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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Akola is 71.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Akola is 63.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$0.94 โ‚น85.4
$11.88 MX$210
-92.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$6.97 โ‚น633
$41.90 MX$740
-83.37%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.96 โ‚น269
$10.55 MX$186
-71.94%
Cappuccino
$1.55 โ‚น141
$3.60 MX$63.5
-56.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 โ‚น41.17
$1.50 MX$26.45
-70.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 โ‚น14.65
$0.91 MX$16.09
-82.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 โ‚น163
$3.08 MX$54.4
-41.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 โ‚น273
$4.47 MX$78.8
-32.66%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.77 โ‚น70.1
$1.39 MX$24.54
-44.60%
White Bread (500g)
$0.46 โ‚น41.96
$1.90 MX$33.47
-75.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.56 โ‚น50.9
$1.60 MX$28.27
-65.00%
Eggs
$0.87 โ‚น78.9
$2.60 MX$45.97
-66.54%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.42 โ‚น492
$8.36 MX$148
-35.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.35 โ‚น213
$8.64 MX$152
-72.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 โ‚น180
$2.61 MX$45.98
-24.14%
Banana (1kg)
$0.56 โ‚น51.2
$1.44 MX$25.46
-61.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.02 โ‚น92.6
$1.96 MX$34.55
-47.96%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.63 โ‚น57.4
$2.12 MX$37.34
-70.28%
Potato (1kg)
$0.40 โ‚น35.89
$1.86 MX$32.87
-78.49%
Onion (1kg)
$0.33 โ‚น30.19
$2.22 MX$39.20
-85.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.50 โ‚น45.79
$1.02 MX$17.99
-50.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.31 โ‚น27.86
$1.04 MX$18.36
-70.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.36 โ‚น214
$4.05 MX$71.5
-41.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.33 โ‚น393
$10.18 MX$180
-57.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.10 โ‚น191
$1.69 MX$29.79
24.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.84 โ‚น349
$2.62 MX$46.25
46.56%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$2.39 โ‚น217
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.24 โ‚น21.88
$0.51 MX$9.09
-52.94%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.87 โ‚น624
$26.52 MX$468
-74.10%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.57 โ‚น51.5
$3.15 MX$55.7
-81.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 โ‚น21.91
$2.46 MX$43.49
-90.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.46 โ‚น133
$3.26 MX$57.5
-55.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 โ‚น110
$1.32 MX$23.36
-7.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.7K โ‚น1.1M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-61.03%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.6K โ‚น1.5M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-30.06%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$33.09 โ‚น3,003
$83.5 MX$1,474
-60.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.65 โ‚น332
$22.86 MX$404
-84.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.82 โ‚น800
$30.04 MX$530
-70.64%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.35 โ‚น1,574
$51.9 MX$916
-66.57%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.48 โ‚น315
$18.30 MX$323
-80.98%
Cinema Ticket
$3.53 โ‚น321
$5.12 MX$90.4
-31.05%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$52.1 โ‚น4,723
$201 MX$3,541
-74.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,615 โ‚น146.6K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-69.63%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.09 โ‚น1,914
$35.73 MX$631
-40.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.26 โ‚น2,474
$40.27 MX$711
-32.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.3 โ‚น5,018
$79.2 MX$1,398
-30.18%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.15 โ‚น3,190
$89.3 MX$1,576
-60.63%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$115 โ‚น10.5K
$947 MX$16.7K
-87.84%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$68.7 โ‚น6,231
$483 MX$8,525
-85.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$234 โ‚น21.2K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-85.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$138 โ‚น12.6K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-88.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,018 โ‚น92.3K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-74.54%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$543 โ‚น49.3K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-91.51%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Akola
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$327 โ‚น29.6K
$730 MX$12.9K
-55.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.21
11.42
-19.35%

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Last update for Akola: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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