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

🙂 Solo nomad: Serdang is 19% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Serdang is 20.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.60 MYR 18.13

$11.85 MX$211

-61.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.71 MYR 109

$42.16 MX$750

-34.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 MYR 19.00

$10.75 MX$191

-55.16%

Cappuccino

$2.98 MYR 11.73

$3.47 MX$61.8

-14.12%

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

$0.87 MYR 3.42

$1.45 MX$25.85

-40.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 MYR 2.11

$0.90 MX$16.06

-41.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.30 MYR 16.94

$3.05 MX$54.3

40.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.04 MYR 23.78

$4.42 MX$78.6

36.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.01 MYR 7.91

$1.37 MX$24.36

46.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 MYR 3.99

$1.87 MX$33.31

-45.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.59

$1.54 MX$27.46

8.44%

Eggs

$2.20 MYR 8.67

$2.50 MX$44.53

-12.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.65 MYR 57.7

$8.61 MX$153

70.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.61 MYR 18.15

$8.63 MX$154

-46.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.63 MYR 37.92

$11.02 MX$196

-12.61%

Apples (1kg)

$2.87 MYR 11.31

$2.75 MX$48.91

4.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 MYR 6.22

$1.43 MX$25.41

10.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.70 MYR 10.65

$1.87 MX$33.32

44.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.05

$2.17 MX$38.56

-29.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 4.80

$1.88 MX$33.50

-35.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.40 MYR 5.53

$2.25 MX$39.96

-37.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.16 MYR 4.56

$1.07 MX$18.99

8.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 MYR 2.62

$1.07 MX$19.10

-38.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.12 MYR 16.22

$4.15 MX$73.9

-0.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.79 MYR 74.0

$10.34 MX$184

81.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.35 MYR 13.18

$1.68 MX$29.87

99.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.31 MYR 16.97

$2.48 MX$44.19

73.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.68

$0.55 MX$9.87

23.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.95 MYR 47.06

$26.53 MX$472

-54.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.52

$3.22 MX$57.2

-64.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.48

$2.48 MX$44.15

-54.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.73 MYR 18.63

$3.11 MX$55.3

52.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.51 MYR 1.99

$1.26 MX$22.34

-59.52%

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

$40.7K MYR 160.4K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

32.78%

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

$32.7K MYR 129.0K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

36.23%

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

$63.6 MYR 251

$82.5 MX$1,467

-22.87%

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

$11.43 MYR 45.03

$22.29 MX$396

-48.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.76 MYR 102

$30.02 MX$534

-14.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.30 MYR 143

$51.4 MX$915

-29.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.85 MYR 23.03

$18.29 MX$325

-68.02%

Cinema Ticket

$5.24 MYR 20.63

$4.98 MX$88.7

5.22%

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

$271 MYR 1,069

$200 MX$3,558

35.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,505 MYR 37.5K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

79.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.4 MYR 242

$35.71 MX$635

71.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.59 MYR 148

$39.56 MX$704

-4.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.4 MYR 344

$80.6 MX$1,433

8.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$82.0 MYR 323

$88.3 MX$1,571

-7.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$384 MYR 1,513

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,047

$482 MX$8,579

-44.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$653 MYR 2,573

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-59.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$470 MYR 1,851

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,887 MYR 7,435

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-53.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$861 MYR 3,394

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-86.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,016 MYR 4,003

$756 MX$13.5K

34.33%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.47

11.42

-60.86%

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

Last update for Serdang: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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