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

😐 Solo nomad: Kulim is 1.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kulim is 22.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.53 MYR 9.96

$11.85 MX$211

-78.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.12 MYR 91.1

$42.16 MX$750

-45.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.70 MYR 14.59

$10.75 MX$191

-65.58%

Cappuccino

$2.30 MYR 9.04

$3.47 MX$61.8

-33.72%

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

$0.72 MYR 2.84

$1.45 MX$25.85

-50.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.32

$0.90 MX$16.06

-63.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.31 MYR 16.99

$3.05 MX$54.3

41.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.27 MYR 20.78

$4.42 MX$78.6

19.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 MYR 7.50

$1.37 MX$24.36

38.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 MYR 4.21

$1.87 MX$33.31

-42.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.50 MYR 5.92

$1.54 MX$27.46

-2.60%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.44

$2.50 MX$44.53

-24.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.32 MYR 87.9

$8.61 MX$153

159.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.91 MYR 19.35

$8.63 MX$154

-43.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.47 MYR 41.25

$11.02 MX$196

-4.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 MYR 15.24

$2.75 MX$48.91

40.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 MYR 6.97

$1.43 MX$25.41

23.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 MYR 13.18

$1.87 MX$33.32

78.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 MYR 10.04

$2.17 MX$38.56

17.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 MYR 6.70

$1.88 MX$33.50

-9.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MYR 3.92

$2.25 MX$39.96

-56.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MYR 4.21

$1.07 MX$18.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.03

$1.07 MX$19.10

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.18 MYR 16.47

$4.15 MX$73.9

0.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.27 MYR 83.8

$10.34 MX$184

105.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.29 MYR 16.88

$1.68 MX$29.87

155.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.46 MYR 21.50

$2.48 MX$44.19

120.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 MYR 2.07

$0.55 MX$9.87

-5.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.68 MYR 46.02

$26.53 MX$472

-55.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.78

$3.22 MX$57.2

-62.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.06

$2.48 MX$44.15

-58.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.38 MYR 17.25

$3.11 MX$55.3

40.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$1.26 MX$22.34

-63.49%

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

$44.0K MYR 173.2K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

43.37%

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

$31.1K MYR 122.5K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

29.33%

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

$74.9 MYR 295

$82.5 MX$1,467

-9.23%

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

$9.68 MYR 38.16

$22.29 MX$396

-56.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.65 MYR 113

$30.02 MX$534

-4.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.83 MYR 145

$51.4 MX$915

-28.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.73 MYR 22.59

$18.29 MX$325

-68.67%

Cinema Ticket

$5.56 MYR 21.92

$4.98 MX$88.7

11.65%

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

$119 MYR 471

$200 MX$3,558

-40.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,315 MYR 17.0K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-18.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 MYR 441

$35.71 MX$635

213.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.55 MYR 109

$39.56 MX$704

-30.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.8 MYR 295

$80.6 MX$1,433

-7.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.0 MYR 311

$88.3 MX$1,571

-10.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$387 MYR 1,525

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 MYR 1,061

$482 MX$8,579

-44.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$648 MYR 2,553

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-59.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$473 MYR 1,864

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,592 MYR 6,273

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-60.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$917 MYR 3,612

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-85.94%

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 Kulim: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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