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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sibu is 33.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sibu is 20.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.08 MYR 8.23

$11.61 MX$201

-82.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.70 MYR 34.37

$42.75 MX$742

-79.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.05 MYR 16.00

$10.60 MX$184

-61.79%

Cappuccino

$2.13 MYR 8.43

$3.59 MX$62.3

-40.67%

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

$0.59 MYR 2.35

$1.45 MX$25.21

-59.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 MYR 0.90

$0.90 MX$15.58

-74.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.85 MYR 11.26

$3.03 MX$52.6

-5.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.93 MYR 19.46

$4.56 MX$79.2

8.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 MYR 5.43

$1.45 MX$25.20

-4.83%

White Bread (500g)

$1.32 MYR 5.22

$1.83 MX$31.72

-27.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 MYR 4.60

$1.61 MX$27.92

-27.33%

Eggs

$1.52 MYR 6.02

$2.54 MX$44.05

-40.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.19 MYR 60.0

$8.54 MX$148

77.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.67 MYR 18.45

$8.47 MX$147

-44.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.82 MYR 22.98

$10.86 MX$189

-46.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.10 MYR 12.25

$2.73 MX$47.37

13.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$1.49 MX$25.91

-22.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 MYR 7.69

$1.94 MX$33.73

0.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.64 MYR 14.37

$2.16 MX$37.57

68.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 4.87

$1.85 MX$32.05

-33.51%

Onion (1kg)

$2.42 MYR 9.55

$2.19 MX$38.00

10.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.00 MYR 3.95

$1.07 MX$18.62

-6.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 MYR 4.74

$1.08 MX$18.81

11.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 MYR 15.77

$4.06 MX$70.5

-1.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.35 MYR 76.4

$10.46 MX$182

84.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 MYR 4.84

$1.65 MX$28.71

-26.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 MYR 15.60

$2.55 MX$44.23

54.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.68

$0.56 MX$9.65

21.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 MYR 46.22

$26.20 MX$455

-55.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$3.14 MX$54.5

-63.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 MYR 3.90

$2.37 MX$41.17

-58.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.97 MYR 23.58

$3.24 MX$56.2

84.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.85

$1.31 MX$22.81

-64.12%

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

$35.8K MYR 141.4K

$30.5K MX$530.2K

17.21%

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

$32.0K MYR 126.4K

$23.8K MX$413.6K

34.34%

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

$44.01 MYR 174

$83.1 MX$1,443

-47.07%

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

$5.20 MYR 20.55

$22.15 MX$385

-76.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.79 MYR 74.2

$29.37 MX$510

-36.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.41 MYR 92.5

$51.2 MX$889

-54.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 MYR 23.93

$18.69 MX$324

-67.58%

Cinema Ticket

$3.09 MYR 12.22

$4.89 MX$84.9

-36.81%

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

$187 MYR 738

$199 MX$3,449

-5.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,878 MYR 27.2K

$5,207 MX$90.4K

32.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.6 MYR 243

$35.93 MX$624

71.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.86 MYR 110

$39.39 MX$684

-29.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.3 MYR 286

$80.3 MX$1,394

-9.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.5 MYR 203

$87.6 MX$1,520

-41.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,533

$963 MX$16.7K

-59.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 MYR 1,056

$482 MX$8,370

-44.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$637 MYR 2,515

$1,645 MX$28.6K

-61.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$470 MYR 1,855

$1,192 MX$20.7K

-60.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,563 MYR 6,173

$3,957 MX$68.7K

-60.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$847 MYR 3,345

$6,513 MX$113.1K

-87.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$497 MYR 1,963

$726 MX$12.6K

-31.57%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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