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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 31.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 41.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.50 MYR 13.75

$11.85 MX$205

-70.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.35 MYR 83.9

$42.16 MX$730

-49.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.24 MYR 24.51

$10.75 MX$186

-41.95%

Cappuccino

$1.57 MYR 6.17

$3.47 MX$60.2

-54.76%

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

$0.80 MYR 3.13

$1.45 MX$25.17

-44.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 MYR 2.23

$0.90 MX$15.64

-36.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.56 MYR 13.99

$3.05 MX$52.9

16.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.93 MYR 19.39

$4.42 MX$76.5

11.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MYR 5.94

$1.37 MX$23.72

10.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.15 MYR 4.52

$1.87 MX$32.43

-38.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 4.93

$1.54 MX$26.74

-18.18%

Eggs

$2.14 MYR 8.42

$2.50 MX$43.36

-14.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.29 MYR 60.1

$8.61 MX$149

77.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 MYR 17.07

$8.63 MX$150

-49.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.21 MYR 36.20

$11.02 MX$191

-16.42%

Apples (1kg)

$1.87 MYR 7.36

$2.75 MX$47.62

-32.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.02

$1.43 MX$24.73

6.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.11

$1.87 MX$32.44

37.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.66

$2.17 MX$37.54

-33.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.70

$1.88 MX$32.61

-36.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 4.98

$2.25 MX$38.91

-43.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 MYR 3.90

$1.07 MX$18.49

-7.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.19

$1.07 MX$18.59

-47.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.93 MYR 15.45

$4.15 MX$72.0

-5.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.68 MYR 73.4

$10.34 MX$179

80.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 MYR 3.53

$1.68 MX$29.08

-46.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 MYR 11.27

$2.48 MX$43.02

15.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.70 MYR 2.73

$0.55 MX$9.61

27.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.93 MYR 46.87

$26.53 MX$459

-55.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.54

$3.22 MX$55.7

-64.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 3.85

$2.48 MX$42.98

-60.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 23.57

$3.11 MX$53.9

92.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.95

$1.26 MX$21.75

-60.32%

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

$35.1K MYR 137.8K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

14.39%

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

$31.4K MYR 123.4K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

30.61%

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

$36.01 MYR 142

$82.5 MX$1,429

-56.34%

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

$9.10 MYR 35.76

$22.29 MX$386

-59.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.86 MYR 113

$30.02 MX$520

-3.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.43 MYR 84.2

$51.4 MX$891

-58.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 MYR 23.23

$18.29 MX$317

-67.69%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 19.78

$4.98 MX$86.3

1.00%

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

$187 MYR 735

$200 MX$3,464

-6.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,030 MYR 27.6K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

32.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.7 MYR 243

$35.71 MX$618

72.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.29 MYR 107

$39.56 MX$685

-31.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.3 MYR 292

$80.6 MX$1,395

-7.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.5 MYR 202

$88.3 MX$1,530

-41.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 MYR 1,538

$969 MX$16.8K

-59.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,045

$482 MX$8,352

-44.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$644 MYR 2,531

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-59.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$469 MYR 1,845

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-60.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,777 MYR 6,984

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-56.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$788 MYR 3,099

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-87.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,086 MYR 8,196

$756 MX$13.1K

175.73%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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