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

🙂 Solo nomad: Skudai is 36% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skudai is 34.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.62 MYR 14.25

$11.85 MX$211

-69.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.10 MYR 75.2

$42.16 MX$750

-54.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.66 MYR 18.34

$10.75 MX$191

-56.65%

Cappuccino

$3.00 MYR 11.82

$3.47 MX$61.8

-13.54%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.87

$1.45 MX$25.85

-49.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.43

$0.90 MX$16.06

-60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.62 MYR 14.28

$3.05 MX$54.3

18.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.92 MYR 19.39

$4.42 MX$78.6

11.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 MYR 7.08

$1.37 MX$24.36

31.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.69

$1.87 MX$33.31

-49.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.05

$1.54 MX$27.46

-16.88%

Eggs

$1.88 MYR 7.43

$2.50 MX$44.53

-24.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.56 MYR 41.61

$8.61 MX$153

22.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.41 MYR 13.44

$8.63 MX$154

-60.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.30 MYR 32.68

$11.02 MX$196

-24.68%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 MYR 10.39

$2.75 MX$48.91

-4.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 5.93

$1.43 MX$25.41

5.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.47 MYR 9.72

$1.87 MX$33.32

32.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 4.96

$2.17 MX$38.56

-41.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.65

$1.88 MX$33.50

-37.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.44

$2.25 MX$39.96

-38.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.88 MYR 3.45

$1.07 MX$18.99

-17.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.04

$1.07 MX$19.10

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.16 MYR 16.38

$4.15 MX$73.9

0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.75 MYR 58.1

$10.34 MX$184

42.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.76 MYR 10.89

$1.68 MX$29.87

64.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.90 MYR 11.43

$2.48 MX$44.19

16.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$0.55 MX$9.87

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.97 MYR 47.15

$26.53 MX$472

-54.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.04

$3.22 MX$57.2

-68.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.08

$2.48 MX$44.15

-58.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.04 MYR 35.60

$3.11 MX$55.3

190.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.96

$1.26 MX$22.34

-60.32%

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

$31.3K MYR 123.5K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

2.25%

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

$28.0K MYR 110.3K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

16.47%

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

$40.30 MYR 159

$82.5 MX$1,467

-51.14%

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

$8.82 MYR 34.77

$22.29 MX$396

-60.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.85 MYR 90.1

$30.02 MX$534

-23.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.19 MYR 147

$51.4 MX$915

-27.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.76 MYR 22.70

$18.29 MX$325

-68.51%

Cinema Ticket

$5.05 MYR 19.92

$4.98 MX$88.7

1.41%

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

$185 MYR 728

$200 MX$3,558

-7.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,870 MYR 27.1K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

29.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.42 MYR 191

$35.71 MX$635

35.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.21 MYR 75.7

$39.56 MX$704

-51.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$58.7 MYR 231

$80.6 MX$1,433

-27.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.89 MYR 185

$88.3 MX$1,571

-46.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 MYR 1,501

$969 MX$17.2K

-60.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$274 MYR 1,078

$482 MX$8,579

-43.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$651 MYR 2,565

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-59.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$465 MYR 1,832

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,891 MYR 7,450

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-53.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$928 MYR 3,655

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-85.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

11.42

-64.36%

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

Last update for Skudai: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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