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 21.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Putra Heights is 27.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.47 MYR 13.64

$11.85 MX$205

-70.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.66 MYR 73.3

$42.16 MX$730

-55.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.59 MYR 18.06

$10.75 MX$186

-57.30%

Cappuccino

$2.88 MYR 11.32

$3.47 MX$60.2

-17.00%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.12

$1.45 MX$25.17

-45.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.78

$0.90 MX$15.64

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.18 MYR 16.42

$3.05 MX$52.9

37.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.71 MYR 22.45

$4.42 MX$76.5

29.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.38

$1.37 MX$23.72

37.23%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 3.74

$1.87 MX$32.43

-49.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 4.90

$1.54 MX$26.74

-18.83%

Eggs

$1.82 MYR 7.13

$2.50 MX$43.36

-27.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.45 MYR 56.8

$8.61 MX$149

67.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.70 MYR 18.46

$8.63 MX$150

-45.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.49 MYR 37.29

$11.02 MX$191

-13.88%

Apples (1kg)

$2.98 MYR 11.71

$2.75 MX$47.62

8.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 5.92

$1.43 MX$24.73

5.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.62 MYR 10.28

$1.87 MX$32.44

40.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 5.97

$2.17 MX$37.54

-29.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.02

$1.88 MX$32.61

-31.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.40 MYR 5.50

$2.25 MX$38.91

-37.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.20 MYR 4.73

$1.07 MX$18.49

12.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.06

$1.07 MX$18.59

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.36 MYR 17.13

$4.15 MX$72.0

5.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.89 MYR 58.5

$10.34 MX$179

44.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 MYR 11.09

$1.68 MX$29.08

67.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 MYR 11.26

$2.48 MX$43.02

15.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.70 MYR 2.74

$0.55 MX$9.61

27.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.69 MYR 45.95

$26.53 MX$459

-55.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.53

$3.22 MX$55.7

-64.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 MYR 3.89

$2.48 MX$42.98

-60.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.69 MYR 18.45

$3.11 MX$53.9

50.80%

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)

$35.0K MYR 137.4K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

14.07%

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

$33.2K MYR 130.3K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

37.92%

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

$64.6 MYR 254

$82.5 MX$1,429

-21.74%

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

$9.19 MYR 36.10

$22.29 MX$386

-58.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.55 MYR 100

$30.02 MX$520

-14.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.53 MYR 147

$51.4 MX$891

-27.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 MYR 23.22

$18.29 MX$317

-67.69%

Cinema Ticket

$5.13 MYR 20.18

$4.98 MX$86.3

3.01%

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

$190 MYR 746

$200 MX$3,464

-5.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,800 MYR 26.7K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

28.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.9 MYR 243

$35.71 MX$618

73.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.73 MYR 73.6

$39.56 MX$685

-52.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.4 MYR 289

$80.6 MX$1,395

-8.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.61 MYR 156

$88.3 MX$1,530

-55.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$389 MYR 1,528

$969 MX$16.8K

-59.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 MYR 1,057

$482 MX$8,352

-44.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$635 MYR 2,496

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-60.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$476 MYR 1,872

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-59.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,951 MYR 7,668

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-51.82%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$914 MYR 3,593

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-85.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,130 MYR 4,440

$756 MX$13.1K

49.35%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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