Cost of Living Comparison Between Putra Heights and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Putra Heights and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Putra Heights is 42.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Putra Heights is 24.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.63 MYR 15.29

$11.99 MX$227

-69.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.98 MYR 80.1

$42.47 MX$803

-55.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.61 MYR 19.43

$10.47 MX$198

-55.97%

Cappuccino

$3 MYR 12.65

$3.6 MX$68.2

-16.67%

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

$0.86 MYR 3.62

$1.44 MX$27.16

-40.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.93

$0.89 MX$16.79

-48.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.36 MYR 18.37

$3.09 MX$58.5

41.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 MYR 24.44

$4.58 MX$86.6

26.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.94

$1.38 MX$26.04

36.23%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.85 MX$34.9

-45.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.29

$1.57 MX$29.68

-20.38%

Eggs

$1.81 MYR 7.63

$2.55 MX$48.3

-29.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.78 MYR 62.3

$8.61 MX$163

71.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.71 MYR 19.88

$8.54 MX$161

-44.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.63 MYR 40.62

$10.98 MX$208

-12.30%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.27

$2.72 MX$51.4

6.99%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.42

$1.51 MX$28.57

0.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.7 MYR 11.38

$1.88 MX$35.63

43.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.2

$2.19 MX$41.42

-32.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.4

$1.87 MX$35.3

-31.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MYR 5.65

$2.19 MX$41.37

-38.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 MYR 5.14

$1.07 MX$20.23

14.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.18

$1.09 MX$20.64

-52.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 MYR 17.58

$3.96 MX$74.9

5.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.55 MYR 61.4

$8.86 MX$167

64.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MYR 11.54

$1.72 MX$32.53

59.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 MYR 12.78

$2.61 MX$49.37

16.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.7 MYR 2.94

$0.52 MX$9.74

34.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 MYR 49.37

$26.59 MX$503

-55.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 5.11

$3.24 MX$61.2

-62.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.38

$2.38 MX$44.94

-56.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.6 MYR 19.42

$3.11 MX$58.7

47.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.98

$1.31 MX$24.85

-64.12%

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

$35.1K MYR 147.9K

$30.3K MX$573K

15.73%

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

$32.1K MYR 135.4K

$24K MX$453.6K

33.84%

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

$63.6 MYR 268

$84.2 MX$1,592

-24.48%

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

$8.88 MYR 37.44

$22.14 MX$419

-59.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.87 MYR 109

$30.14 MX$570

-14.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.19 MYR 157

$52 MX$983

-28.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.83 MYR 24.61

$18.72 MX$354

-68.86%

Cinema Ticket

$5.1 MYR 21.53

$5.07 MX$95.9

0.59%

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

$185 MYR 781

$200 MX$3,787

-7.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,879 MYR 29K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

29.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.8 MYR 256

$35.74 MX$676

70.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.5 MYR 78

$39.8 MX$753

-53.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74 MYR 312

$79 MX$1,493

-6.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.66 MYR 167

$88.4 MX$1,671

-55.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$965 MX$18.3K

-59.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 MYR 1,148

$474 MX$8,968

-42.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$648 MYR 2,733

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-60.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,970

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-61.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,015 MYR 8,498

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-34.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,148 MYR 4,839

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-84.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,072 MYR 4,521

$792 MX$15K

35.40%

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 Putra Heights: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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