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

🙂 Solo nomad: Baguio is 42.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baguio is 28% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 ₱192

$11.99 MX$227

-71.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.35 ₱743

$42.47 MX$803

-68.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.68 ₱149

$10.47 MX$198

-74.40%

Cappuccino

$2.37 ₱132

$3.6 MX$68.2

-34.17%

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

$0.64 ₱35.77

$1.44 MX$27.16

-55.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱20.77

$0.89 MX$16.79

-58.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.45 ₱81

$3.09 MX$58.5

-53.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 ₱107

$4.58 MX$86.6

-58.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 ₱102

$1.38 MX$26.04

33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 ₱66

$1.85 MX$34.9

-35.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ₱61.8

$1.57 MX$29.68

-29.30%

Eggs

$2.24 ₱125

$2.55 MX$48.3

-12.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.06 ₱505

$8.61 MX$163

5.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.91 ₱218

$8.54 MX$161

-54.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.79 ₱490

$10.98 MX$208

-19.95%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 ₱153

$2.72 MX$51.4

1.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.8 ₱100

$1.51 MX$28.57

19.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.28 ₱127

$1.88 MX$35.63

21.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 ₱67.1

$2.19 MX$41.42

-44.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.87 ₱104

$1.87 MX$35.3

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 ₱122

$2.19 MX$41.37

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 ₱38.26

$1.07 MX$20.23

-35.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₱40.05

$1.09 MX$20.64

-33.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.27 ₱182

$3.96 MX$74.9

-17.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.34 ₱520

$8.86 MX$167

5.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱57

$1.72 MX$32.53

-40.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 ₱129

$2.61 MX$49.37

-10.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.6

$0.52 MX$9.74

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.56 ₱588

$26.59 MX$503

-60.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.9 ₱50.3

$3.24 MX$61.2

-72.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.24

$2.38 MX$44.94

-90.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.32 ₱129

$3.11 MX$58.7

-25.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱64.1

$1.31 MX$24.85

-12.21%

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

$32.3K ₱1.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

6.48%

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

$20.2K ₱1.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

-15.64%

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

$145 ₱8,085

$84.2 MX$1,592

72.38%

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

$34.36 ₱1,913

$22.14 MX$419

55.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.4 ₱1,470

$30.14 MX$570

-12.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.99 ₱1,224

$52 MX$983

-57.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.08 ₱227

$18.72 MX$354

-78.21%

Cinema Ticket

$5.66 ₱315

$5.07 MX$95.9

11.64%

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

$150 ₱8,347

$200 MX$3,787

-25.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,703 ₱261.8K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-11.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.42 ₱2,752

$35.74 MX$676

38.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.83 ₱1,550

$39.8 MX$753

-30.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.6 ₱4,152

$79 MX$1,493

-5.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.89 ₱2,555

$88.4 MX$1,671

-48.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$342 ₱19K

$965 MX$18.3K

-64.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$143 ₱7,980

$474 MX$8,968

-69.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$544 ₱30.3K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-67.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$270 ₱15K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-77.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,593 ₱144.4K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-15.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,416 ₱78.8K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-81.20%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$261 ₱14.5K

$792 MX$15K

-67.08%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

11.42

-60.60%

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

Last update for Baguio: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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