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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bali is 25% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bali is 3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 6.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.90 Rp 49.1K

$11.88 MX$210

-75.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.15 Rp 459.4K

$41.90 MX$740

-35.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.09 Rp 69.3K

$10.55 MX$186

-61.23%

Cappuccino

$2.28 Rp 38.7K

$3.60 MX$63.5

-36.67%

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

$1.16 Rp 19.6K

$1.50 MX$26.45

-22.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 Rp 9,906

$0.91 MX$16.09

-35.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 Rp 40.4K

$3.08 MX$54.4

-22.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 Rp 53.7K

$4.47 MX$78.8

-28.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 Rp 27.6K

$1.39 MX$24.54

17.27%

White Bread (500g)

$2.36 Rp 39.9K

$1.90 MX$33.47

24.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.15 Rp 19.5K

$1.60 MX$28.27

-28.13%

Eggs

$2.26 Rp 38.3K

$2.60 MX$45.97

-13.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.72 Rp 232.2K

$8.36 MX$148

64.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.95 Rp 66.9K

$8.64 MX$152

-54.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.23 Rp 190.0K

$10.91 MX$192

2.93%

Apples (1kg)

$3.61 Rp 61.1K

$2.61 MX$45.98

38.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 Rp 25.0K

$1.44 MX$25.46

2.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 Rp 43.7K

$1.96 MX$34.55

31.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.12 Rp 35.9K

$2.12 MX$37.34

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 Rp 32.2K

$1.86 MX$32.87

2.15%

Onion (1kg)

$2.18 Rp 36.9K

$2.22 MX$39.20

-1.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 Rp 17.1K

$1.02 MX$17.99

-0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 Rp 12.5K

$1.04 MX$18.36

-28.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.00 Rp 50.7K

$4.05 MX$71.5

-25.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$23.20 Rp 392.5K

$10.18 MX$180

127.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.77 Rp 46.8K

$1.69 MX$29.79

63.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 Rp 45.9K

$2.62 MX$46.25

3.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 Rp 4,508

$0.51 MX$9.09

-47.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.17 Rp 138.2K

$26.52 MX$468

-69.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.48 Rp 8,125

$3.15 MX$55.7

-84.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.46 Rp 7,775

$2.46 MX$43.49

-81.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 Rp 102.4K

$3.26 MX$57.5

85.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.86 Rp 14.6K

$1.32 MX$23.36

-34.85%

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

$25.9K Rp 438.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-13.82%

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

$32.1K Rp 543.8M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

35.25%

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

$79.1 Rp 1.3M

$83.5 MX$1,474

-5.30%

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

$3.93 Rp 66.5K

$22.86 MX$404

-82.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.29 Rp 411.1K

$30.04 MX$530

-19.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.4 Rp 1.4M

$51.9 MX$916

58.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.33 Rp 90.1K

$18.30 MX$323

-70.87%

Cinema Ticket

$3.43 Rp 58.1K

$5.12 MX$90.4

-33.01%

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

$269 Rp 4.6M

$201 MX$3,541

34.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,036 Rp 102.1M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

13.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.2 Rp 883.6K

$35.73 MX$631

46.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.10 Rp 627.8K

$40.27 MX$711

-7.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.7 Rp 1.4M

$79.2 MX$1,398

4.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.2 Rp 1.3M

$89.3 MX$1,576

-15.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$855 Rp 14.5M

$947 MX$16.7K

-9.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$581 Rp 9.8M

$483 MX$8,525

20.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,954 Rp 50.0M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

84.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,836 Rp 31.1M

$1,211 MX$21.4K

51.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,598 Rp 44.0M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-35.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,025 Rp 34.3M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-68.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$223 Rp 3.8M

$730 MX$12.9K

-69.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.28

11.42

16.29%

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

Last update for Bali: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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