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

🙂 Solo nomad: Rawang is 22.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Rawang is 26% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.99 MYR 11.75

$11.85 MX$205

-74.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.45 MYR 84.3

$42.16 MX$730

-49.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.33 MYR 17.02

$10.75 MX$186

-59.72%

Cappuccino

$2.94 MYR 11.57

$3.47 MX$60.2

-15.27%

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

$0.92 MYR 3.62

$1.45 MX$25.17

-36.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.44

$0.90 MX$15.64

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.36 MYR 17.13

$3.05 MX$52.9

42.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.40 MYR 17.30

$4.42 MX$76.5

-0.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.89 MYR 7.44

$1.37 MX$23.72

37.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.03 MYR 4.07

$1.87 MX$32.43

-44.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 MYR 6.81

$1.54 MX$26.74

12.34%

Eggs

$2.11 MYR 8.27

$2.50 MX$43.36

-15.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.41 MYR 56.7

$8.61 MX$149

67.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.66 MYR 18.30

$8.63 MX$150

-46.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.83 MYR 38.64

$11.02 MX$191

-10.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.89 MYR 11.36

$2.75 MX$47.62

5.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.50 MYR 5.91

$1.43 MX$24.73

4.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 MYR 10.49

$1.87 MX$32.44

42.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 5.95

$2.17 MX$37.54

-30.41%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.67

$1.88 MX$32.61

-36.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 4.82

$2.25 MX$38.91

-45.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 MYR 3.77

$1.07 MX$18.49

-10.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.78

$1.07 MX$18.59

-57.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.22 MYR 16.58

$4.15 MX$72.0

1.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.24 MYR 75.6

$10.34 MX$179

86.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.64 MYR 10.36

$1.68 MX$29.08

57.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 MYR 13.63

$2.48 MX$43.02

39.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.69

$0.55 MX$9.61

23.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.89 MYR 46.73

$26.53 MX$459

-55.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 MYR 2.72

$3.22 MX$55.7

-78.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.54 MYR 2.14

$2.48 MX$42.98

-78.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.58 MYR 17.99

$3.11 MX$53.9

47.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$1.26 MX$21.75

-60.32%

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

$34.3K MYR 134.6K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

11.72%

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

$27.7K MYR 108.8K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

15.21%

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

$38.26 MYR 150

$82.5 MX$1,429

-53.61%

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

$10.01 MYR 39.35

$22.29 MX$386

-55.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.39 MYR 99.8

$30.02 MX$520

-15.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.20 MYR 142

$51.4 MX$891

-29.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.80 MYR 22.80

$18.29 MX$317

-68.29%

Cinema Ticket

$5.10 MYR 20.03

$4.98 MX$86.3

2.41%

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

$238 MYR 936

$200 MX$3,464

19.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,181 MYR 24.3K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

16.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.0 MYR 212

$35.71 MX$618

51.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.43 MYR 116

$39.56 MX$685

-25.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.2 MYR 241

$80.6 MX$1,395

-24.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.6 MYR 207

$88.3 MX$1,530

-40.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 MYR 1,504

$969 MX$16.8K

-60.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 MYR 1,064

$482 MX$8,352

-43.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$657 MYR 2,582

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-58.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$475 MYR 1,867

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-59.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,749 MYR 6,872

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-56.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$911 MYR 3,580

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-86.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,244 MYR 4,888

$756 MX$13.1K

64.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

11.42

-63.57%

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

Last update for Rawang: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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