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

🙂 Solo nomad: Puchong is 13.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Puchong is 10.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.64 MYR 14.38

$11.61 MX$200

-68.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.51 MYR 73.1

$42.75 MX$738

-56.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.85 MYR 19.14

$10.60 MX$183

-54.25%

Cappuccino

$2.92 MYR 11.52

$3.59 MX$62.0

-18.66%

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

$0.78 MYR 3.08

$1.45 MX$25.08

-46.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 1.94

$0.90 MX$15.50

-45.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.13 MYR 16.32

$3.03 MX$52.4

36.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.84 MYR 23.07

$4.56 MX$78.8

28.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 MYR 7.50

$1.45 MX$25.07

31.03%

White Bread (500g)

$1.06 MYR 4.19

$1.83 MX$31.55

-42.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.05

$1.61 MX$27.77

-20.50%

Eggs

$1.87 MYR 7.40

$2.54 MX$43.82

-26.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.15 MYR 44.06

$8.54 MX$148

30.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.59 MYR 18.13

$8.47 MX$146

-45.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.30 MYR 32.78

$10.86 MX$188

-23.57%

Apples (1kg)

$2.85 MYR 11.27

$2.73 MX$47.13

4.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 MYR 3.99

$1.49 MX$25.77

-32.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.70 MYR 10.66

$1.94 MX$33.55

39.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 5.98

$2.16 MX$37.38

-30.09%

Potato (1kg)

$1.35 MYR 5.34

$1.85 MX$31.88

-27.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.46

$2.19 MX$37.80

-36.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 MYR 4.30

$1.07 MX$18.52

1.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.16

$1.08 MX$18.71

-49.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.30 MYR 16.97

$4.06 MX$70.1

5.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.28 MYR 60.4

$10.46 MX$181

46.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.87 MYR 11.34

$1.65 MX$28.56

73.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 MYR 11.43

$2.55 MX$44.01

13.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$0.56 MX$9.60

30.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.92 MYR 47.07

$26.20 MX$453

-54.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.78

$3.14 MX$54.2

-61.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.05

$2.37 MX$40.96

-56.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.74 MYR 18.74

$3.24 MX$56.0

46.30%

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)

$20.1K MYR 79.4K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

-34.21%

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

$25.8K MYR 101.8K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

8.19%

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

$46.34 MYR 183

$83.1 MX$1,436

-44.26%

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

$9.49 MYR 37.47

$22.15 MX$383

-57.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.10 MYR 103

$29.37 MX$507

-11.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.57 MYR 148

$51.2 MX$884

-26.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.13 MYR 28.16

$18.69 MX$323

-61.85%

Cinema Ticket

$4.95 MYR 19.56

$4.89 MX$84.4

1.23%

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

$191 MYR 753

$199 MX$3,431

-3.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,346 MYR 36.9K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

79.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.1 MYR 233

$35.93 MX$621

64.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.51 MYR 148

$39.39 MX$680

-4.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.1 MYR 328

$80.3 MX$1,387

3.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.9 MYR 276

$87.6 MX$1,512

-20.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,052

$963 MX$16.6K

-72.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$215 MYR 851

$482 MX$8,326

-55.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$645 MYR 2,549

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-60.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$420 MYR 1,660

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-64.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,634 MYR 6,455

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-58.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$838 MYR 3,308

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-87.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,203 MYR 4,753

$726 MX$12.5K

65.66%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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