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

🙂 Solo nomad: Skudai is 30% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skudai is 24.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.56 MYR 14.44

$11.88 MX$210

-70.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.88 MYR 76.7

$41.90 MX$740

-54.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.75 MYR 19.28

$10.55 MX$186

-54.98%

Cappuccino

$2.91 MYR 11.83

$3.60 MX$63.5

-19.17%

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

$0.72 MYR 2.92

$1.50 MX$26.45

-52.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.48

$0.91 MX$16.09

-60.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.64 MYR 14.80

$3.08 MX$54.4

18.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.20 MYR 21.12

$4.47 MX$78.8

16.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.62

$1.39 MX$24.54

35.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.81

$1.90 MX$33.47

-50.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.24

$1.60 MX$28.27

-19.38%

Eggs

$1.80 MYR 7.30

$2.60 MX$45.97

-30.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.41 MYR 42.26

$8.36 MX$148

24.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.51 MYR 14.24

$8.64 MX$152

-59.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.90 MYR 32.07

$10.91 MX$192

-27.59%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MYR 11.17

$2.61 MX$45.98

5.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.16

$1.44 MX$25.46

5.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.48 MYR 10.09

$1.96 MX$34.55

26.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.14

$2.12 MX$37.34

-40.09%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.79

$1.86 MX$32.87

-36.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 MYR 5.63

$2.22 MX$39.20

-37.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 MYR 3.91

$1.02 MX$17.99

-5.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.10

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.30 MYR 17.47

$4.05 MX$71.5

6.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.38 MYR 58.4

$10.18 MX$180

41.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.78

$1.69 MX$29.79

57.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 MYR 12.17

$2.62 MX$46.25

14.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.79

$0.51 MX$9.09

35.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.00 MYR 48.74

$26.52 MX$468

-54.75%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 MYR 3.98

$3.15 MX$55.7

-68.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.18

$2.46 MX$43.49

-58.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.15 MYR 37.15

$3.26 MX$57.5

180.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.90

$1.32 MX$23.36

-64.39%

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

$31.9K MYR 129.6K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

6.13%

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

$27.9K MYR 113.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

17.63%

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

$40.34 MYR 164

$83.5 MX$1,474

-51.71%

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

$8.97 MYR 36.42

$22.86 MX$404

-60.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.90 MYR 93.0

$30.04 MX$530

-23.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.66 MYR 153

$51.9 MX$916

-27.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 MYR 24.00

$18.30 MX$323

-67.70%

Cinema Ticket

$4.84 MYR 19.64

$5.12 MX$90.4

-5.47%

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

$185 MYR 752

$201 MX$3,541

-7.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,784 MYR 27.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

27.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.44 MYR 197

$35.73 MX$631

35.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.77 MYR 76.2

$40.27 MX$711

-53.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$58.8 MYR 239

$79.2 MX$1,398

-25.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.51 MYR 193

$89.3 MX$1,576

-46.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$380 MYR 1,541

$947 MX$16.7K

-59.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 MYR 1,100

$483 MX$8,525

-43.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$632 MYR 2,565

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-60.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$466 MYR 1,893

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-61.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,507 MYR 6,119

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-62.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$888 MYR 3,607

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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