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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Aligarh is 61.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.8% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Aligarh is 65.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.5 โ‚น300
$11.73 MX$222
-70.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$7.66 โ‚น655
$41.52 MX$785
-81.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.41 โ‚น291
$10.57 MX$200
-67.74%
Cappuccino
$2.03 โ‚น173
$3.49 MX$65.9
-41.83%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.24 โ‚น20.47
$1.45 MX$27.33
-83.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 โ‚น11.08
$0.97 MX$18.33
-86.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.97 โ‚น168
$3.03 MX$57.2
-34.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 โ‚น267
$4.59 MX$86.8
-32.03%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.74 โ‚น63
$1.42 MX$26.87
-47.89%
White Bread (500g)
$0.43 โ‚น36.57
$1.87 MX$35.43
-77.01%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.81 โ‚น69
$1.54 MX$29.2
-47.40%
Eggs
$0.88 โ‚น75
$2.6 MX$49.21
-66.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.68 โ‚น400
$8.32 MX$157
-43.75%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.77 โ‚น237
$8.54 MX$161
-67.56%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.67 MX$202
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.38 โ‚น118
$2.66 MX$50.2
-48.12%
Banana (1kg)
$0.63 โ‚น53.6
$1.51 MX$28.5
-58.28%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.94 โ‚น80.8
$1.9 MX$35.87
-50.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.49 โ‚น41.61
$2.19 MX$41.45
-77.63%
Potato (1kg)
$0.27 โ‚น23.01
$1.78 MX$33.7
-84.83%
Onion (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚น30.77
$2.17 MX$41.05
-83.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.57 โ‚น48.71
$1.07 MX$20.14
-46.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.32 โ‚น27.37
$1.09 MX$20.53
-70.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.01 โ‚น343
$4.17 MX$78.8
-3.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.99 โ‚น1,026
$8.75 MX$165
37.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.54 โ‚น131
$1.69 MX$31.91
-8.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 โ‚น237
$2.53 MX$47.74
9.49%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$3.35 โ‚น287
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 โ‚น28.93
$0.51 MX$9.59
-33.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$2.93 โ‚น250
$26.97 MX$510
-89.14%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.3 โ‚น25.82
$3.25 MX$61.4
-90.77%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 โ‚น20.58
$2.49 MX$47.01
-90.36%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.14 โ‚น97.3
$3.22 MX$60.8
-64.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.12 โ‚น96.1
$1.26 MX$23.87
-11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.3K โ‚น1.5M
$29.8K MX$564.1K
-41.91%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.7K โ‚น1.9M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
-7.27%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$51.2 โ‚น4,377
$84.2 MX$1,592
-39.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.77 โ‚น322
$22.8 MX$431
-83.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.94 โ‚น679
$30.04 MX$568
-73.57%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$9.76 โ‚น834
$51.4 MX$972
-81.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.5 โ‚น299
$18.28 MX$346
-80.85%
Cinema Ticket
$2.88 โ‚น246
$4.97 MX$94.1
-42.05%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$79.6 โ‚น6,810
$197 MX$3,719
-59.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$792 โ‚น67.7K
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-84.93%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.24 โ‚น2,330
$35.81 MX$677
-23.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.81 โ‚น2,721
$39.43 MX$745
-19.33%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$49.97 โ‚น4,274
$80.9 MX$1,529
-38.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$27.55 โ‚น2,357
$86.3 MX$1,631
-68.08%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$59.2 โ‚น5,064
$968 MX$18.3K
-93.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$47.2 โ‚น4,037
$478 MX$9,037
-90.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$114 โ‚น9,768
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-93.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$92.7 โ‚น7,932
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-92.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,123 โ‚น181.6K
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-32.32%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$284 โ‚น24.3K
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-96.26%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Aligarh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$672 โ‚น57.5K
$805 MX$15.2K
-16.49%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.5
11.42
-34.33%

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Last update for Aligarh: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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