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 19.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ulu Tiram is 36.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.56 MYR 14.01

$11.85 MX$211

-69.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.70 MYR 73.7

$42.16 MX$750

-55.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.72 MYR 18.62

$10.75 MX$191

-56.09%

Cappuccino

$2.77 MYR 10.92

$3.47 MX$61.8

-20.17%

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

$0.71 MYR 2.81

$1.45 MX$25.85

-51.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.44

$0.90 MX$16.06

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.13 MYR 16.29

$3.05 MX$54.3

35.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.78 MYR 26.72

$4.42 MX$78.6

53.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.89 MYR 7.45

$1.37 MX$24.36

37.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 3.93

$1.87 MX$33.31

-46.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.09

$1.54 MX$27.46

-16.23%

Eggs

$1.80 MYR 7.11

$2.50 MX$44.53

-28.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.60 MYR 41.76

$8.61 MX$153

23.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.04 MYR 15.91

$8.63 MX$154

-53.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 MYR 31.07

$11.02 MX$196

-28.40%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 MYR 10.50

$2.75 MX$48.91

-2.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 MYR 5.82

$1.43 MX$25.41

3.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 MYR 10.08

$1.87 MX$33.32

36.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.75

$2.17 MX$38.56

-44.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.69

$1.88 MX$33.50

-36.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.35 MYR 5.31

$2.25 MX$39.96

-40.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MYR 3.49

$1.07 MX$18.99

-16.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MYR 2.33

$1.07 MX$19.10

-44.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 MYR 16.75

$4.15 MX$73.9

2.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.70 MYR 69.7

$10.34 MX$184

71.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.77 MYR 10.93

$1.68 MX$29.87

64.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.88 MYR 11.35

$2.48 MX$44.19

16.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.87

$0.55 MX$9.87

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.00 MYR 47.30

$26.53 MX$472

-54.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 MYR 3.84

$3.22 MX$57.2

-69.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 MYR 4.03

$2.48 MX$44.15

-58.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.38 MYR 36.96

$3.11 MX$55.3

201.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.97

$1.26 MX$22.34

-60.32%

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

$35.9K MYR 141.3K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

16.98%

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

$33.3K MYR 131.3K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

38.64%

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

$45.29 MYR 178

$82.5 MX$1,467

-45.09%

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

$9.06 MYR 35.69

$22.29 MX$396

-59.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.68 MYR 121

$30.02 MX$534

2.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.80 MYR 145

$51.4 MX$915

-28.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.97 MYR 23.53

$18.29 MX$325

-67.36%

Cinema Ticket

$5.00 MYR 19.70

$4.98 MX$88.7

0.40%

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

$188 MYR 739

$200 MX$3,558

-6.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,892 MYR 27.2K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

29.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.6 MYR 251

$35.71 MX$635

78.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.13 MYR 75.4

$39.56 MX$704

-51.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.4 MYR 278

$80.6 MX$1,433

-12.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.31 MYR 186

$88.3 MX$1,571

-46.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$393 MYR 1,547

$969 MX$17.2K

-59.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,077

$482 MX$8,579

-43.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$634 MYR 2,496

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-60.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,828

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-60.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,801 MYR 7,097

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-55.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$894 MYR 3,521

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-86.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$896 MYR 3,531

$756 MX$13.5K

18.48%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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