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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 15.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.59 MYR 14.18

$11.61 MX$200

-69.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.58 MYR 85.3

$42.75 MX$738

-49.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.20 MYR 24.50

$10.60 MX$183

-41.51%

Cappuccino

$1.54 MYR 6.10

$3.59 MX$62.0

-57.10%

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

$0.80 MYR 3.16

$1.45 MX$25.08

-44.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 MYR 2.43

$0.90 MX$15.50

-31.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.58 MYR 14.13

$3.03 MX$52.4

18.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.01 MYR 19.80

$4.56 MX$78.8

9.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.58 MYR 6.22

$1.45 MX$25.07

8.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.11 MYR 4.39

$1.83 MX$31.55

-39.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.10

$1.61 MX$27.77

-19.88%

Eggs

$2.06 MYR 8.16

$2.54 MX$43.82

-18.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.32 MYR 60.5

$8.54 MX$148

79.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.30 MYR 16.97

$8.47 MX$146

-49.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.70 MYR 38.30

$10.86 MX$188

-10.68%

Apples (1kg)

$1.93 MYR 7.64

$2.73 MX$47.13

-29.30%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.04

$1.49 MX$25.77

2.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 MYR 10.20

$1.94 MX$33.55

32.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.43

$2.16 MX$37.38

-36.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 4.89

$1.85 MX$31.88

-32.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.01

$2.19 MX$37.80

-42.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.10

$1.07 MX$18.52

-2.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.03

$1.08 MX$18.71

-52.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.74 MYR 14.78

$4.06 MX$70.1

-7.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.44 MYR 72.8

$10.46 MX$181

76.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 MYR 3.25

$1.65 MX$28.56

-50.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.90 MYR 11.47

$2.55 MX$44.01

13.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 2.94

$0.56 MX$9.60

32.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 MYR 46.20

$26.20 MX$453

-55.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.79

$3.14 MX$54.2

-61.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 MYR 4.03

$2.37 MX$40.96

-56.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.90 MYR 23.32

$3.24 MX$56.0

82.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.80

$1.31 MX$22.70

-64.89%

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

$35.0K MYR 138.2K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

14.54%

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

$31.3K MYR 123.5K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

31.26%

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

$34.89 MYR 138

$83.1 MX$1,436

-58.03%

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

$8.96 MYR 35.39

$22.15 MX$383

-59.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.58 MYR 113

$29.37 MX$507

-2.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.01 MYR 83.0

$51.2 MX$884

-58.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.76 MYR 22.77

$18.69 MX$323

-69.18%

Cinema Ticket

$5.09 MYR 20.11

$4.89 MX$84.4

4.09%

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

$189 MYR 747

$199 MX$3,431

-4.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,830 MYR 27.0K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

31.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 MYR 236

$35.93 MX$621

66.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.18 MYR 107

$39.39 MX$680

-31.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.9 MYR 288

$80.3 MX$1,387

-9.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.71 MYR 196

$87.6 MX$1,512

-43.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 MYR 1,548

$963 MX$16.6K

-59.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,078

$482 MX$8,326

-43.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$650 MYR 2,567

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-60.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$466 MYR 1,840

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-60.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,799 MYR 7,104

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-54.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$973 MYR 3,843

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-85.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,059 MYR 8,131

$726 MX$12.5K

183.43%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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