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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bali is 15.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 1.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bali is 4.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.00 Rp 51.4K

$11.61 MX$201

-74.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.54 Rp 455.2K

$42.75 MX$742

-37.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.18 Rp 71.7K

$10.60 MX$184

-60.57%

Cappuccino

$2.34 Rp 40.2K

$3.59 MX$62.3

-34.82%

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

$1.15 Rp 19.8K

$1.45 MX$25.21

-20.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.63 Rp 10.8K

$0.90 MX$15.58

-30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.48 Rp 42.5K

$3.03 MX$52.6

-18.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.29 Rp 56.4K

$4.56 MX$79.2

-27.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.70 Rp 29.1K

$1.45 MX$25.20

17.24%

White Bread (500g)

$2.33 Rp 39.9K

$1.83 MX$31.72

27.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 Rp 19.4K

$1.61 MX$27.92

-29.81%

Eggs

$2.25 Rp 38.5K

$2.54 MX$44.05

-11.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.80 Rp 236.7K

$8.54 MX$148

61.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.00 Rp 68.7K

$8.47 MX$147

-52.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.37 Rp 195.0K

$10.86 MX$189

4.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.60 Rp 61.8K

$2.73 MX$47.37

31.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 Rp 26.5K

$1.49 MX$25.91

4.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 Rp 45.8K

$1.94 MX$33.73

37.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.20 Rp 37.8K

$2.16 MX$37.57

1.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 Rp 31.4K

$1.85 MX$32.05

-1.08%

Onion (1kg)

$2.20 Rp 37.7K

$2.19 MX$38.00

0.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 Rp 16.7K

$1.07 MX$18.62

-8.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 Rp 12.5K

$1.08 MX$18.81

-32.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.99 Rp 51.3K

$4.06 MX$70.5

-26.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$22.77 Rp 390.6K

$10.46 MX$182

117.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.61 Rp 44.8K

$1.65 MX$28.71

58.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 Rp 46.1K

$2.55 MX$44.23

5.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 Rp 4,624

$0.56 MX$9.65

-51.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.04 Rp 138.0K

$26.20 MX$455

-69.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.49 Rp 8,393

$3.14 MX$54.5

-84.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.46 Rp 7,838

$2.37 MX$41.17

-80.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.97 Rp 102.4K

$3.24 MX$56.2

84.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.80 Rp 13.7K

$1.31 MX$22.81

-38.93%

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

$25.7K Rp 440.9M

$30.5K MX$530.2K

-15.82%

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

$32.1K Rp 550.8M

$23.8K MX$413.6K

34.78%

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

$80.1 Rp 1.4M

$83.1 MX$1,443

-3.68%

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

$3.95 Rp 67.7K

$22.15 MX$385

-82.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.22 Rp 415.5K

$29.37 MX$510

-17.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$80.1 Rp 1.4M

$51.2 MX$889

56.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.34 Rp 91.6K

$18.69 MX$324

-71.43%

Cinema Ticket

$3.35 Rp 57.4K

$4.89 MX$84.9

-31.49%

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

$270 Rp 4.6M

$199 MX$3,449

35.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,979 Rp 102.6M

$5,207 MX$90.4K

14.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.9 Rp 890.8K

$35.93 MX$624

44.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.83 Rp 631.7K

$39.39 MX$684

-6.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.1 Rp 1.4M

$80.3 MX$1,394

3.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.6 Rp 1.3M

$87.6 MX$1,520

-14.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$875 Rp 15.0M

$963 MX$16.7K

-9.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$584 Rp 10.0M

$482 MX$8,370

21.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,981 Rp 51.1M

$1,645 MX$28.6K

81.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,780 Rp 30.5M

$1,192 MX$20.7K

49.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,574 Rp 44.2M

$3,957 MX$68.7K

-34.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,021 Rp 34.7M

$6,513 MX$113.1K

-68.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$222 Rp 3.8M

$726 MX$12.6K

-69.48%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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