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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 39.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 26.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.15

$11.88 MX$210

-70.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.60 MYR 87.7

$41.90 MX$740

-48.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.20 MYR 25.19

$10.55 MX$186

-41.23%

Cappuccino

$1.51 MYR 6.12

$3.60 MX$63.5

-58.06%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.23

$1.50 MX$26.45

-47.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.28

$0.91 MX$16.09

-38.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.50 MYR 14.22

$3.08 MX$54.4

13.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.84 MYR 19.67

$4.47 MX$78.8

8.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 MYR 6.26

$1.39 MX$24.54

10.79%

White Bread (500g)

$1.16 MYR 4.73

$1.90 MX$33.47

-38.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MYR 5.28

$1.60 MX$28.27

-18.75%

Eggs

$2.07 MYR 8.41

$2.60 MX$45.97

-20.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.86 MYR 60.3

$8.36 MX$148

77.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.43 MYR 17.98

$8.64 MX$152

-48.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.32 MYR 37.83

$10.91 MX$192

-14.57%

Apples (1kg)

$1.90 MYR 7.72

$2.61 MX$45.98

-27.20%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.92

$1.44 MX$25.46

1.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.42

$1.96 MX$34.55

31.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.56

$2.12 MX$37.34

-35.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.85

$1.86 MX$32.87

-35.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.36

$2.22 MX$39.20

-40.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.21

$1.02 MX$17.99

1.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.10

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.91 MYR 15.86

$4.05 MX$71.5

-3.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.09 MYR 73.4

$10.18 MX$180

77.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 MYR 3.45

$1.69 MX$29.79

-49.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 MYR 11.89

$2.62 MX$46.25

11.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.93

$0.51 MX$9.09

41.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.66 MYR 47.33

$26.52 MX$468

-56.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.92

$3.15 MX$55.7

-61.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 MYR 4.04

$2.46 MX$43.49

-59.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 MYR 23.85

$3.26 MX$57.5

80.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.00

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.88%

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

$35.3K MYR 143.3K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

17.31%

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

$31.3K MYR 127.0K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

31.63%

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

$36.03 MYR 146

$83.5 MX$1,474

-56.87%

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

$9.12 MYR 37.02

$22.86 MX$404

-60.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.74 MYR 117

$30.04 MX$530

-4.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.95 MYR 85.0

$51.9 MX$916

-59.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 MYR 24.21

$18.30 MX$323

-67.43%

Cinema Ticket

$4.86 MYR 19.72

$5.12 MX$90.4

-5.08%

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

$185 MYR 752

$201 MX$3,541

-7.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,976 MYR 28.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

31.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.9 MYR 243

$35.73 MX$631

67.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.99 MYR 110

$40.27 MX$711

-32.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.5 MYR 298

$79.2 MX$1,398

-7.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.3 MYR 208

$89.3 MX$1,576

-42.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,575

$947 MX$16.7K

-59.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 MYR 1,094

$483 MX$8,525

-44.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,597

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-60.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 MYR 1,898

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-61.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,670 MYR 6,782

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-58.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$815 MYR 3,307

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-87.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,021 MYR 8,207

$730 MX$12.9K

177.05%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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