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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bacong is 39.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bacong is 33.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.6 ₱145

$11.99 MX$227

-78.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.42 ₱1,193

$42.47 MX$803

-49.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.49 ₱194

$10.47 MX$198

-66.67%

Cappuccino

$2.07 ₱115

$3.6 MX$68.2

-42.50%

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

$0.56 ₱31.43

$1.44 MX$27.16

-61.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₱17.98

$0.89 MX$16.79

-64.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 ₱56.3

$3.09 MX$58.5

-67.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₱99.8

$4.58 MX$86.6

-60.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 ₱105

$1.38 MX$26.04

36.23%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ₱68

$1.85 MX$34.9

-34.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.92 ₱51.3

$1.57 MX$29.68

-41.40%

Eggs

$2.25 ₱125

$2.55 MX$48.3

-11.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.74 ₱320

$8.61 MX$163

-33.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.19 ₱233

$8.54 MX$161

-50.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.1 ₱395

$10.98 MX$208

-35.34%

Apples (1kg)

$3.74 ₱208

$2.72 MX$51.4

37.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.2 ₱67.1

$1.51 MX$28.57

-20.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.4 ₱189

$1.88 MX$35.63

80.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 ₱90.5

$2.19 MX$41.42

-25.57%

Potato (1kg)

$2.59 ₱144

$1.87 MX$35.3

38.50%

Onion (1kg)

$3 ₱167

$2.19 MX$41.37

36.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.7 ₱94.4

$1.07 MX$20.23

58.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 ₱50.9

$1.09 MX$20.64

-16.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.1 ₱172

$3.96 MX$74.9

-21.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.84 ₱325

$8.86 MX$167

-34.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₱71

$1.72 MX$32.53

-25.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 ₱80.4

$2.61 MX$49.37

-44.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.29

$0.52 MX$9.74

-50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 ₱38.93

$3.24 MX$61.2

-78.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 ₱12.76

$2.38 MX$44.94

-90.34%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.6 ₱145

$3.11 MX$58.7

-16.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 ₱60.1

$1.31 MX$24.85

-17.56%

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

$23.7K ₱1.3M

$30.3K MX$573K

-21.68%

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

$19.6K ₱1.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

-18.24%

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

$56.9 ₱3,170

$84.2 MX$1,592

-32.42%

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

$31.72 ₱1,766

$22.14 MX$419

43.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.67 ₱1,652

$30.14 MX$570

-1.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.17 ₱1,902

$52 MX$983

-34.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.46 ₱304

$5.07 MX$95.9

7.69%

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

$36.12 ₱2,011

$200 MX$3,787

-81.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,232 ₱235.6K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-20.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.61 ₱2,539

$35.74 MX$676

27.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.62 ₱1,260

$39.8 MX$753

-43.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.6 ₱3,487

$79 MX$1,493

-20.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.53 ₱1,477

$88.4 MX$1,671

-69.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 ₱8,985

$965 MX$18.3K

-83.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱9,806

$474 MX$8,968

-62.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$586 ₱32.6K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$397 ₱22.1K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,091 ₱116.4K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-32.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-29.95%

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

Last update for Bacong: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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