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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malacca is 30.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malacca is 37.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.56 MYR 14.05

$11.85 MX$212

-69.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.90 MYR 74.7

$42.16 MX$755

-55.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.76 MYR 18.79

$10.75 MX$192

-55.72%

Cappuccino

$2.86 MYR 11.30

$3.47 MX$62.2

-17.58%

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

$0.83 MYR 3.28

$1.45 MX$26.01

-42.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.78

$0.90 MX$16.16

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.09 MYR 8.27

$3.05 MX$54.7

-31.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 MYR 12.75

$4.42 MX$79.1

-26.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.50 MYR 5.91

$1.37 MX$24.51

9.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 3.94

$1.87 MX$33.51

-46.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 4.91

$1.54 MX$27.63

-19.48%

Eggs

$1.87 MYR 7.38

$2.50 MX$44.81

-25.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.50 MYR 61.2

$8.61 MX$154

80.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.99 MYR 19.71

$8.63 MX$155

-42.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.51 MYR 45.48

$11.02 MX$197

4.45%

Apples (1kg)

$3.63 MYR 14.32

$2.75 MX$49.22

32.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.01

$1.43 MX$25.56

6.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.61 MYR 10.33

$1.87 MX$33.52

39.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.04

$2.17 MX$38.80

-5.99%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.05

$1.88 MX$33.70

-18.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 MYR 7.11

$2.25 MX$40.21

-20.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 MYR 5.26

$1.07 MX$19.11

24.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.04

$1.07 MX$19.22

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.16 MYR 16.44

$4.15 MX$74.4

0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.54 MYR 57.4

$10.34 MX$185

40.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.07 MYR 8.17

$1.68 MX$30.06

23.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 MYR 11.56

$2.48 MX$44.46

18.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$0.55 MX$9.93

-16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.95 MYR 47.19

$26.53 MX$475

-54.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 MYR 5.65

$3.22 MX$57.6

-55.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 3.89

$2.48 MX$44.42

-60.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.80 MYR 22.90

$3.11 MX$55.7

86.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$1.26 MX$22.48

-60.32%

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

$34.7K MYR 136.9K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

13.04%

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

$38.4K MYR 151.9K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

59.94%

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

$45.13 MYR 178

$82.5 MX$1,476

-45.28%

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

$9.24 MYR 36.51

$22.29 MX$399

-58.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.07 MYR 123

$30.02 MX$537

3.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.60 MYR 65.6

$51.4 MX$921

-67.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.64 MYR 45.99

$18.29 MX$327

-36.36%

Cinema Ticket

$5.10 MYR 20.13

$4.98 MX$89.2

2.41%

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

$186 MYR 736

$200 MX$3,580

-6.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,966 MYR 27.5K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

31.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.3 MYR 254

$35.71 MX$639

79.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.75 MYR 74.1

$39.56 MX$708

-52.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.9 MYR 288

$80.6 MX$1,442

-9.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.30 MYR 155

$88.3 MX$1,581

-55.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$328 MYR 1,296

$969 MX$17.4K

-66.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 MYR 742

$482 MX$8,632

-61.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$700 MYR 2,765

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-56.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$287 MYR 1,135

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-75.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,215 MYR 4,798

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-70.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$830 MYR 3,278

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-87.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$958 MYR 3,783

$756 MX$13.5K

26.60%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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