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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bandung is 47.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bandung is 36.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.32 Rp 21.5K

$11.99 MX$227

-88.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.47 Rp 153.8K

$42.47 MX$803

-77.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.35 Rp 54.5K

$10.47 MX$198

-68.00%

Cappuccino

$1.5 Rp 24.3K

$3.6 MX$68.2

-58.33%

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

$0.52 Rp 8,481

$1.44 MX$27.16

-63.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 Rp 4,023

$0.89 MX$16.79

-71.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.4 Rp 55.2K

$3.09 MX$58.5

10.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.5 Rp 56.8K

$4.58 MX$86.6

-23.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 Rp 19.1K

$1.38 MX$26.04

-14.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 Rp 17.4K

$1.85 MX$34.9

-42.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 Rp 14.1K

$1.57 MX$29.68

-44.59%

Eggs

$1.59 Rp 25.8K

$2.55 MX$48.3

-37.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.13 Rp 148.2K

$8.61 MX$163

6.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.08 Rp 49.9K

$8.54 MX$161

-63.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.09 Rp 131.3K

$10.98 MX$208

-26.32%

Apples (1kg)

$2.39 Rp 38.8K

$2.72 MX$51.4

-12.13%

Banana (1kg)

$1.3 Rp 21.1K

$1.51 MX$28.57

-13.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 Rp 26.6K

$1.88 MX$35.63

-12.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 Rp 25.9K

$2.19 MX$41.42

-26.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 Rp 23.6K

$1.87 MX$35.3

-22.46%

Onion (1kg)

$2.61 Rp 42.3K

$2.19 MX$41.37

19.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.97 Rp 15.8K

$1.07 MX$20.23

-9.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.42 Rp 6,837

$1.09 MX$20.64

-61.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.52 Rp 40.9K

$3.96 MX$74.9

-36.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$24.39 Rp 395.9K

$8.86 MX$167

175.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 Rp 34.2K

$1.72 MX$32.53

22.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 Rp 57.9K

$2.61 MX$49.37

36.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 Rp 4,861

$0.52 MX$9.74

-42.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.32 Rp 167.6K

$26.59 MX$503

-61.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 Rp 12.3K

$3.24 MX$61.2

-76.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.77 Rp 12.5K

$2.38 MX$44.94

-67.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.48 Rp 40.3K

$3.11 MX$58.7

-20.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.86 Rp 13.9K

$1.31 MX$24.85

-34.35%

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

$24.6K Rp 398.6M

$30.3K MX$573K

-18.98%

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

$25.7K Rp 417.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

7.18%

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

$44.59 Rp 723.8K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-47.07%

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

$4.64 Rp 75.3K

$22.14 MX$419

-79.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.61 Rp 367K

$30.14 MX$570

-24.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.38 Rp 347K

$52 MX$983

-58.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.55 Rp 106.4K

$18.72 MX$354

-65.01%

Cinema Ticket

$3.02 Rp 49K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-40.43%

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

$92.6 Rp 1.5M

$200 MX$3,787

-53.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,458 Rp 121.1M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

39.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.97 Rp 665K

$35.74 MX$676

14.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.36 Rp 492.8K

$39.8 MX$753

-23.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.6 Rp 966.8K

$79 MX$1,493

-24.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$65.1 Rp 1.1M

$88.4 MX$1,671

-26.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 Rp 3.8M

$965 MX$18.3K

-75.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$156 Rp 2.5M

$474 MX$8,968

-67.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$462 Rp 7.5M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-72.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$249 Rp 4M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-79.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$934 Rp 15.2M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-69.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$407 Rp 6.6M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-94.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$265 Rp 4.3M

$792 MX$15K

-66.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

11.42

-19.88%

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

Last update for Bandung: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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