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

🙂 Solo nomad: Selangor is 15% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 18.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 MYR 10.46

$11.61 MX$200

-77.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.54 MYR 93.0

$42.75 MX$738

-44.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.71 MYR 14.64

$10.60 MX$183

-65.00%

Cappuccino

$2.33 MYR 9.20

$3.59 MX$62.0

-35.10%

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

$0.72 MYR 2.85

$1.45 MX$25.08

-50.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.43

$0.90 MX$15.50

-60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.16 MYR 16.45

$3.03 MX$52.4

37.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.57 MYR 22.01

$4.56 MX$78.8

22.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.43

$1.45 MX$25.07

29.66%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 3.96

$1.83 MX$31.55

-45.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.69

$1.61 MX$27.77

-10.56%

Eggs

$1.91 MYR 7.53

$2.54 MX$43.82

-24.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.71 MYR 58.1

$8.54 MX$148

72.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.77 MYR 18.85

$8.47 MX$146

-43.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.80 MYR 38.70

$10.86 MX$188

-9.76%

Apples (1kg)

$2.98 MYR 11.79

$2.73 MX$47.13

9.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 MYR 6.39

$1.49 MX$25.77

8.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 10.40

$1.94 MX$33.55

35.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.00

$2.16 MX$37.38

-29.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.07

$1.85 MX$31.88

-30.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 MYR 4.11

$2.19 MX$37.80

-52.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 MYR 4.28

$1.07 MX$18.52

0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MYR 2.15

$1.08 MX$18.71

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MYR 16.33

$4.06 MX$70.1

1.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.77 MYR 74.2

$10.46 MX$181

79.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.25 MYR 12.84

$1.65 MX$28.56

96.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.37 MYR 17.28

$2.55 MX$44.01

71.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$0.56 MX$9.60

30.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.89 MYR 46.97

$26.20 MX$453

-54.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$3.14 MX$54.2

-63.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 MYR 4.32

$2.37 MX$40.96

-54.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.42 MYR 17.47

$3.24 MX$56.0

36.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$1.31 MX$22.70

-61.83%

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

$39.7K MYR 156.7K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

29.88%

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

$31.0K MYR 122.4K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

30.04%

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

$63.7 MYR 251

$83.1 MX$1,436

-23.43%

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

$9.51 MYR 37.57

$22.15 MX$383

-57.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.12 MYR 103

$29.37 MX$507

-11.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.59 MYR 152

$51.2 MX$884

-24.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.30 MYR 28.82

$18.69 MX$323

-60.94%

Cinema Ticket

$5.22 MYR 20.62

$4.89 MX$84.4

6.75%

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

$119 MYR 469

$199 MX$3,431

-40.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,303 MYR 17.0K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-17.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.0 MYR 241

$35.93 MX$621

69.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.48 MYR 148

$39.39 MX$680

-4.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.3 MYR 294

$80.3 MX$1,387

-7.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.1 MYR 305

$87.6 MX$1,512

-11.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$440 MYR 1,739

$963 MX$16.6K

-54.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$342 MYR 1,353

$482 MX$8,326

-28.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$844 MYR 3,333

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-48.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,835

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-61.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,637 MYR 6,465

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-58.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$726 MYR 2,868

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-88.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,027 MYR 4,058

$726 MX$12.5K

41.45%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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