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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Anand is 73.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.7% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Anand is 63.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.54 โ‚น140
$11.88 MX$210
-87.04%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.52 โ‚น954
$41.90 MX$740
-74.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.81 โ‚น255
$10.55 MX$186
-73.36%
Cappuccino
$1.43 โ‚น130
$3.60 MX$63.5
-60.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 โ‚น35.82
$1.50 MX$26.45
-74.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 โ‚น14.76
$0.91 MX$16.09
-82.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.28 โ‚น207
$3.08 MX$54.4
-25.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 โ‚น283
$4.47 MX$78.8
-30.20%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.72 โ‚น65.2
$1.39 MX$24.54
-48.20%
White Bread (500g)
$0.41 โ‚น37.04
$1.90 MX$33.47
-78.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.49 โ‚น44.64
$1.60 MX$28.27
-69.38%
Eggs
$1.07 โ‚น97.5
$2.60 MX$45.97
-58.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.51 โ‚น500
$8.36 MX$148
-34.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.47 โ‚น315
$8.64 MX$152
-59.84%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.88 โ‚น171
$2.61 MX$45.98
-27.97%
Banana (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚น33.12
$1.44 MX$25.46
-75.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.61 โ‚น55.6
$1.96 MX$34.55
-68.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.68 โ‚น61.8
$2.12 MX$37.34
-67.92%
Potato (1kg)
$0.28 โ‚น25.53
$1.86 MX$32.87
-84.95%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 โ‚น48.26
$2.22 MX$39.20
-76.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.46 โ‚น42.01
$1.02 MX$17.99
-54.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.35 โ‚น32.09
$1.04 MX$18.36
-66.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.95 โ‚น268
$4.05 MX$71.5
-27.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.25 โ‚น1,021
$10.18 MX$180
10.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.40 โ‚น218
$1.69 MX$29.79
42.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.22 โ‚น292
$2.62 MX$46.25
22.90%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$3.92 โ‚น355
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.30 โ‚น27.49
$0.51 MX$9.09
-41.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.86 โ‚น804
$26.52 MX$468
-66.59%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.56 โ‚น51.0
$3.15 MX$55.7
-82.22%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.16 โ‚น14.18
$2.46 MX$43.49
-93.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.03 โ‚น184
$3.26 MX$57.5
-37.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.14 โ‚น104
$1.32 MX$23.36
-13.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12.7K โ‚น1.1M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-57.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.8K โ‚น1.9M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-12.44%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.57 โ‚น2,502
$83.5 MX$1,474
-66.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.57 โ‚น324
$22.86 MX$404
-84.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.66 โ‚น514
$30.04 MX$530
-81.16%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$11.90 โ‚น1,079
$51.9 MX$916
-77.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.15 โ‚น649
$18.30 MX$323
-60.93%
Cinema Ticket
$2.89 โ‚น262
$5.12 MX$90.4
-43.55%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$57.7 โ‚น5,235
$201 MX$3,541
-71.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$705 โ‚น64.0K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-86.73%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.17 โ‚น1,740
$35.73 MX$631
-46.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.57 โ‚น2,048
$40.27 MX$711
-43.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$35.25 โ‚น3,199
$79.2 MX$1,398
-55.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$22.92 โ‚น2,080
$89.3 MX$1,576
-74.33%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$94.2 โ‚น8,553
$947 MX$16.7K
-90.05%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$56.5 โ‚น5,131
$483 MX$8,525
-88.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$189 โ‚น17.1K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-88.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$126 โ‚น11.4K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-89.59%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$770 โ‚น69.8K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-80.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$642 โ‚น58.2K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-89.98%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Anand
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$540 โ‚น49.0K
$730 MX$12.9K
-25.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.88
11.42
-13.49%

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Last update for Anand: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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