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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miri is 36.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miri is 41.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.21 MYR 12.63

$11.85 MX$205

-72.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.69 MYR 45.93

$42.16 MX$730

-72.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.00 MYR 15.73

$10.75 MX$186

-62.79%

Cappuccino

$2.67 MYR 10.49

$3.47 MX$60.2

-23.05%

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

$0.75 MYR 2.96

$1.45 MX$25.17

-48.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.33

$0.90 MX$15.64

-62.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.90 MYR 11.38

$3.05 MX$52.9

-4.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 MYR 15.17

$4.42 MX$76.5

-12.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.41 MYR 5.55

$1.37 MX$23.72

2.92%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 MYR 5.52

$1.87 MX$32.43

-24.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.80 MYR 3.13

$1.54 MX$26.74

-48.05%

Eggs

$3.40 MYR 13.36

$2.50 MX$43.36

36.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.01 MYR 43.28

$8.61 MX$149

27.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.69 MYR 18.44

$8.63 MX$150

-45.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.10 MYR 47.55

$11.02 MX$191

9.80%

Apples (1kg)

$3.05 MYR 11.99

$2.75 MX$47.62

10.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.67

$1.43 MX$24.73

-16.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.30 MYR 9.02

$1.87 MX$32.44

22.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.40

$2.17 MX$37.54

-36.41%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 MYR 2.15

$1.88 MX$32.61

-70.74%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 3.83

$2.25 MX$38.91

-56.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.54

$1.07 MX$18.49

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.44

$1.07 MX$18.59

-65.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 MYR 16.16

$4.15 MX$72.0

-0.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.62 MYR 81.0

$10.34 MX$179

99.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.97 MYR 11.66

$1.68 MX$29.08

76.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 MYR 8.84

$2.48 MX$43.02

-9.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 MYR 5.62

$0.55 MX$9.61

160.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.63 MYR 33.92

$26.53 MX$459

-67.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.75

$3.22 MX$55.7

-62.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 MYR 2.92

$2.48 MX$42.98

-70.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 23.60

$3.11 MX$53.9

92.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.94

$1.26 MX$21.75

-61.11%

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

$58.6K MYR 230.4K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

91.19%

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

$28.5K MYR 112.1K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

18.64%

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

$31.24 MYR 123

$82.5 MX$1,429

-62.12%

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

$9.51 MYR 37.38

$22.29 MX$386

-57.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.19 MYR 127

$30.02 MX$520

7.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.90 MYR 110

$51.4 MX$891

-45.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.73 MYR 22.51

$18.29 MX$317

-68.67%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 MYR 16.37

$4.98 MX$86.3

-16.27%

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

$97.6 MYR 384

$200 MX$3,464

-51.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,119 MYR 20.1K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-3.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.77 MYR 141

$35.71 MX$618

0.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.63 MYR 73.2

$39.56 MX$685

-52.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.03 MYR 177

$80.6 MX$1,395

-44.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.13 MYR 126

$88.3 MX$1,530

-63.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$308 MYR 1,211

$969 MX$16.8K

-68.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$164 MYR 645

$482 MX$8,352

-65.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$480 MYR 1,885

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-69.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$375 MYR 1,472

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-68.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,284 MYR 5,045

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-68.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$712 MYR 2,799

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-89.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MYR 2,971

$756 MX$13.1K

-0.07%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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