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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malacca is 41.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malacca is 23.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.50 MYR 14.22

$11.88 MX$210

-70.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.91 MYR 76.8

$41.90 MX$740

-54.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.76 MYR 19.34

$10.55 MX$186

-54.88%

Cappuccino

$2.96 MYR 12.02

$3.60 MX$63.5

-17.78%

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

$0.78 MYR 3.18

$1.50 MX$26.45

-48.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 MYR 1.96

$0.91 MX$16.09

-47.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 MYR 8.72

$3.08 MX$54.4

-30.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 MYR 13.24

$4.47 MX$78.8

-27.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 MYR 5.86

$1.39 MX$24.54

3.60%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 3.85

$1.90 MX$33.47

-50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 5.01

$1.60 MX$28.27

-23.13%

Eggs

$1.80 MYR 7.31

$2.60 MX$45.97

-30.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.41 MYR 62.6

$8.36 MX$148

84.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.96 MYR 20.16

$8.64 MX$152

-42.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.14 MYR 45.24

$10.91 MX$192

2.11%

Apples (1kg)

$3.71 MYR 15.07

$2.61 MX$45.98

42.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.94

$1.44 MX$25.46

1.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.52 MYR 10.25

$1.96 MX$34.55

28.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.02 MYR 8.22

$2.12 MX$37.34

-4.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.89

$1.86 MX$32.87

-22.04%

Onion (1kg)

$1.75 MYR 7.12

$2.22 MX$39.20

-21.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 MYR 5.34

$1.02 MX$17.99

28.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.28

$1.04 MX$18.36

-46.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 MYR 16.92

$4.05 MX$71.5

2.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.34 MYR 58.2

$10.18 MX$180

40.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.01 MYR 8.16

$1.69 MX$29.79

18.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 MYR 11.74

$2.62 MX$46.25

10.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 MYR 1.85

$0.51 MX$9.09

-11.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.68 MYR 47.43

$26.52 MX$468

-55.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.37 MYR 5.56

$3.15 MX$55.7

-56.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 3.99

$2.46 MX$43.49

-60.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.03 MYR 24.48

$3.26 MX$57.5

84.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.04

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.12%

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

$35.6K MYR 144.7K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

18.48%

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

$38.5K MYR 156.2K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

61.96%

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

$45.27 MYR 184

$83.5 MX$1,474

-45.80%

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

$9.26 MYR 37.60

$22.86 MX$404

-59.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.85 MYR 125

$30.04 MX$530

2.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.61 MYR 67.5

$51.9 MX$916

-68.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.63 MYR 47.21

$18.30 MX$323

-36.45%

Cinema Ticket

$5.06 MYR 20.55

$5.12 MX$90.4

-1.17%

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

$187 MYR 757

$201 MX$3,541

-7.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,828 MYR 27.7K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

28.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.4 MYR 261

$35.73 MX$631

80.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.91 MYR 76.8

$40.27 MX$711

-53.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.7 MYR 295

$79.2 MX$1,398

-8.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.49 MYR 160

$89.3 MX$1,576

-55.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$324 MYR 1,316

$947 MX$16.7K

-65.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$192 MYR 780

$483 MX$8,525

-60.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$699 MYR 2,838

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-56.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$285 MYR 1,158

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-76.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,174 MYR 4,767

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-70.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$785 MYR 3,188

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-87.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$927 MYR 3,765

$730 MX$12.9K

27.10%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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