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

🙂 Solo nomad: Putrajaya is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Putrajaya is 42.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.60 MYR 14.19

$11.85 MX$211

-69.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.88 MYR 74.4

$42.16 MX$750

-55.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.73 MYR 18.63

$10.75 MX$191

-56.00%

Cappuccino

$2.98 MYR 11.74

$3.47 MX$61.8

-14.12%

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

$0.76 MYR 3.01

$1.45 MX$25.85

-47.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.59

$0.90 MX$16.06

-55.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.47 MYR 13.67

$3.05 MX$54.3

13.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MYR 18.04

$4.42 MX$78.6

3.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 MYR 6.79

$1.37 MX$24.36

25.55%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 MYR 3.08

$1.87 MX$33.31

-58.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 4.94

$1.54 MX$27.46

-18.83%

Eggs

$1.81 MYR 7.12

$2.50 MX$44.53

-27.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.43 MYR 25.35

$8.61 MX$153

-25.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 MYR 17.10

$8.63 MX$154

-49.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.69 MYR 38.19

$11.02 MX$196

-12.07%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 MYR 12.58

$2.75 MX$48.91

16.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.43

$1.43 MX$25.41

-3.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.15 MYR 12.43

$1.87 MX$33.32

68.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 MYR 6.41

$2.17 MX$38.56

-24.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 5.98

$1.88 MX$33.50

-19.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.03

$2.25 MX$39.96

-20.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.64 MYR 6.48

$1.07 MX$18.99

53.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MYR 2.23

$1.07 MX$19.10

-46.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MYR 16.83

$4.15 MX$73.9

2.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.85 MYR 58.5

$10.34 MX$184

43.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.72 MYR 10.73

$1.68 MX$29.87

61.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 MYR 11.38

$2.48 MX$44.19

16.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.84

$0.55 MX$9.87

30.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.67 MYR 45.97

$26.53 MX$472

-56.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.96 MYR 3.79

$3.22 MX$57.2

-70.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.07

$2.48 MX$44.15

-58.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 MYR 23.83

$3.11 MX$55.3

94.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.94

$1.26 MX$22.34

-61.11%

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

$35.1K MYR 138.5K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

14.62%

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

$39.0K MYR 153.6K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

62.19%

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

$45.00 MYR 177

$82.5 MX$1,467

-45.44%

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

$9.35 MYR 36.83

$22.29 MX$396

-58.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.82 MYR 89.9

$30.02 MX$534

-23.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.55 MYR 148

$51.4 MX$915

-27.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.90 MYR 35.07

$18.29 MX$325

-51.34%

Cinema Ticket

$4.88 MYR 19.23

$4.98 MX$88.7

-2.01%

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

$188 MYR 742

$200 MX$3,558

-5.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,895 MYR 27.2K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

29.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.8 MYR 255

$35.71 MX$635

81.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.04 MYR 75.0

$39.56 MX$704

-51.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.8 MYR 291

$80.6 MX$1,433

-8.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.20 MYR 158

$88.3 MX$1,571

-54.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$341 MYR 1,345

$969 MX$17.2K

-64.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$233 MYR 916

$482 MX$8,579

-51.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 MYR 2,447

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-61.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$384 MYR 1,515

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-67.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,119 MYR 8,348

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-47.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,504 MYR 5,927

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-76.93%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,309 MYR 5,156

$756 MX$13.5K

73.01%

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 Putrajaya: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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