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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 32.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 31.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.7

$11.99 MX$227

-70.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.26 MYR 89.7

$42.47 MX$803

-49.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.03 MYR 25.41

$10.47 MX$198

-42.41%

Cappuccino

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$3.6 MX$68.2

-58.61%

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

$0.8 MYR 3.35

$1.44 MX$27.16

-44.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MYR 2.57

$0.89 MX$16.79

-31.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 MYR 14.61

$3.09 MX$58.5

11.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.88 MYR 20.57

$4.58 MX$86.6

6.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$1.38 MX$26.04

7.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.74

$1.85 MX$34.9

-39.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.44

$1.57 MX$29.68

-17.83%

Eggs

$2.13 MYR 8.99

$2.55 MX$48.3

-16.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.11 MYR 63.7

$8.61 MX$163

75.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.4 MYR 18.54

$8.54 MX$161

-48.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.17 MYR 38.68

$10.98 MX$208

-16.48%

Apples (1kg)

$1.84 MYR 7.74

$2.72 MX$51.4

-32.35%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.45

$1.51 MX$28.57

1.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 MYR 10.81

$1.88 MX$35.63

36.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 6.12

$2.19 MX$41.42

-33.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.2 MYR 5.04

$1.87 MX$35.3

-35.83%

Onion (1kg)

$1.31 MYR 5.54

$2.19 MX$41.37

-40.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.07 MX$20.23

-6.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.32

$1.09 MX$20.64

-49.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.92 MYR 16.52

$3.96 MX$74.9

-1.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.17 MYR 34.46

$8.86 MX$167

-7.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MYR 3.48

$1.72 MX$32.53

-51.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 MYR 12.56

$2.61 MX$49.37

14.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$0.52 MX$9.74

32.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.79 MYR 49.72

$26.59 MX$503

-55.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.83

$3.24 MX$61.2

-64.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.33

$2.38 MX$44.94

-56.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.83 MYR 24.58

$3.11 MX$58.7

87.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.96

$1.31 MX$24.85

-64.12%

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

$34.8K MYR 146.7K

$30.3K MX$573K

14.76%

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

$31.7K MYR 133.6K

$24K MX$453.6K

32.01%

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

$35.2 MYR 148

$84.2 MX$1,592

-58.21%

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

$8.88 MYR 37.43

$22.14 MX$419

-59.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.1 MYR 123

$30.14 MX$570

-3.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.36 MYR 90.1

$52 MX$983

-58.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.74 MYR 24.2

$18.72 MX$354

-69.34%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 21.19

$5.07 MX$95.9

-0.79%

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

$189 MYR 795

$200 MX$3,787

-5.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,947 MYR 29.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

30.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.1 MYR 258

$35.74 MX$676

70.90%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.8 MYR 117

$39.8 MX$753

-30.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.6 MYR 306

$79 MX$1,493

-8.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.8 MYR 214

$88.4 MX$1,671

-42.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 MYR 1,624

$965 MX$18.3K

-60.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,151

$474 MX$8,968

-42.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$649 MYR 2,738

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-60.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,968

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-61.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,149 MYR 4,843

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-62.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,004 MYR 4,233

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-86.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,992 MYR 8,400

$792 MX$15K

151.58%

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 Langkawi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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