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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kluang is 16.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kluang is 16.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.14 MYR 8.42

$11.85 MX$211

-81.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.64 MYR 45.88

$42.16 MX$750

-72.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.73 MYR 14.71

$10.75 MX$191

-65.30%

Cappuccino

$2.22 MYR 8.76

$3.47 MX$61.8

-36.02%

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

$0.77 MYR 3.03

$1.45 MX$25.85

-46.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 MYR 0.90

$0.90 MX$16.06

-74.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.33 MYR 17.06

$3.05 MX$54.3

41.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.55 MYR 21.88

$4.42 MX$78.6

25.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 MYR 7.20

$1.37 MX$24.36

33.58%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.39

$1.87 MX$33.31

-40.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 MYR 5.86

$1.54 MX$27.46

-3.25%

Eggs

$1.90 MYR 7.49

$2.50 MX$44.53

-24.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$21.95 MYR 86.5

$8.61 MX$153

154.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.98 MYR 19.62

$8.63 MX$154

-42.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.75 MYR 42.37

$11.02 MX$196

-2.45%

Apples (1kg)

$4.06 MYR 15.99

$2.75 MX$48.91

47.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 6.77

$1.43 MX$25.41

20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.36 MYR 13.24

$1.87 MX$33.32

79.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.52 MYR 9.93

$2.17 MX$38.56

16.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 MYR 6.66

$1.88 MX$33.50

-10.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.05 MYR 4.14

$2.25 MX$39.96

-53.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MYR 4.21

$1.07 MX$18.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.17

$1.07 MX$19.10

-48.60%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.29 MYR 16.90

$4.15 MX$73.9

3.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.20 MYR 79.6

$10.34 MX$184

95.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.37 MYR 17.23

$1.68 MX$29.87

160.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.65 MYR 22.27

$2.48 MX$44.19

127.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 2.90

$0.55 MX$9.87

34.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.60 MYR 45.70

$26.53 MX$472

-56.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.20 MYR 4.73

$3.22 MX$57.2

-62.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 MYR 4.53

$2.48 MX$44.15

-53.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 MYR 17.21

$3.11 MX$55.3

40.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.85

$1.26 MX$22.34

-62.70%

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

$44.2K MYR 174.2K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

44.21%

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

$31.0K MYR 122.1K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

28.94%

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

$73.3 MYR 289

$82.5 MX$1,467

-11.14%

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

$9.53 MYR 37.55

$22.29 MX$396

-57.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.83 MYR 114

$30.02 MX$534

-3.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.63 MYR 148

$51.4 MX$915

-26.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 MYR 23.88

$18.29 MX$325

-66.87%

Cinema Ticket

$5.76 MYR 22.68

$4.98 MX$88.7

15.66%

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

$116 MYR 459

$200 MX$3,558

-41.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,374 MYR 17.2K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-17.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$109 MYR 428

$35.71 MX$635

204.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.70 MYR 109

$39.56 MX$704

-29.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.9 MYR 299

$80.6 MX$1,433

-5.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.5 MYR 305

$88.3 MX$1,571

-12.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 MYR 1,519

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$265 MYR 1,044

$482 MX$8,579

-45.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$645 MYR 2,541

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-59.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,840

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,668 MYR 6,574

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-58.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$923 MYR 3,637

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-85.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

11.42

-65.32%

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

Last update for Kluang: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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