Cost of Living Comparison Between Ulu Tiram and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Ulu Tiram and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Ulu Tiram is 33.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ulu Tiram is 19.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.64 MYR 14.77

$11.88 MX$210

-69.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.50 MYR 75.1

$41.90 MX$740

-55.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.76 MYR 19.34

$10.55 MX$186

-54.88%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.42

$3.60 MX$63.5

-21.94%

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

$0.67 MYR 2.72

$1.50 MX$26.45

-55.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.60

$0.91 MX$16.09

-57.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.14 MYR 16.80

$3.08 MX$54.4

34.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.68 MYR 27.11

$4.47 MX$78.8

49.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.38

$1.39 MX$24.54

30.94%

White Bread (500g)

$0.92 MYR 3.75

$1.90 MX$33.47

-51.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MYR 5.31

$1.60 MX$28.27

-18.13%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.68

$2.60 MX$45.97

-27.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.73 MYR 43.58

$8.36 MX$148

28.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.12 MYR 16.75

$8.64 MX$152

-52.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 MYR 32.04

$10.91 MX$192

-27.68%

Apples (1kg)

$2.66 MYR 10.80

$2.61 MX$45.98

1.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 6.14

$1.44 MX$25.46

4.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.49 MYR 10.09

$1.96 MX$34.55

27.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.09

$2.12 MX$37.34

-41.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.82

$1.86 MX$32.87

-36.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MYR 5.43

$2.22 MX$39.20

-39.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.65

$1.02 MX$17.99

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 MYR 2.53

$1.04 MX$18.36

-40.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 MYR 17.02

$4.05 MX$71.5

3.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.08 MYR 69.3

$10.18 MX$180

67.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.73 MYR 11.08

$1.69 MX$29.79

61.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.02 MYR 12.26

$2.62 MX$46.25

15.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.76

$0.51 MX$9.09

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.98 MYR 48.64

$26.52 MX$468

-54.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.14

$3.15 MX$55.7

-67.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 MYR 4.16

$2.46 MX$43.49

-58.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.00 MYR 36.54

$3.26 MX$57.5

176.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.99

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.88%

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

$35.7K MYR 145.0K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

18.72%

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

$33.6K MYR 136.6K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

41.57%

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

$46.07 MYR 187

$83.5 MX$1,474

-44.85%

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

$9.19 MYR 37.31

$22.86 MX$404

-59.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.12 MYR 122

$30.04 MX$530

0.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.56 MYR 152

$51.9 MX$916

-27.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 MYR 24.19

$18.30 MX$323

-67.43%

Cinema Ticket

$5.09 MYR 20.68

$5.12 MX$90.4

-0.59%

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

$188 MYR 764

$201 MX$3,541

-6.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,020 MYR 28.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

32.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.9 MYR 267

$35.73 MX$631

84.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.49 MYR 75.1

$40.27 MX$711

-54.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.6 MYR 291

$79.2 MX$1,398

-9.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.03 MYR 191

$89.3 MX$1,576

-47.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 MYR 1,567

$947 MX$16.7K

-59.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 MYR 1,099

$483 MX$8,525

-43.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$648 MYR 2,631

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-59.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$463 MYR 1,878

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-61.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,657 MYR 6,729

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-58.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$883 MYR 3,585

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$847 MYR 3,440

$730 MX$12.9K

16.12%

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 Ulu Tiram: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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