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

🙂 Solo nomad: Batam is 49.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Batam is 28.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.68 Rp 45.3K

$11.88 MX$210

-77.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.19 Rp 155.4K

$41.90 MX$740

-78.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.65 Rp 61.8K

$10.55 MX$186

-65.40%

Cappuccino

$2.17 Rp 36.7K

$3.60 MX$63.5

-39.72%

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

$1.27 Rp 21.5K

$1.50 MX$26.45

-15.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 Rp 7,585

$0.91 MX$16.09

-50.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.69 Rp 45.5K

$3.08 MX$54.4

-12.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.02 Rp 68.1K

$4.47 MX$78.8

-10.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.16 Rp 19.7K

$1.39 MX$24.54

-16.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 Rp 21.2K

$1.90 MX$33.47

-34.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.83 Rp 14.1K

$1.60 MX$28.27

-48.13%

Eggs

$1.39 Rp 23.6K

$2.60 MX$45.97

-46.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.36 Rp 141.4K

$8.36 MX$148

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.72 Rp 46.1K

$8.64 MX$152

-68.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.84 Rp 81.9K

$10.91 MX$192

-55.64%

Apples (1kg)

$2.47 Rp 41.8K

$2.61 MX$45.98

-5.36%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 Rp 36.3K

$1.44 MX$25.46

49.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.22 Rp 37.6K

$1.96 MX$34.55

13.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.10 Rp 18.7K

$2.12 MX$37.34

-48.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.00 Rp 17.0K

$1.86 MX$32.87

-46.24%

Onion (1kg)

$2.17 Rp 36.7K

$2.22 MX$39.20

-2.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.40 Rp 23.8K

$1.02 MX$17.99

37.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.39 Rp 6,610

$1.04 MX$18.36

-62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.74 Rp 46.4K

$4.05 MX$71.5

-32.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.55 Rp 246.2K

$10.18 MX$180

42.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 Rp 31.7K

$1.69 MX$29.79

10.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.60 Rp 44.0K

$2.62 MX$46.25

-0.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.47 Rp 7,919

$0.51 MX$9.09

-7.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.76 Rp 283.6K

$26.52 MX$468

-36.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.26 Rp 21.4K

$3.15 MX$55.7

-60.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.68 Rp 11.5K

$2.46 MX$43.49

-72.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.67 Rp 62.0K

$3.26 MX$57.5

12.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.79 Rp 13.3K

$1.32 MX$23.36

-40.15%

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

$29.3K Rp 496.6M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-2.46%

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

$18.8K Rp 318.2M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-20.85%

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

$75.9 Rp 1.3M

$83.5 MX$1,474

-9.17%

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

$4.05 Rp 68.6K

$22.86 MX$404

-82.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.35 Rp 429.0K

$30.04 MX$530

-15.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.67 Rp 502.1K

$51.9 MX$916

-42.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.31 Rp 140.5K

$18.30 MX$323

-54.59%

Cinema Ticket

$3.01 Rp 51.0K

$5.12 MX$90.4

-41.21%

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

$92.7 Rp 1.6M

$201 MX$3,541

-53.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,647 Rp 61.7M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-31.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.90 Rp 590.5K

$35.73 MX$631

-2.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.28 Rp 343.2K

$40.27 MX$711

-49.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.3 Rp 1.2M

$79.2 MX$1,398

-11.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.42 Rp 447.1K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-70.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$299 Rp 5.1M

$947 MX$16.7K

-68.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$161 Rp 2.7M

$483 MX$8,525

-66.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$908 Rp 15.4M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-43.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$544 Rp 9.2M

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-55.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,056 Rp 17.9M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-73.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,252 Rp 21.2M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-80.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$365 Rp 6.2M

$730 MX$12.9K

-50.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.88

11.42

21.54%

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

Last update for Batam: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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