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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sibu is 39.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sibu is 20% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.10 MYR 8.53

$11.88 MX$210

-82.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.41 MYR 34.14

$41.90 MX$740

-79.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.06 MYR 16.47

$10.55 MX$186

-61.52%

Cappuccino

$2.08 MYR 8.44

$3.60 MX$63.5

-42.22%

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

$0.62 MYR 2.52

$1.50 MX$26.45

-58.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 MYR 0.93

$0.91 MX$16.09

-74.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.78 MYR 11.30

$3.08 MX$54.4

-9.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.10 MYR 20.71

$4.47 MX$78.8

14.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 MYR 5.85

$1.39 MX$24.54

3.60%

White Bread (500g)

$1.37 MYR 5.56

$1.90 MX$33.47

-27.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.15 MYR 4.65

$1.60 MX$28.27

-28.13%

Eggs

$1.49 MYR 6.03

$2.60 MX$45.97

-42.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.99 MYR 60.9

$8.36 MX$148

79.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.73 MYR 19.22

$8.64 MX$152

-45.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.83 MYR 23.65

$10.91 MX$192

-46.56%

Apples (1kg)

$3.08 MYR 12.52

$2.61 MX$45.98

18.01%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.90

$1.44 MX$25.46

-15.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.93 MYR 7.83

$1.96 MX$34.55

-1.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.63 MYR 14.75

$2.12 MX$37.34

71.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 5.05

$1.86 MX$32.87

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$2.34 MYR 9.50

$2.22 MX$39.20

5.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.23

$1.02 MX$17.99

1.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.16 MYR 4.72

$1.04 MX$18.36

11.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 MYR 16.70

$4.05 MX$71.5

1.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.37 MYR 82.7

$10.18 MX$180

100.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 MYR 5.12

$1.69 MX$29.79

-25.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.92 MYR 15.92

$2.62 MX$46.25

49.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.77

$0.51 MX$9.09

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.64 MYR 47.27

$26.52 MX$468

-56.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.93

$3.15 MX$55.7

-61.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.21

$2.46 MX$43.49

-57.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 MYR 24.58

$3.26 MX$57.5

85.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.99

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.88%

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

$36.0K MYR 146.3K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

19.81%

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

$31.0K MYR 126.0K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

30.66%

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

$43.21 MYR 175

$83.5 MX$1,474

-48.27%

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

$4.98 MYR 20.21

$22.86 MX$404

-78.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.30 MYR 74.3

$30.04 MX$530

-39.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.25 MYR 94.4

$51.9 MX$916

-55.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.92 MYR 24.02

$18.30 MX$323

-67.65%

Cinema Ticket

$3.20 MYR 13.01

$5.12 MX$90.4

-37.50%

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

$184 MYR 748

$201 MX$3,541

-8.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,009 MYR 28.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

31.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.0 MYR 244

$35.73 MX$631

67.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.77 MYR 113

$40.27 MX$711

-31.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.3 MYR 298

$79.2 MX$1,398

-7.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.6 MYR 205

$89.3 MX$1,576

-43.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$389 MYR 1,579

$947 MX$16.7K

-58.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,080

$483 MX$8,525

-44.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$641 MYR 2,602

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-59.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$476 MYR 1,931

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-60.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,708 MYR 6,935

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-57.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$857 MYR 3,480

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$499 MYR 2,025

$730 MX$12.9K

-31.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.25

11.42

-62.78%

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

Last update for Sibu: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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