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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kulim is 20.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kulim is 6.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.61 MYR 11

$11.99 MX$227

-78.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.2 MYR 97.8

$42.47 MX$803

-45.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.88 MYR 16.35

$10.47 MX$198

-62.94%

Cappuccino

$2.22 MYR 9.35

$3.6 MX$68.2

-38.33%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.09

$1.44 MX$27.16

-49.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.54

$0.89 MX$16.79

-59.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.2 MYR 17.7

$3.09 MX$58.5

35.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.44 MYR 22.93

$4.58 MX$86.6

18.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 MYR 8.01

$1.38 MX$26.04

37.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.13 MYR 4.75

$1.85 MX$34.9

-38.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.03

$1.57 MX$29.68

-8.92%

Eggs

$1.82 MYR 7.67

$2.55 MX$48.3

-28.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.77 MYR 96

$8.61 MX$163

164.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.8 MYR 20.26

$8.54 MX$161

-43.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.82 MYR 45.62

$10.98 MX$208

-1.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 MYR 16.6

$2.72 MX$51.4

44.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.51

$1.51 MX$28.57

17.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.31 MYR 13.94

$1.88 MX$35.63

76.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 11.1

$2.19 MX$41.42

20.09%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 MYR 7.08

$1.87 MX$35.3

-10.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.21

$2.19 MX$41.37

-54.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.72

$1.07 MX$20.23

4.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.33

$1.09 MX$20.64

-49.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 18.05

$3.96 MX$74.9

8.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$29.51 MYR 124

$8.86 MX$167

233.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.38 MYR 18.45

$1.72 MX$32.53

154.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 MYR 23.24

$2.61 MX$49.37

111.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 MYR 2.07

$0.52 MX$9.74

-5.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 MYR 49.58

$26.59 MX$503

-55.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.2 MYR 5.06

$3.24 MX$61.2

-62.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.38

$2.38 MX$44.94

-56.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.2 MYR 17.72

$3.11 MX$58.7

35.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.11

$1.31 MX$24.85

-61.83%

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

$44.1K MYR 186.2K

$30.3K MX$573K

45.66%

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

$30.9K MYR 130.1K

$24K MX$453.6K

28.60%

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

$75.6 MYR 319

$84.2 MX$1,592

-10.26%

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

$9.75 MYR 41.12

$22.14 MX$419

-55.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.96 MYR 122

$30.14 MX$570

-3.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.27 MYR 153

$52 MX$983

-30.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.97 MYR 25.19

$18.72 MX$354

-68.11%

Cinema Ticket

$5.63 MYR 23.74

$5.07 MX$95.9

11.05%

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

$118 MYR 499

$200 MX$3,787

-40.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,241 MYR 17.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-20.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$111 MYR 470

$35.74 MX$676

211.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.55 MYR 116

$39.8 MX$753

-30.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.6 MYR 323

$79 MX$1,493

-3.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79 MYR 333

$88.4 MX$1,671

-10.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 MYR 1,651

$965 MX$18.3K

-59.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 MYR 1,148

$474 MX$8,968

-42.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$638 MYR 2,690

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-61.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$477 MYR 2,013

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-60.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,594 MYR 6,722

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-48.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,065 MYR 4,490

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-85.86%

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 Kulim: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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