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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nilai is 27% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nilai is 10.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.64 MYR 14.79

$11.88 MX$210

-69.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.55 MYR 75.3

$41.90 MX$740

-55.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.92 MYR 24.04

$10.55 MX$186

-43.89%

Cappuccino

$2.78 MYR 11.28

$3.60 MX$63.5

-22.78%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.19

$1.50 MX$26.45

-47.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.47

$0.91 MX$16.09

-60.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 MYR 13.97

$3.08 MX$54.4

11.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.91 MYR 19.94

$4.47 MX$78.8

9.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 MYR 7.30

$1.39 MX$24.54

29.50%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 4.05

$1.90 MX$33.47

-47.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.07

$1.60 MX$28.27

-21.88%

Eggs

$2.06 MYR 8.36

$2.60 MX$45.97

-20.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.93 MYR 60.6

$8.36 MX$148

78.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.28 MYR 17.36

$8.64 MX$152

-50.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.18 MYR 37.26

$10.91 MX$192

-15.86%

Apples (1kg)

$2.87 MYR 11.67

$2.61 MX$45.98

9.96%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.21

$1.44 MX$25.46

6.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.51

$1.96 MX$34.55

32.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.42 MYR 5.78

$2.12 MX$37.34

-33.02%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 4.97

$1.86 MX$32.87

-34.41%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.16

$2.22 MX$39.20

-42.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 MYR 4.09

$1.02 MX$17.99

-0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.11

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.16 MYR 16.90

$4.05 MX$71.5

2.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.20 MYR 65.8

$10.18 MX$180

59.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.83 MYR 11.49

$1.69 MX$29.79

67.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.88 MYR 11.71

$2.62 MX$46.25

9.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.80

$0.51 MX$9.09

35.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.79 MYR 47.89

$26.52 MX$468

-55.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MYR 4.85

$3.15 MX$55.7

-62.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 MYR 4.15

$2.46 MX$43.49

-58.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.03 MYR 24.50

$3.26 MX$57.5

84.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.90

$1.32 MX$23.36

-64.39%

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

$35.7K MYR 144.9K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

18.65%

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

$31.4K MYR 127.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

32.15%

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

$43.26 MYR 176

$83.5 MX$1,474

-48.21%

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

$9.25 MYR 37.55

$22.86 MX$404

-59.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.37 MYR 119

$30.04 MX$530

-2.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.38 MYR 148

$51.9 MX$916

-29.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.78 MYR 23.49

$18.30 MX$323

-68.42%

Cinema Ticket

$4.84 MYR 19.66

$5.12 MX$90.4

-5.47%

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

$187 MYR 758

$201 MX$3,541

-6.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,865 MYR 27.9K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

29.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.5 MYR 250

$35.73 MX$631

72.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.05 MYR 110

$40.27 MX$711

-32.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.9 MYR 292

$79.2 MX$1,398

-9.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.8 MYR 206

$89.3 MX$1,576

-43.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$384 MYR 1,558

$947 MX$16.7K

-59.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,107

$483 MX$8,525

-43.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$642 MYR 2,607

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-59.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$469 MYR 1,906

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-61.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,533 MYR 6,223

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-61.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$817 MYR 3,318

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-87.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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 Nilai: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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