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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 23.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bangkok is 0.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.13 ฿101

$11.99 MX$227

-73.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.19 ฿977

$42.47 MX$803

-28.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.33 ฿205

$10.47 MX$198

-39.54%

Cappuccino

$2.57 ฿83.1

$3.6 MX$68.2

-28.61%

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

$0.67 ฿21.84

$1.44 MX$27.16

-53.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.64

$0.89 MX$16.79

-69.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿79.1

$3.09 MX$58.5

-21.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.09 ฿132

$4.58 MX$86.6

-10.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 ฿60.7

$1.38 MX$26.04

36.23%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ฿43.79

$1.85 MX$34.9

-27.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 ฿47.36

$1.57 MX$29.68

-7.01%

Eggs

$2.18 ฿70.6

$2.55 MX$48.3

-14.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.59 ฿602

$8.61 MX$163

115.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.09 ฿100

$8.54 MX$161

-63.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.51 ฿308

$10.98 MX$208

-13.39%

Apples (1kg)

$3.54 ฿114

$2.72 MX$51.4

30.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 ฿55.1

$1.51 MX$28.57

12.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 ฿73.2

$1.88 MX$35.63

20.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.89 ฿61.3

$2.19 MX$41.42

-13.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿51.4

$1.87 MX$35.3

-14.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 ฿46.15

$2.19 MX$41.37

-34.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 ฿42.42

$1.07 MX$20.23

22.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ฿17.16

$1.09 MX$20.64

-51.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 ฿138

$3.96 MX$74.9

7.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.91 ฿547

$8.86 MX$167

90.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 ฿60.6

$1.72 MX$32.53

8.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 ฿109

$2.61 MX$49.37

29.12%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.21 ฿39.06

$0.52 MX$9.74

132.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.31 ฿1,207

$26.59 MX$503

40.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.06 ฿34.35

$3.24 MX$61.2

-67.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 ฿38.63

$2.38 MX$44.94

-50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.07 ฿196

$3.11 MX$58.7

95.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ฿38.84

$1.31 MX$24.85

-8.40%

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

$36.9K ฿1.2M

$30.3K MX$573K

21.87%

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

$28.6K ฿927K

$24K MX$453.6K

19.39%

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

$89.3 ฿2,888

$84.2 MX$1,592

5.96%

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

$12.74 ฿412

$22.14 MX$419

-42.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.38 ฿562

$30.14 MX$570

-42.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.2 ฿1,689

$52 MX$983

0.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.46 ฿339

$18.72 MX$354

-44.12%

Cinema Ticket

$7.6 ฿246

$5.07 MX$95.9

49.90%

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

$602 ฿19.5K

$200 MX$3,787

200.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.3K ฿430.7K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

149.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,865

$35.74 MX$676

61.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.79 ฿1,255

$39.8 MX$753

-2.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 ฿3,451

$79 MX$1,493

35.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95 ฿3,075

$88.4 MX$1,671

7.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$662 ฿21.4K

$965 MX$18.3K

-31.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$321 ฿10.4K

$474 MX$8,968

-32.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,881 ฿60.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

13.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$836 ฿27K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-30.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,923 ฿191.7K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

92.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,794 ฿90.4K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-62.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$824 ฿26.7K

$792 MX$15K

4.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

11.42

-48.86%

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

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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