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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miri is 33.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miri is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.11 MYR 12.64

$11.88 MX$210

-73.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.57 MYR 46.99

$41.90 MX$740

-72.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.93 MYR 15.94

$10.55 MX$186

-62.75%

Cappuccino

$2.62 MYR 10.65

$3.60 MX$63.5

-27.22%

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

$0.75 MYR 3.04

$1.50 MX$26.45

-50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.49

$0.91 MX$16.09

-59.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.84 MYR 11.55

$3.08 MX$54.4

-7.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 MYR 14.94

$4.47 MX$78.8

-17.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 MYR 5.78

$1.39 MX$24.54

2.16%

White Bread (500g)

$1.45 MYR 5.90

$1.90 MX$33.47

-23.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.78 MYR 3.17

$1.60 MX$28.27

-51.25%

Eggs

$3.40 MYR 13.79

$2.60 MX$45.97

30.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.80 MYR 43.84

$8.36 MX$148

29.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.61 MYR 18.73

$8.64 MX$152

-46.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.08 MYR 49.05

$10.91 MX$192

10.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.09 MYR 12.55

$2.61 MX$45.98

18.39%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 MYR 4.65

$1.44 MX$25.46

-20.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.36 MYR 9.57

$1.96 MX$34.55

20.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.88

$2.12 MX$37.34

-31.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.56 MYR 2.26

$1.86 MX$32.87

-69.89%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 3.92

$2.22 MX$39.20

-56.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.66

$1.02 MX$17.99

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.48

$1.04 MX$18.36

-65.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 MYR 16.99

$4.05 MX$71.5

3.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.70 MYR 80.0

$10.18 MX$180

93.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 MYR 11.72

$1.69 MX$29.79

71.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 MYR 9.40

$2.62 MX$46.25

-11.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 MYR 5.80

$0.51 MX$9.09

180.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.29 MYR 33.64

$26.52 MX$468

-68.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.65

$3.15 MX$55.7

-63.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 MYR 2.87

$2.46 MX$43.49

-71.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 24.35

$3.26 MX$57.5

84.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.01

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.88%

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

$59.2K MYR 240.4K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

96.83%

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

$28.2K MYR 114.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

18.71%

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

$30.81 MYR 125

$83.5 MX$1,474

-63.12%

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

$9.48 MYR 38.47

$22.86 MX$404

-58.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.55 MYR 132

$30.04 MX$530

8.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.80 MYR 117

$51.9 MX$916

-44.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.79 MYR 23.49

$18.30 MX$323

-68.36%

Cinema Ticket

$4.20 MYR 17.04

$5.12 MX$90.4

-17.97%

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

$98.4 MYR 400

$201 MX$3,541

-50.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,129 MYR 20.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-3.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.40 MYR 144

$35.73 MX$631

-0.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.99 MYR 77.1

$40.27 MX$711

-52.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.95 MYR 182

$79.2 MX$1,398

-43.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.36 MYR 127

$89.3 MX$1,576

-64.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$314 MYR 1,276

$947 MX$16.7K

-66.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$166 MYR 672

$483 MX$8,525

-65.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$496 MYR 2,015

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-68.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$372 MYR 1,511

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-69.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,246 MYR 5,057

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-68.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$680 MYR 2,761

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-89.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$749 MYR 3,042

$730 MX$12.9K

2.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.63

11.42

-68.21%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Miri: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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