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

🙂 Solo nomad: Skudai is 31.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skudai is 31.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.46 MYR 14.29

$11.58 MX$212

-70.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.89 MYR 78

$42 MX$769

-55.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.78 MYR 19.72

$10.5 MX$192

-54.48%

Cappuccino

$2.91 MYR 12

$3.43 MX$62.8

-15.16%

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

$0.69 MYR 2.84

$1.49 MX$27.34

-53.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.62

$0.94 MX$17.27

-58.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.49 MYR 14.42

$3.08 MX$56.3

13.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.94 MYR 20.39

$4.37 MX$79.9

13.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.77

$1.39 MX$25.44

35.25%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 MYR 4.19

$1.85 MX$33.81

-44.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.14

$1.58 MX$28.88

-20.89%

Eggs

$1.81 MYR 7.47

$2.51 MX$46

-27.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.8 MYR 44.58

$8.26 MX$151

30.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.45 MYR 14.25

$8.7 MX$159

-60.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.32 MYR 34.34

$10.73 MX$196

-22.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 11.51

$2.61 MX$47.74

6.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 6.04

$1.49 MX$27.28

-2.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.62

$1.95 MX$35.72

31.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.2 MYR 4.93

$2.09 MX$38.26

-42.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.7

$1.81 MX$33.05

-37.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 MYR 5.73

$2.16 MX$39.62

-35.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.91

$1.03 MX$18.85

-7.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.28

$1.08 MX$19.7

-49.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.34 MYR 17.9

$4.14 MX$75.9

4.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.89 MYR 57.3

$8.88 MX$163

56.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.75 MYR 11.35

$1.67 MX$30.64

64.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 MYR 12.52

$2.53 MX$46.31

19.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 3.03

$0.51 MX$9.27

43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.97 MYR 49.4

$26.68 MX$488

-55.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.99 MYR 4.09

$3.26 MX$59.7

-69.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 MYR 4.11

$2.51 MX$45.94

-60.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.29 MYR 38.33

$3.12 MX$57.2

197.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.05

$1.31 MX$23.96

-61.83%

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

$31.4K MYR 129.5K

$30.9K MX$565K

1.68%

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

$27.8K MYR 114.7K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

16.48%

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

$40.52 MYR 167

$83 MX$1,520

-51.19%

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

$9.33 MYR 38.51

$22.59 MX$414

-58.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.1 MYR 95.3

$29.51 MX$540

-21.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.07 MYR 153

$51.6 MX$944

-28.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.75 MYR 23.71

$18.42 MX$337

-68.78%

Cinema Ticket

$4.86 MYR 20.07

$4.9 MX$89.7

-0.82%

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

$186 MYR 768

$200 MX$3,668

-7.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,895 MYR 28.5K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

33.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.48 MYR 200

$36.41 MX$667

33.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.92 MYR 78.1

$39.91 MX$731

-52.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$57.9 MYR 239

$79.9 MX$1,462

-27.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.08 MYR 194

$87.7 MX$1,605

-46.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$380 MYR 1,569

$983 MX$18K

-61.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,128

$470 MX$8,612

-41.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$647 MYR 2,670

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-59.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$473 MYR 1,954

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-60.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,026 MYR 8,361

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-47.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,239 MYR 5,112

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-80.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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