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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malacca is 38.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malacca is 10.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 MYR 15.07

$11.99 MX$227

-70.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.57 MYR 78.3

$42.47 MX$803

-56.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.6 MYR 19.41

$10.47 MX$198

-56.06%

Cappuccino

$2.92 MYR 12.33

$3.6 MX$68.2

-18.89%

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

$0.84 MYR 3.56

$1.44 MX$27.16

-41.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 MYR 2.04

$0.89 MX$16.79

-46.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$3.09 MX$58.5

-31.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 MYR 13.1

$4.58 MX$86.6

-32.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.5 MYR 6.34

$1.38 MX$26.04

8.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.2

$1.85 MX$34.9

-45.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 5.2

$1.57 MX$29.68

-21.66%

Eggs

$1.87 MYR 7.86

$2.55 MX$48.3

-26.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.63 MYR 65.9

$8.61 MX$163

81.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.19 MYR 21.87

$8.54 MX$161

-39.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.43 MYR 48.2

$10.98 MX$208

4.10%

Apples (1kg)

$3.65 MYR 15.38

$2.72 MX$51.4

34.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.19

$1.51 MX$28.57

-2.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.3 MYR 18.11

$1.88 MX$35.63

128.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.95 MYR 8.22

$2.19 MX$41.42

-10.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.22

$1.87 MX$35.3

-21.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.79 MYR 7.53

$2.19 MX$41.37

-18.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 MYR 5.34

$1.07 MX$20.23

18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.35

$1.09 MX$20.64

-48.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 MYR 17.93

$3.96 MX$74.9

7.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.47 MYR 61

$8.86 MX$167

63.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 MYR 8.55

$1.72 MX$32.53

18.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 MYR 12.59

$2.61 MX$49.37

14.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 MYR 2.04

$0.52 MX$9.74

-7.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.8 MYR 49.75

$26.59 MX$503

-55.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.39 MYR 5.88

$3.24 MX$61.2

-57.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 MYR 4.31

$2.38 MX$44.94

-57.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.64 MYR 49.07

$3.11 MX$58.7

274.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.95

$1.31 MX$24.85

-64.89%

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

$35.3K MYR 149K

$30.3K MX$573K

16.57%

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

$38K MYR 160.2K

$24K MX$453.6K

58.28%

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

$45.57 MYR 192

$84.2 MX$1,592

-45.90%

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

$9.15 MYR 38.6

$22.14 MX$419

-58.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.21 MYR 132

$30.14 MX$570

3.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.39 MYR 69.1

$52 MX$983

-68.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.81 MYR 49.81

$18.72 MX$354

-36.91%

Cinema Ticket

$4.99 MYR 21.05

$5.07 MX$95.9

-1.58%

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

$189 MYR 797

$200 MX$3,787

-5.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,986 MYR 29.5K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

31.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.7 MYR 277

$35.74 MX$676

83.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.79 MYR 79.3

$39.8 MX$753

-52.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72 MYR 304

$79 MX$1,493

-8.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.37 MYR 166

$88.4 MX$1,671

-55.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$325 MYR 1,368

$965 MX$18.3K

-66.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 MYR 781

$474 MX$8,968

-60.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$711 MYR 2,997

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-57.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$287 MYR 1,212

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-76.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,163 MYR 4,903

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-62.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$784 MYR 3,308

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-89.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$867 MYR 3,655

$792 MX$15K

9.46%

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 Malacca: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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