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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kluang is 22.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kluang is 12.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 MYR 9.12

$11.99 MX$227

-81.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.6 MYR 48.92

$42.47 MX$803

-72.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.6 MYR 15.19

$10.47 MX$198

-65.62%

Cappuccino

$2.25 MYR 9.47

$3.6 MX$68.2

-37.50%

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

$0.77 MYR 3.23

$1.44 MX$27.16

-46.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 MYR 0.96

$0.89 MX$16.79

-74.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.29 MYR 18.07

$3.09 MX$58.5

38.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.45 MYR 22.99

$4.58 MX$86.6

19.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 MYR 8.01

$1.38 MX$26.04

37.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.73

$1.85 MX$34.9

-39.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.04

$1.57 MX$29.68

-8.92%

Eggs

$1.88 MYR 7.95

$2.55 MX$48.3

-26.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.04 MYR 92.9

$8.61 MX$163

155.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.81 MYR 20.27

$8.54 MX$161

-43.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.81 MYR 45.59

$10.98 MX$208

-1.55%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 MYR 16.31

$2.72 MX$51.4

42.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 MYR 7.14

$1.51 MX$28.57

11.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.33 MYR 14.02

$1.88 MX$35.63

77.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.52 MYR 10.62

$2.19 MX$41.42

15.07%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 MYR 7.42

$1.87 MX$35.3

-5.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.05 MYR 4.42

$2.19 MX$41.37

-52.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.74

$1.07 MX$20.23

4.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.16

$1.09 MX$20.64

-53.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.12 MYR 17.36

$3.96 MX$74.9

4.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$30.38 MYR 128

$8.86 MX$167

242.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.28 MYR 18.05

$1.72 MX$32.53

148.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.34 MYR 22.51

$2.61 MX$49.37

104.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.12

$0.52 MX$9.74

42.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.8 MYR 49.78

$26.59 MX$503

-55.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.2 MYR 5.06

$3.24 MX$61.2

-62.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.81

$2.38 MX$44.94

-52.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 MYR 18.44

$3.11 MX$58.7

40.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.08

$1.31 MX$24.85

-62.60%

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

$44.3K MYR 186.7K

$30.3K MX$573K

46.03%

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

$31.2K MYR 131.4K

$24K MX$453.6K

29.87%

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

$74.1 MYR 312

$84.2 MX$1,592

-12.04%

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

$10 MYR 42.19

$22.14 MX$419

-54.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.73 MYR 121

$30.14 MX$570

-4.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.67 MYR 155

$52 MX$983

-29.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.94 MYR 25.04

$18.72 MX$354

-68.27%

Cinema Ticket

$5.68 MYR 23.94

$5.07 MX$95.9

12.03%

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

$116 MYR 491

$200 MX$3,787

-41.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,346 MYR 18.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-18.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 MYR 466

$35.74 MX$676

209.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.16 MYR 115

$39.8 MX$753

-31.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.5 MYR 314

$79 MX$1,493

-5.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.3 MYR 330

$88.4 MX$1,671

-11.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 MYR 1,609

$965 MX$18.3K

-60.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,123

$474 MX$8,968

-43.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$653 MYR 2,755

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-60.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MYR 2,015

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-60.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,802 MYR 7,597

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-41.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,227 MYR 5,172

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-83.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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