 MX$23.72

35.77%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.70

$1.87 MX$32.43

-49.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.05

$1.54 MX$26.74

-16.88%

Eggs

$2.28 MYR 8.96

$2.50 MX$43.36

-8.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.42 MYR 60.6

$8.61 MX$149

79.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.94 MYR 19.43

$8.63 MX$150

-42.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.74 MYR 42.22

$11.02 MX$191

-2.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 10.95

$2.75 MX$47.62

1.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 6.77

$1.43 MX$24.73

20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 9.93

$1.87 MX$32.44

35.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 4.92

$2.17 MX$37.54

-42.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.40

$1.88 MX$32.61

-27.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.39

$2.25 MX$38.91

-39.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.52

$1.07 MX$18.49

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 MYR 2.35

$1.07 MX$18.59

-43.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 MYR 16.40

$4.15 MX$72.0

0.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.83 MYR 58.3

$10.34 MX$179

43.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.45

$1.68 MX$29.08

58.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 MYR 11.75

$2.48 MX$43.02

20.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$0.55 MX$9.61

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.72 MYR 46.04

$26.53 MX$459

-55.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.02

$3.22 MX$55.7

-68.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 MYR 3.91

$2.48 MX$42.98

-60.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.26 MYR 36.41

$3.11 MX$53.9

197.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.93

$1.26 MX$21.75

-61.11%

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

$31.8K MYR 124.9K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

3.67%

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

$27.5K MYR 108.3K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

14.60%

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

$46.48 MYR 183

$82.5 MX$1,429

-43.65%

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

$9.07 MYR 35.66

$22.29 MX$386

-59.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.33 MYR 91.7

$30.02 MX$520

-22.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.63 MYR 124

$51.4 MX$891

-38.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.76 MYR 22.65

$18.29 MX$317

-68.51%

Cinema Ticket

$5.02 MYR 19.73

$4.98 MX$86.3

0.80%

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

$211 MYR 831

$200 MX$3,464

5.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,834 MYR 26.9K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

28.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.95 MYR 192

$35.71 MX$618

37.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.01 MYR 90.4

$39.56 MX$685

-41.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.3 MYR 276

$80.6 MX$1,395

-12.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.04 MYR 189

$88.3 MX$1,530

-45.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$244 MYR 961

$969 MX$16.8K

-74.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 MYR 704

$482 MX$8,352

-62.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$596 MYR 2,343

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-62.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$421 MYR 1,655

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-64.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,817 MYR 7,140

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-55.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$902 MYR 3,544

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-86.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$687 MYR 2,698

$756 MX$13.1K

-9.23%

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 Kepong: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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