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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kepong is 37.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kepong is 25.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.51 MYR 13.86

$11.61 MX$200

-69.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.14 MYR 75.6

$42.75 MX$738

-55.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.79 MYR 18.93

$10.60 MX$183

-54.81%

Cappuccino

$2.71 MYR 10.69

$3.59 MX$62.0

-24.51%

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

$0.85 MYR 3.38

$1.45 MX$25.08

-41.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.44

$0.90 MX$15.50

-60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.60 MYR 14.20

$3.03 MX$52.4

18.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.15 MYR 20.34

$4.56 MX$78.8

12.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 MYR 7.23

$1.45 MX$25.07

26.21%

White Bread (500g)

$0.93 MYR 3.66

$1.83 MX$31.55

-49.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.06

$1.61 MX$27.77

-20.50%

Eggs

$2.18 MYR 8.59

$2.54 MX$43.82

-14.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.67 MYR 61.9

$8.54 MX$148

83.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.98 MYR 19.67

$8.47 MX$146

-41.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.82 MYR 42.72

$10.86 MX$188

-0.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 MYR 10.62

$2.73 MX$47.13

-1.47%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 MYR 6.83

$1.49 MX$25.77

16.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.15

$1.94 MX$33.55

32.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$2.16 MX$37.38

-44.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.40 MYR 5.51

$1.85 MX$31.88

-24.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.21

$2.19 MX$37.80

-39.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.54

$1.07 MX$18.52

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 MYR 2.49

$1.08 MX$18.71

-41.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.34 MYR 17.15

$4.06 MX$70.1

6.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.72 MYR 58.2

$10.46 MX$181

40.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.65 MYR 10.47

$1.65 MX$28.56

60.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 MYR 11.40

$2.55 MX$44.01

13.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.73

$0.56 MX$9.60

23.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.62 MYR 45.89

$26.20 MX$453

-55.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.99 MYR 3.90

$3.14 MX$54.2

-68.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 3.88

$2.37 MX$40.96

-58.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.99 MYR 35.51

$3.24 MX$56.0

177.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$1.31 MX$22.70

-64.89%

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

$31.4K MYR 123.9K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

2.69%

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

$27.5K MYR 108.8K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

15.58%

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

$45.88 MYR 181

$83.1 MX$1,436

-44.82%

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

$9.07 MYR 35.83

$22.15 MX$383

-59.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.70 MYR 93.6

$29.37 MX$507

-19.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.44 MYR 124

$51.2 MX$884

-38.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.85 MYR 23.10

$18.69 MX$323

-68.70%

Cinema Ticket

$5.05 MYR 19.94

$4.89 MX$84.4

3.27%

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

$213 MYR 840

$199 MX$3,431

7.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,022 MYR 27.7K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

34.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.14 MYR 194

$35.93 MX$621

36.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.84 MYR 94.2

$39.39 MX$680

-39.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.7 MYR 283

$80.3 MX$1,387

-10.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.22 MYR 190

$87.6 MX$1,512

-44.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$249 MYR 984

$963 MX$16.6K

-74.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 MYR 692

$482 MX$8,326

-63.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$596 MYR 2,354

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-63.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$421 MYR 1,662

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-64.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,767 MYR 6,978

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-55.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$869 MYR 3,433

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-86.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$678 MYR 2,680

$726 MX$12.5K

-6.60%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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