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

🙂 Solo nomad: Serdang is 33.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Serdang is 7.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.60 MYR 18.68

$11.88 MX$210

-61.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.78 MYR 113

$41.90 MX$740

-33.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.77 MYR 19.35

$10.55 MX$186

-54.79%

Cappuccino

$3.10 MYR 12.58

$3.60 MX$63.5

-13.89%

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

$0.84 MYR 3.41

$1.50 MX$26.45

-44.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 MYR 2.15

$0.91 MX$16.09

-41.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.31 MYR 17.48

$3.08 MX$54.4

39.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.02 MYR 24.43

$4.47 MX$78.8

34.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.98 MYR 8.02

$1.39 MX$24.54

42.45%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 4.08

$1.90 MX$33.47

-47.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.76

$1.60 MX$28.27

4.37%

Eggs

$2.23 MYR 9.06

$2.60 MX$45.97

-14.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.39 MYR 58.4

$8.36 MX$148

72.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.53 MYR 18.40

$8.64 MX$152

-47.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.65 MYR 39.18

$10.91 MX$192

-11.55%

Apples (1kg)

$2.96 MYR 12.04

$2.61 MX$45.98

13.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 MYR 6.59

$1.44 MX$25.46

12.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.62 MYR 10.64

$1.96 MX$34.55

33.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.92

$2.12 MX$37.34

-31.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.17

$1.86 MX$32.87

-31.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.36 MYR 5.50

$2.22 MX$39.20

-38.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 MYR 4.90

$1.02 MX$17.99

18.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 MYR 2.54

$1.04 MX$18.36

-39.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.23 MYR 17.17

$4.05 MX$71.5

4.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.20 MYR 73.9

$10.18 MX$180

78.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.40 MYR 13.81

$1.69 MX$29.79

101.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.24 MYR 17.20

$2.62 MX$46.25

61.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.76

$0.51 MX$9.09

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.66 MYR 47.34

$26.52 MX$468

-56.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.17 MYR 4.74

$3.15 MX$55.7

-62.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 MYR 4.44

$2.46 MX$43.49

-55.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.65 MYR 18.88

$3.26 MX$57.5

42.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.51 MYR 2.08

$1.32 MX$23.36

-61.36%

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

$40.7K MYR 165.2K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

35.25%

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

$32.2K MYR 130.6K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

35.41%

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

$63.6 MYR 258

$83.5 MX$1,474

-23.87%

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

$11.68 MYR 47.43

$22.86 MX$404

-48.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.93 MYR 105

$30.04 MX$530

-13.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.80 MYR 149

$51.9 MX$916

-29.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.99 MYR 24.32

$18.30 MX$323

-67.27%

Cinema Ticket

$5.20 MYR 21.11

$5.12 MX$90.4

1.56%

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

$265 MYR 1,074

$201 MX$3,541

31.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,538 MYR 38.7K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

79.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.4 MYR 249

$35.73 MX$631

71.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.88 MYR 154

$40.27 MX$711

-5.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.6 MYR 351

$79.2 MX$1,398

9.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$81.8 MYR 332

$89.3 MX$1,576

-8.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 MYR 1,555

$947 MX$16.7K

-59.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 MYR 1,104

$483 MX$8,525

-43.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$655 MYR 2,661

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-59.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MYR 1,926

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-60.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,419 MYR 5,762

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-64.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$851 MYR 3,456

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$980 MYR 3,977

$730 MX$12.9K

34.28%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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