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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sentul is 19.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sentul is 39.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.47 MYR 13.68

$11.85 MX$211

-70.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.80 MYR 74.1

$42.16 MX$750

-55.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.63 MYR 18.23

$10.75 MX$191

-56.93%

Cappuccino

$2.82 MYR 11.12

$3.47 MX$61.8

-18.73%

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

$0.67 MYR 2.62

$1.45 MX$25.85

-53.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 1.94

$0.90 MX$16.06

-45.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.63 MYR 14.30

$3.05 MX$54.3

19.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.02 MYR 19.78

$4.42 MX$78.6

13.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.18

$1.37 MX$24.36

32.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 3.75

$1.87 MX$33.31

-49.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.81 MYR 7.13

$1.54 MX$27.46

17.53%

Eggs

$1.80 MYR 7.10

$2.50 MX$44.53

-28.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.43 MYR 41.08

$8.61 MX$153

21.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.41 MYR 13.42

$8.63 MX$154

-60.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.26 MYR 32.55

$11.02 MX$196

-25.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.43

$2.75 MX$48.91

-3.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 5.93

$1.43 MX$25.41

5.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 9.95

$1.87 MX$33.32

35.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.72

$2.17 MX$38.56

-44.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.67

$1.88 MX$33.50

-37.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.23

$2.25 MX$39.96

-40.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 MYR 3.71

$1.07 MX$18.99

-12.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 MYR 2.51

$1.07 MX$19.10

-40.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MYR 16.34

$4.15 MX$73.9

Wine (Bottle)

$14.58 MYR 57.4

$10.34 MX$184

41.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.47

$1.68 MX$29.87

58.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 MYR 11.50

$2.48 MX$44.19

17.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.85

$0.55 MX$9.87

30.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.60 MYR 45.69

$26.53 MX$472

-56.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 MYR 3.85

$3.22 MX$57.2

-69.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 MYR 3.93

$2.48 MX$44.15

-59.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 MYR 36.52

$3.11 MX$55.3

198.07%

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)

$31.9K MYR 125.5K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

3.93%

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

$27.6K MYR 108.6K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

14.62%

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

$41.47 MYR 163

$82.5 MX$1,467

-49.72%

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

$9.33 MYR 36.77

$22.29 MX$396

-58.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.78 MYR 93.7

$30.02 MX$534

-20.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.23 MYR 143

$51.4 MX$915

-29.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.77 MYR 22.73

$18.29 MX$325

-68.45%

Cinema Ticket

$4.92 MYR 19.38

$4.98 MX$88.7

-1.20%

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

$187 MYR 736

$200 MX$3,558

-6.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,843 MYR 27.0K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

29.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.9 MYR 260

$35.71 MX$635

84.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.62 MYR 113

$39.56 MX$704

-27.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.4 MYR 234

$80.6 MX$1,433

-26.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.55 MYR 195

$88.3 MX$1,571

-43.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 MYR 1,501

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,077

$482 MX$8,579

-43.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$643 MYR 2,535

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-59.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$462 MYR 1,822

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,817 MYR 7,158

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-55.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$882 MYR 3,474

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-86.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$915 MYR 3,604

$756 MX$13.5K

20.92%

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 Sentul: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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