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

🙂 Solo nomad: Selangor is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 6.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 MYR 11.07

$11.99 MX$227

-78.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.78 MYR 100

$42.47 MX$803

-44.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.82 MYR 16.13

$10.47 MX$198

-63.51%

Cappuccino

$2.23 MYR 9.39

$3.6 MX$68.2

-38.06%

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

$0.78 MYR 3.28

$1.44 MX$27.16

-45.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.41

$0.89 MX$16.79

-62.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.32 MYR 18.21

$3.09 MX$58.5

39.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.4 MYR 22.78

$4.58 MX$86.6

17.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.69

$1.38 MX$26.04

31.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.85 MX$34.9

-45.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.5 MYR 6.32

$1.57 MX$29.68

-4.46%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.99

$2.55 MX$48.3

-25.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.43 MYR 60.8

$8.61 MX$163

67.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.58 MYR 19.3

$8.54 MX$161

-46.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.63 MYR 40.61

$10.98 MX$208

-12.30%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.25

$2.72 MX$51.4

6.99%

Banana (1kg)

$1.57 MYR 6.62

$1.51 MX$28.57

3.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.73 MYR 11.51

$1.88 MX$35.63

45.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.18

$2.19 MX$41.42

-32.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 5.12

$1.87 MX$35.3

-35.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 MYR 4.35

$2.19 MX$41.37

-52.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.72

$1.07 MX$20.23

4.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.35

$1.09 MX$20.64

-48.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.29 MYR 18.11

$3.96 MX$74.9

8.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.8 MYR 75.1

$8.86 MX$167

100.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.4 MYR 14.34

$1.72 MX$32.53

97.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.31 MYR 18.19

$2.61 MX$49.37

65.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.87

$0.52 MX$9.74

30.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.79 MYR 49.74

$26.59 MX$503

-55.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 MYR 4.89

$3.24 MX$61.2

-64.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.1 MYR 4.63

$2.38 MX$44.94

-53.78%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.39 MYR 18.53

$3.11 MX$58.7

41.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.96

$1.31 MX$24.85

-64.12%

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

$39.5K MYR 166.8K

$30.3K MX$573K

30.48%

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

$31.2K MYR 131.4K

$24K MX$453.6K

29.90%

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

$64.4 MYR 271

$84.2 MX$1,592

-23.61%

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

$9.7 MYR 40.88

$22.14 MX$419

-56.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.84 MYR 109

$30.14 MX$570

-14.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.56 MYR 167

$52 MX$983

-23.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.2 MYR 30.38

$18.72 MX$354

-61.54%

Cinema Ticket

$5.21 MYR 21.96

$5.07 MX$95.9

2.76%

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

$119 MYR 501

$200 MX$3,787

-40.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,288 MYR 18.1K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-19.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.4 MYR 255

$35.74 MX$676

68.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.97 MYR 160

$39.8 MX$753

-4.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.2 MYR 321

$79 MX$1,493

-3.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.8 MYR 336

$88.4 MX$1,671

-9.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$448 MYR 1,889

$965 MX$18.3K

-53.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MYR 1,472

$474 MX$8,968

-26.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$840 MYR 3,540

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-49.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$477 MYR 2,011

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-60.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,708 MYR 11.4K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-12.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,341 MYR 5,655

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-82.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$960 MYR 4,047

$792 MX$15K

21.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

11.42

-65.32%

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

Last update for Selangor: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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