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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kuantan is 32.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kuantan is 23.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.34 MYR 9.89

$11.99 MX$227

-80.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.86 MYR 50

$42.47 MX$803

-72.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.37 MYR 14.22

$10.47 MX$198

-67.81%

Cappuccino

$2.23 MYR 9.41

$3.6 MX$68.2

-38.06%

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

$0.63 MYR 2.65

$1.44 MX$27.16

-56.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.54

$0.89 MX$16.79

-58.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 MYR 14.66

$3.09 MX$58.5

12.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.52 MYR 23.29

$4.58 MX$86.6

20.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 MYR 7.16

$1.38 MX$26.04

23.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.73

$1.85 MX$34.9

-39.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.02 MYR 4.29

$1.57 MX$29.68

-35.03%

Eggs

$1.24 MYR 5.23

$2.55 MX$48.3

-51.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.24 MYR 43.17

$8.61 MX$163

18.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.39 MYR 14.3

$8.54 MX$161

-60.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.24 MYR 26.32

$10.98 MX$208

-43.17%

Apples (1kg)

$3 MYR 12.64

$2.72 MX$51.4

10.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.49

$1.51 MX$28.57

17.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.96 MYR 12.49

$1.88 MX$35.63

57.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.61

$2.19 MX$41.42

-6.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.58

$1.87 MX$35.3

-29.41%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.24

$2.19 MX$41.37

-54.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.75 MYR 3.14

$1.07 MX$20.23

-29.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.34

$1.09 MX$20.64

-48.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.36 MYR 18.4

$3.96 MX$74.9

10.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.77 MYR 79.1

$8.86 MX$167

111.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.94 MYR 8.2

$1.72 MX$32.53

12.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 MYR 8.13

$2.61 MX$49.37

-26.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 MYR 1.92

$0.52 MX$9.74

-13.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.98 MYR 84.3

$26.59 MX$503

-24.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.3

$3.24 MX$61.2

-68.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 MYR 1.7

$2.38 MX$44.94

-83.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.33 MYR 18.24

$3.11 MX$58.7

39.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.09

$1.31 MX$24.85

-61.83%

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

$32.4K MYR 136.5K

$30.3K MX$573K

6.76%

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

$31.4K MYR 132.3K

$24K MX$453.6K

30.79%

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

$23.66 MYR 99.8

$84.2 MX$1,592

-71.91%

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

$9.31 MYR 39.27

$22.14 MX$419

-57.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.32 MYR 89.9

$30.14 MX$570

-29.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.94 MYR 156

$52 MX$983

-28.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.05 MYR 25.53

$18.72 MX$354

-67.68%

Cinema Ticket

$4.11 MYR 17.33

$5.07 MX$95.9

-18.93%

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

$116 MYR 491

$200 MX$3,787

-41.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,253 MYR 17.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-20.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71 MYR 299

$35.74 MX$676

98.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.81 MYR 117

$39.8 MX$753

-30.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$37.2 MYR 157

$79 MX$1,493

-52.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.22 MYR 199

$88.4 MX$1,671

-46.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 MYR 690

$965 MX$18.3K

-83.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$265 MYR 1,119

$474 MX$8,968

-44.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$214 MYR 902

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-87.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$481 MYR 2,027

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-60.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$661 MYR 2,786

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-78.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,128 MYR 4,758

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-85.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$644 MYR 2,717

$792 MX$15K

-18.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.62

11.42

-68.30%

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

Last update for Kuantan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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