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

🙂 Solo nomad: Puchong is 16% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Puchong is 30.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 MYR 14.04

$11.85 MX$205

-69.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.83 MYR 74.0

$42.16 MX$730

-55.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.58 MYR 18.01

$10.75 MX$186

-57.40%

Cappuccino

$2.99 MYR 11.77

$3.47 MX$60.2

-13.83%

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

$0.84 MYR 3.31

$1.45 MX$25.17

-42.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 1.93

$0.90 MX$15.64

-45.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.25 MYR 16.70

$3.05 MX$52.9

39.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.81 MYR 22.83

$4.42 MX$76.5

31.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.14

$1.37 MX$23.72

32.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 3.95

$1.87 MX$32.43

-46.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.04

$1.54 MX$26.74

-16.88%

Eggs

$1.90 MYR 7.46

$2.50 MX$43.36

-24.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 MYR 44.71

$8.61 MX$149

32.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.77 MYR 18.75

$8.63 MX$150

-44.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.49 MYR 33.38

$11.02 MX$191

-22.96%

Apples (1kg)

$2.96 MYR 11.64

$2.75 MX$47.62

7.64%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 MYR 3.71

$1.43 MX$24.73

-34.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.73 MYR 10.72

$1.87 MX$32.44

45.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.69

$2.17 MX$37.54

-33.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.31 MYR 5.15

$1.88 MX$32.61

-30.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 MYR 5.46

$2.25 MX$38.91

-38.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 MYR 4.12

$1.07 MX$18.49

-1.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MYR 2.12

$1.07 MX$18.59

-49.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 MYR 16.49

$4.15 MX$72.0

0.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.13 MYR 59.5

$10.34 MX$179

46.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 MYR 11.06

$1.68 MX$29.08

67.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 MYR 11.44

$2.48 MX$43.02

17.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.85

$0.55 MX$9.61

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.01 MYR 47.18

$26.53 MX$459

-54.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.54

$3.22 MX$55.7

-64.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.09

$2.48 MX$42.98

-58.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.79 MYR 18.81

$3.11 MX$53.9

54.02%

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)

$20.0K MYR 78.7K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-34.71%

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

$25.9K MYR 102.0K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

7.95%

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

$44.77 MYR 176

$82.5 MX$1,429

-45.72%

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

$9.60 MYR 37.71

$22.29 MX$386

-56.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.30 MYR 99.4

$30.02 MX$520

-15.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.32 MYR 147

$51.4 MX$891

-27.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 MYR 28.04

$18.29 MX$317

-60.96%

Cinema Ticket

$5.17 MYR 20.33

$4.98 MX$86.3

3.82%

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

$190 MYR 747

$200 MX$3,464

-4.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,283 MYR 36.5K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

75.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 MYR 231

$35.71 MX$618

64.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.98 MYR 149

$39.56 MX$685

-3.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.0 MYR 319

$80.6 MX$1,395

0.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.7 MYR 282

$88.3 MX$1,530

-18.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$269 MYR 1,059

$969 MX$16.8K

-72.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$215 MYR 845

$482 MX$8,352

-55.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$658 MYR 2,586

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-58.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$428 MYR 1,682

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-63.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,647 MYR 6,474

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-59.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$836 MYR 3,284

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-87.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,215 MYR 4,773

$756 MX$13.1K

60.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.47

11.42

-60.86%

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

Last update for Puchong: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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