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

🙂 Solo nomad: Labuan is 11.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Labuan is 35.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.43 MYR 21.38

$11.85 MX$211

-54.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.18 MYR 91.3

$42.16 MX$750

-45.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.50 MYR 25.60

$10.75 MX$191

-39.53%

Cappuccino

$3.82 MYR 15.06

$3.47 MX$61.8

10.09%

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

$1.07 MYR 4.23

$1.45 MX$25.85

-26.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.56

$0.90 MX$16.06

-55.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.58 MYR 14.10

$3.05 MX$54.3

17.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.89 MYR 19.27

$4.42 MX$78.6

10.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 MYR 6.61

$1.37 MX$24.36

22.63%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 3.75

$1.87 MX$33.31

-49.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 4.95

$1.54 MX$27.46

-18.18%

Eggs

$2.06 MYR 8.11

$2.50 MX$44.53

-17.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.35 MYR 60.5

$8.61 MX$153

78.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.49 MYR 17.68

$8.63 MX$154

-47.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.69 MYR 38.17

$11.02 MX$196

-12.07%

Apples (1kg)

$2.96 MYR 11.68

$2.75 MX$48.91

7.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.04

$1.43 MX$25.41

6.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.13

$1.87 MX$33.32

37.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.45

$2.17 MX$38.56

-36.41%

Potato (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 4.91

$1.88 MX$33.50

-34.04%

Onion (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.06

$2.25 MX$39.96

-43.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.00 MYR 3.95

$1.07 MX$18.99

-6.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.03

$1.07 MX$19.10

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.33 MYR 17.08

$4.15 MX$73.9

4.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.01 MYR 78.8

$10.34 MX$184

93.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.84 MYR 11.21

$1.68 MX$29.87

69.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.02 MYR 11.88

$2.48 MX$44.19

21.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.85

$0.55 MX$9.87

30.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.67 MYR 45.99

$26.53 MX$472

-56.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MYR 4.69

$3.22 MX$57.2

-63.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 MYR 4.03

$2.48 MX$44.15

-58.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.76 MYR 22.69

$3.11 MX$55.3

85.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$1.26 MX$22.34

-60.32%

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

$34.7K MYR 136.8K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

13.28%

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

$32.0K MYR 125.9K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

32.96%

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

$44.35 MYR 175

$82.5 MX$1,467

-46.23%

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

$9.03 MYR 35.60

$22.29 MX$396

-59.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.86 MYR 114

$30.02 MX$534

-3.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.53 MYR 144

$51.4 MX$915

-28.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.92 MYR 23.33

$18.29 MX$325

-67.63%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.43

$4.98 MX$88.7

-1.00%

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

$185 MYR 728

$200 MX$3,558

-7.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,877 MYR 27.1K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

29.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.9 MYR 240

$35.71 MX$635

70.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.90 MYR 106

$39.56 MX$704

-32.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.8 MYR 291

$80.6 MX$1,433

-8.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.7 MYR 204

$88.3 MX$1,571

-41.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$393 MYR 1,548

$969 MX$17.2K

-59.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 MYR 1,067

$482 MX$8,579

-43.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$644 MYR 2,537

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-59.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$473 MYR 1,863

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,550 MYR 6,108

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-61.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$776 MYR 3,056

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-88.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$382 MYR 1,505

$756 MX$13.5K

-49.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

11.42

-64.36%

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

Last update for Labuan: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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