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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Anantapur is 64.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 71.3% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Anantapur is 66.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.18 โ‚น101
$11.73 MX$222
-89.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$7.05 โ‚น603
$41.52 MX$785
-83.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.51 โ‚น300
$10.57 MX$200
-66.79%
Cappuccino
$0.6 โ‚น51.5
$3.49 MX$65.9
-82.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.46 โ‚น38.97
$1.45 MX$27.33
-68.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.18 โ‚น15.02
$0.97 MX$18.33
-81.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.7 โ‚น145
$3.03 MX$57.2
-43.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.39 โ‚น205
$4.59 MX$86.8
-47.93%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.54 โ‚น46
$1.42 MX$26.87
-61.97%
White Bread (500g)
$0.43 โ‚น36.42
$1.87 MX$35.43
-77.01%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.71 โ‚น61
$1.54 MX$29.2
-53.90%
Eggs
$0.88 โ‚น75.1
$2.6 MX$49.21
-66.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.64 โ‚น739
$8.32 MX$157
3.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.61 โ‚น309
$8.54 MX$161
-57.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.67 MX$202
-
Apples (1kg)
$3.32 โ‚น284
$2.66 MX$50.2
24.81%
Banana (1kg)
$0.75 โ‚น63.8
$1.51 MX$28.5
-50.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.89 โ‚น76.4
$1.9 MX$35.87
-53.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.51 โ‚น43.94
$2.19 MX$41.45
-76.71%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 โ‚น32.27
$1.78 MX$33.7
-78.65%
Onion (1kg)
$0.38 โ‚น32.89
$2.17 MX$41.05
-82.49%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.6 โ‚น51.3
$1.07 MX$20.14
-43.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 โ‚น27.97
$1.09 MX$20.53
-69.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.47 โ‚น382
$4.17 MX$78.8
7.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.53 โ‚น473
$8.75 MX$165
-36.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 โ‚น152
$1.69 MX$31.91
5.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 โ‚น258
$2.53 MX$47.74
18.97%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$6.97 โ‚น596
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.56 โ‚น48.14
$0.51 MX$9.59
9.80%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.98 โ‚น1,709
$26.97 MX$510
-25.92%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.41 โ‚น35.42
$3.25 MX$61.4
-87.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.16 โ‚น13.5
$2.49 MX$47.01
-93.57%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.18 โ‚น101
$3.22 MX$60.8
-63.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 โ‚น104
$1.26 MX$23.87
-3.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$16K โ‚น1.4M
$29.8K MX$564.1K
-46.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$11.8K โ‚น1M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
-49.47%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$28.61 โ‚น2,447
$84.2 MX$1,592
-66.03%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.47 โ‚น297
$22.8 MX$431
-84.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$6.26 โ‚น536
$30.04 MX$568
-79.16%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.07 โ‚น1,203
$51.4 MX$972
-72.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.66 โ‚น399
$18.28 MX$346
-74.51%
Cinema Ticket
$4.59 โ‚น393
$4.97 MX$94.1
-7.65%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$36.31 โ‚น3,106
$197 MX$3,719
-81.54%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,019 โ‚น87.1K
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-80.61%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.99 โ‚น1,710
$35.81 MX$677
-44.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$11.61 โ‚น993
$39.43 MX$745
-70.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$33.27 โ‚น2,846
$80.9 MX$1,529
-58.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$27.04 โ‚น2,313
$86.3 MX$1,631
-68.67%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$99.6 โ‚น8,517
$968 MX$18.3K
-89.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$64.5 โ‚น5,517
$478 MX$9,037
-86.51%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$215 โ‚น18.4K
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-86.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$135 โ‚น11.6K
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-88.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,420 โ‚น206.9K
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-22.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,866 โ‚น245.2K
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-62.22%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Anantapur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$415 โ‚น35.5K
$805 MX$15.2K
-48.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.38
11.42
-26.62%

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Last update for Anantapur: November 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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