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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miri is 38% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miri is 24.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 MYR 12.32

$11.61 MX$200

-73.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.90 MYR 47.01

$42.75 MX$738

-72.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.94 MYR 15.57

$10.60 MX$183

-62.83%

Cappuccino

$2.65 MYR 10.48

$3.59 MX$62.0

-26.18%

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

$0.70 MYR 2.78

$1.45 MX$25.08

-51.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.43

$0.90 MX$15.50

-60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.76 MYR 10.91

$3.03 MX$52.4

-8.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.74 MYR 14.79

$4.56 MX$78.8

-17.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 MYR 5.59

$1.45 MX$25.07

-2.07%

White Bread (500g)

$1.40 MYR 5.52

$1.83 MX$31.55

-23.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.86 MYR 3.39

$1.61 MX$27.77

-46.58%

Eggs

$3.41 MYR 13.47

$2.54 MX$43.82

34.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.09 MYR 43.79

$8.54 MX$148

29.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.55 MYR 17.98

$8.47 MX$146

-46.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.11 MYR 47.85

$10.86 MX$188

11.51%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 MYR 12.61

$2.73 MX$47.13

16.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.50

$1.49 MX$25.77

-23.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 MYR 8.96

$1.94 MX$33.55

17.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.44

$2.16 MX$37.38

-36.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.60 MYR 2.36

$1.85 MX$31.88

-67.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 3.83

$2.19 MX$37.80

-55.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.75

$1.07 MX$18.52

-11.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$1.08 MX$18.71

-65.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 16.91

$4.06 MX$70.1

5.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.82 MYR 78.3

$10.46 MX$181

89.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.91 MYR 11.49

$1.65 MX$28.56

76.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MYR 8.78

$2.55 MX$44.01

-12.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 MYR 5.40

$0.56 MX$9.60

144.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.51 MYR 33.63

$26.20 MX$453

-67.52%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MYR 4.71

$3.14 MX$54.2

-62.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 MYR 3.00

$2.37 MX$40.96

-67.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.86 MYR 23.14

$3.24 MX$56.0

80.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$1.31 MX$22.70

-64.89%

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

$58.6K MYR 231.4K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

91.79%

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

$28.2K MYR 111.5K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

18.54%

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

$30.34 MYR 120

$83.1 MX$1,436

-63.51%

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

$9.31 MYR 36.78

$22.15 MX$383

-57.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.58 MYR 129

$29.37 MX$507

10.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.55 MYR 113

$51.2 MX$884

-44.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.03 MYR 23.81

$18.69 MX$323

-67.74%

Cinema Ticket

$4.29 MYR 16.95

$4.89 MX$84.4

-12.27%

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

$99.6 MYR 394

$199 MX$3,431

-49.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,152 MYR 20.3K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-1.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.89 MYR 138

$35.93 MX$621

-2.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.49 MYR 73.0

$39.39 MX$680

-53.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.42 MYR 179

$80.3 MX$1,387

-43.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.81 MYR 126

$87.6 MX$1,512

-63.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$313 MYR 1,237

$963 MX$16.6K

-67.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$164 MYR 649

$482 MX$8,326

-65.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 MYR 1,909

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-70.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$382 MYR 1,510

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-67.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,264 MYR 4,995

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-68.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$692 MYR 2,735

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-89.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$762 MYR 3,010

$726 MX$12.5K

4.91%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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