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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taiping is 23.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taiping is 41.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.85 MYR 7.31

$11.85 MX$211

-84.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.64 MYR 93.1

$42.16 MX$750

-43.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.79 MYR 14.95

$10.75 MX$191

-64.74%

Cappuccino

$1.40 MYR 5.51

$3.47 MX$61.8

-59.65%

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

$0.56 MYR 2.21

$1.45 MX$25.85

-61.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 MYR 0.90

$0.90 MX$16.06

-74.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.81 MYR 11.06

$3.05 MX$54.3

-7.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.65 MYR 18.32

$4.42 MX$78.6

5.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.50 MYR 5.89

$1.37 MX$24.36

9.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.81 MYR 3.19

$1.87 MX$33.31

-56.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 MYR 2.30

$1.54 MX$27.46

-62.34%

Eggs

$1.31 MYR 5.14

$2.50 MX$44.53

-47.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.63 MYR 73.4

$8.61 MX$153

116.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.61 MYR 18.18

$8.63 MX$154

-46.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.85 MYR 30.92

$11.02 MX$196

-28.77%

Apples (1kg)

$2.76 MYR 10.88

$2.75 MX$48.91

0.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 6.79

$1.43 MX$25.41

20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 MYR 9.65

$1.87 MX$33.32

31.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.60 MYR 6.32

$2.17 MX$38.56

-26.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 MYR 4.09

$1.88 MX$33.50

-44.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MYR 3.92

$2.25 MX$39.96

-56.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 MYR 2.75

$1.07 MX$18.99

-34.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 MYR 1.91

$1.07 MX$19.10

-55.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.80

$4.15 MX$73.9

2.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.32 MYR 76.1

$10.34 MX$184

86.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.75 MYR 14.78

$1.68 MX$29.87

123.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.38 MYR 21.21

$2.48 MX$44.19

116.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 MYR 3.66

$0.55 MX$9.87

69.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.48 MYR 33.42

$26.53 MX$472

-68.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 MYR 4.25

$3.22 MX$57.2

-66.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 MYR 0.91

$2.48 MX$44.15

-90.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.40 MYR 17.34

$3.11 MX$55.3

41.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$1.26 MX$22.34

-63.49%

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

$31.7K MYR 124.9K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

3.40%

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

$27.5K MYR 108.3K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

14.33%

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

$73.1 MYR 288

$82.5 MX$1,467

-11.36%

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

$5.06 MYR 19.95

$22.29 MX$396

-77.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.51 MYR 108

$30.02 MX$534

-8.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.60 MYR 69.3

$51.4 MX$915

-65.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.32 MYR 9.13

$18.29 MX$325

-87.32%

Cinema Ticket

$4.36 MYR 17.17

$4.98 MX$88.7

-12.45%

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

$118 MYR 467

$200 MX$3,558

-40.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,328 MYR 17.1K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-18.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.00 MYR 189

$35.71 MX$635

34.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.00 MYR 118

$39.56 MX$704

-24.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$52.8 MYR 208

$80.6 MX$1,433

-34.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.05 MYR 189

$88.3 MX$1,571

-45.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 MYR 461

$969 MX$17.2K

-87.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$119 MYR 470

$482 MX$8,579

-75.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$329 MYR 1,298

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-79.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$257 MYR 1,013

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-78.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,812 MYR 7,139

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-55.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$885 MYR 3,487

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-86.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$598 MYR 2,357

$756 MX$13.5K

-20.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

11.42

-65.41%

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

Last update for Taiping: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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