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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kepong is 28.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kepong is 26.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.53 MYR 14.31

$11.88 MX$210

-70.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.02 MYR 77.2

$41.90 MX$740

-54.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.85 MYR 19.69

$10.55 MX$186

-54.03%

Cappuccino

$2.78 MYR 11.29

$3.60 MX$63.5

-22.78%

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

$0.78 MYR 3.17

$1.50 MX$26.45

-48.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.49

$0.91 MX$16.09

-59.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.59 MYR 14.60

$3.08 MX$54.4

16.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.06 MYR 20.53

$4.47 MX$78.8

13.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 MYR 7.56

$1.39 MX$24.54

33.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 3.84

$1.90 MX$33.47

-50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.09

$1.60 MX$28.27

-21.88%

Eggs

$2.21 MYR 8.97

$2.60 MX$45.97

-15.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.58 MYR 63.2

$8.36 MX$148

86.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.93 MYR 20.02

$8.64 MX$152

-42.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.64 MYR 43.21

$10.91 MX$192

-2.47%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.77

$2.61 MX$45.98

1.53%

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 MYR 7.08

$1.44 MX$25.46

20.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.47 MYR 10.04

$1.96 MX$34.55

26.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.09

$2.12 MX$37.34

-41.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.39 MYR 5.66

$1.86 MX$32.87

-25.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.36

$2.22 MX$39.20

-40.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MYR 3.62

$1.02 MX$17.99

-12.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 MYR 2.57

$1.04 MX$18.36

-39.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.21 MYR 17.08

$4.05 MX$71.5

3.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.03 MYR 57.0

$10.18 MX$180

37.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.69 MYR 10.93

$1.69 MX$29.79

59.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 MYR 11.87

$2.62 MX$46.25

11.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.02

$0.51 MX$9.09

45.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.94 MYR 48.49

$26.52 MX$468

-54.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 MYR 4.00

$3.15 MX$55.7

-68.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.16

$2.46 MX$43.49

-58.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.99 MYR 36.49

$3.26 MX$57.5

175.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.00

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.88%

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

$31.3K MYR 127.2K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

4.16%

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

$28.4K MYR 115.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

19.33%

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

$45.92 MYR 186

$83.5 MX$1,474

-45.03%

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

$9.05 MYR 36.73

$22.86 MX$404

-60.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.40 MYR 95.0

$30.04 MX$530

-22.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.83 MYR 129

$51.9 MX$916

-38.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.84 MYR 23.71

$18.30 MX$323

-68.09%

Cinema Ticket

$4.80 MYR 19.50

$5.12 MX$90.4

-6.25%

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

$215 MYR 874

$201 MX$3,541

7.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,985 MYR 28.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

31.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.93 MYR 203

$35.73 MX$631

39.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.56 MYR 95.7

$40.27 MX$711

-41.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.8 MYR 283

$79.2 MX$1,398

-11.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.16 MYR 196

$89.3 MX$1,576

-46.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$244 MYR 992

$947 MX$16.7K

-74.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 MYR 708

$483 MX$8,525

-63.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$594 MYR 2,412

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-62.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$432 MYR 1,754

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-64.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,650 MYR 6,698

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-58.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$873 MYR 3,544

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$644 MYR 2,616

$730 MX$12.9K

-11.68%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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