Cost of Living Comparison Between 'ali and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between 'ali and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: 'ali is 0.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'ali is 9.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.74 BHD 2.54

$11.85 MX$212

-43.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$53.4 BHD 20.09

$42.16 MX$755

26.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.36 BHD 2.02

$10.75 MX$192

-50.14%

Cappuccino

$5.20 BHD 1.95

$3.47 MX$62.2

49.86%

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

$0.78 BHD 0.29

$1.45 MX$26.01

-46.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 BHD 0.15

$0.90 MX$16.16

-55.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.95 BHD 2.99

$3.05 MX$54.7

160.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.64 BHD 4.00

$4.42 MX$79.1

140.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 BHD 0.64

$1.37 MX$24.51

24.82%

White Bread (500g)

$1.27 BHD 0.48

$1.87 MX$33.51

-32.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.32 BHD 0.87

$1.54 MX$27.63

50.65%

Eggs

$2.42 BHD 0.91

$2.50 MX$44.81

-3.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.67 BHD 3.26

$8.61 MX$154

0.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.59 BHD 2.85

$8.63 MX$155

-12.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.99 BHD 3.76

$11.02 MX$197

-9.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 BHD 0.88

$2.75 MX$49.22

-15.27%

Banana (1kg)

$2.10 BHD 0.79

$1.43 MX$25.56

46.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 BHD 0.66

$1.87 MX$33.52

-6.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 BHD 0.44

$2.17 MX$38.80

-46.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.95 BHD 0.36

$1.88 MX$33.70

-49.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.08 BHD 0.41

$2.25 MX$40.21

-52.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.44 BHD 0.54

$1.07 MX$19.11

34.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 BHD 0.33

$1.07 MX$19.22

-18.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.75 BHD 2.54

$4.15 MX$74.4

62.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.69 BHD 7.03

$10.34 MX$185

80.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.44 BHD 1.29

$1.68 MX$30.06

104.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 BHD 1.23

$2.48 MX$44.46

31.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.75 BHD 1.79

$3.22 MX$57.6

47.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.92 BHD 1.48

$2.48 MX$44.42

58.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$26.14 BHD 9.83

$3.11 MX$55.7

740.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.55 BHD 0.21

$1.26 MX$22.48

-56.35%

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

$37.8K BHD 14.2K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

23.17%

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

$21.1K BHD 7,924

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-12.34%

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

$120 BHD 45.03

$82.5 MX$1,476

45.20%

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

$27.16 BHD 10.21

$22.29 MX$399

21.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.73 BHD 14.19

$30.02 MX$537

25.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$10.66 BHD 4.01

$4.98 MX$89.2

114.06%

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

$382 BHD 144

$200 MX$3,580

91.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,939 BHD 3,361

$5,304 MX$94.9K

68.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.06 BHD 17.32

$35.71 MX$639

28.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.6 BHD 23.18

$39.56 MX$708

55.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.0 BHD 30.82

$80.6 MX$1,442

1.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.8 BHD 33.00

$88.3 MX$1,581

-0.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,819 BHD 1,436

$756 MX$13.5K

404.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.56

11.42

-25.04%

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

Last update for 'ali: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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