Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 36.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 21.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.48 MYR 14.12

$11.88 MX$210

-70.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.63 MYR 75.6

$41.90 MX$740

-55.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.67 MYR 18.97

$10.55 MX$186

-55.73%

Cappuccino

$2.82 MYR 11.44

$3.60 MX$63.5

-21.67%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.98

$1.50 MX$26.45

-51.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.49

$0.91 MX$16.09

-59.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 MYR 14.04

$3.08 MX$54.4

12.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.19 MYR 21.08

$4.47 MX$78.8

16.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 MYR 7.76

$1.39 MX$24.54

37.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 MYR 4.11

$1.90 MX$33.47

-46.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 MYR 7.09

$1.60 MX$28.27

9.37%

Eggs

$2.27 MYR 9.22

$2.60 MX$45.97

-12.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.56 MYR 42.88

$8.36 MX$148

26.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.44 MYR 13.95

$8.64 MX$152

-60.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.23 MYR 33.41

$10.91 MX$192

-24.56%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 MYR 10.90

$2.61 MX$45.98

3.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 MYR 7.06

$1.44 MX$25.46

20.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.48 MYR 10.09

$1.96 MX$34.55

26.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.85

$2.12 MX$37.34

-43.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.82

$1.86 MX$32.87

-36.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.60

$2.22 MX$39.20

-37.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.63

$1.02 MX$17.99

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MYR 2.41

$1.04 MX$18.36

-43.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.33 MYR 17.59

$4.05 MX$71.5

6.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.00 MYR 77.2

$10.18 MX$180

86.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.69 MYR 10.91

$1.69 MX$29.79

59.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.83 MYR 15.54

$2.62 MX$46.25

46.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 MYR 3.03

$0.51 MX$9.09

47.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 MYR 47.54

$26.52 MX$468

-55.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.14

$3.15 MX$55.7

-67.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.44

$2.46 MX$43.49

-85.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.01 MYR 36.59

$3.26 MX$57.5

176.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.02

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.12%

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

$31.9K MYR 129.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

5.99%

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

$27.5K MYR 111.6K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

15.69%

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

$41.33 MYR 168

$83.5 MX$1,474

-50.52%

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

$9.31 MYR 37.82

$22.86 MX$404

-59.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.39 MYR 95.0

$30.04 MX$530

-22.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.06 MYR 150

$51.9 MX$916

-28.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.33 MYR 29.75

$18.30 MX$323

-59.95%

Cinema Ticket

$4.80 MYR 19.51

$5.12 MX$90.4

-6.25%

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

$213 MYR 864

$201 MX$3,541

6.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,234 MYR 33.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

54.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.78 MYR 202

$35.73 MX$631

39.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 MYR 140

$40.27 MX$711

-14.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.1 MYR 220

$79.2 MX$1,398

-31.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.92 MYR 199

$89.3 MX$1,576

-45.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$454 MYR 1,843

$947 MX$16.7K

-52.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MYR 1,418

$483 MX$8,525

-27.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$835 MYR 3,388

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-47.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$554 MYR 2,249

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-54.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,218 MYR 13.1K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-19.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$759 MYR 3,081

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-88.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,712 MYR 6,952

$730 MX$12.9K

134.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

11.42

-60.68%

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

Last update for Petaling Jaya: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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