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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sibu is 24.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sibu is 46.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 MYR 8.54

$11.85 MX$210

-81.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.73 MYR 34.38

$42.16 MX$746

-79.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.24 MYR 16.70

$10.75 MX$190

-60.56%

Cappuccino

$2.12 MYR 8.36

$3.47 MX$61.5

-38.90%

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

$0.63 MYR 2.49

$1.45 MX$25.72

-56.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MYR 0.99

$0.90 MX$15.98

-72.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.88 MYR 11.34

$3.05 MX$54.1

-5.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.99 MYR 19.65

$4.42 MX$78.2

12.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 MYR 5.68

$1.37 MX$24.24

5.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.37 MYR 5.38

$1.87 MX$33.14

-26.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 MYR 4.59

$1.54 MX$27.32

-24.03%

Eggs

$1.47 MYR 5.78

$2.50 MX$44.31

-41.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.17 MYR 59.8

$8.61 MX$152

76.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.72 MYR 18.61

$8.63 MX$153

-45.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.96 MYR 23.49

$11.02 MX$195

-45.92%

Apples (1kg)

$3.08 MYR 12.14

$2.75 MX$48.67

12.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.71

$1.43 MX$25.28

-16.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MYR 7.38

$1.87 MX$33.15

Tomato (1kg)

$3.61 MYR 14.23

$2.17 MX$38.37

66.36%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 4.85

$1.88 MX$33.33

-34.57%

Onion (1kg)

$2.41 MYR 9.50

$2.25 MX$39.76

7.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 MYR 4.07

$1.07 MX$18.90

-3.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 MYR 4.74

$1.07 MX$19.00

12.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.93 MYR 15.47

$4.15 MX$73.5

-5.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.47 MYR 64.9

$10.34 MX$183

59.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 MYR 4.85

$1.68 MX$29.72

-26.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.11 MYR 16.20

$2.48 MX$43.97

65.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.70 MYR 2.75

$0.55 MX$9.82

27.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.01 MYR 47.32

$26.53 MX$470

-54.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 MYR 4.56

$3.22 MX$56.9

-63.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 MYR 3.92

$2.48 MX$43.93

-60.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.01 MYR 23.69

$3.11 MX$55.0

93.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.94

$1.26 MX$22.22

-61.11%

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

$35.1K MYR 138.4K

$30.7K MX$542.7K

14.54%

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

$31.8K MYR 125.3K

$24.0K MX$425.5K

32.32%

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

$43.44 MYR 171

$82.5 MX$1,460

-47.33%

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

$4.92 MYR 19.38

$22.29 MX$394

-77.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.25 MYR 71.9

$30.02 MX$531

-39.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.05 MYR 90.8

$51.4 MX$911

-55.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.81 MYR 22.87

$18.29 MX$324

-68.23%

Cinema Ticket

$3.16 MYR 12.44

$4.98 MX$88.2

-36.55%

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

$185 MYR 728

$200 MX$3,540

-7.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,981 MYR 27.5K

$5,304 MX$93.9K

31.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.8 MYR 240

$35.71 MX$632

70.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.72 MYR 109

$39.56 MX$700

-29.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.2 MYR 292

$80.6 MX$1,426

-7.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.8 MYR 200

$88.3 MX$1,563

-42.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 MYR 1,507

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,082

$482 MX$8,535

-43.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$643 MYR 2,533

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-59.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MYR 1,883

$1,184 MX$21.0K

-59.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,525 MYR 6,007

$4,050 MX$71.7K

-62.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$871 MYR 3,434

$6,522 MX$115.4K

-86.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$505 MYR 1,990

$756 MX$13.4K

-33.24%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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