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

🙂 Solo nomad: Birendranagar is 55.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Birendranagar is 58% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.77 NPR 261
$11.85 MX$209
-85.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.77 NPR 2,766
$42.16 MX$744
-55.48%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.68 NPR 985
$10.75 MX$190
-37.86%
Cappuccino
$1.48 NPR 218
$3.47 MX$61.3
-57.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.50 NPR 73.6
$1.45 MX$25.65
-65.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.18 NPR 26.88
$0.90 MX$15.93
-80.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.55 NPR 376
$3.05 MX$53.9
-16.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.61 NPR 532
$4.42 MX$77.9
-18.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.80 NPR 118
$1.37 MX$24.17
-41.61%
White Bread (500g)
$0.55 NPR 80.9
$1.87 MX$33.05
-70.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.83 NPR 122
$1.54 MX$27.25
-46.10%
Eggs
$1.67 NPR 247
$2.50 MX$44.18
-33.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.64 NPR 1,125
$8.61 MX$152
-11.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.08 NPR 455
$8.63 MX$152
-64.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.23 NPR 918
$11.02 MX$195
-43.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.06 NPR 304
$2.75 MX$48.53
-25.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.09 NPR 161
$1.43 MX$25.21
-23.78%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.25 NPR 184
$1.87 MX$33.05
-33.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.65 NPR 95.2
$2.17 MX$38.26
-70.05%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 NPR 72.4
$1.88 MX$33.23
-73.94%
Onion (1kg)
$0.69 NPR 102
$2.25 MX$39.65
-69.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.52 NPR 76.8
$1.07 MX$18.85
-51.40%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.25 NPR 36.77
$1.07 MX$18.95
-76.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.95 NPR 434
$4.15 MX$73.3
-28.92%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.34 MX$182
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.29 NPR 337
$1.68 MX$29.64
36.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.37 NPR 497
$2.48 MX$43.84
35.89%
🚌 Getting Around
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.20 NPR 28.83
$0.55 MX$9.80
-63.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.24 NPR 330
$3.22 MX$56.8
-30.43%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.81 NPR 119
$2.48 MX$43.80
-67.34%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.73 NPR 550
$3.11 MX$54.9
19.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 NPR 180
$1.26 MX$22.16
-3.17%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.7K NPR 4.7M
$30.7K MX$541.1K
3.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.4K NPR 6.0M
$24.0K MX$424.3K
68.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$26.70 NPR 3,934
$82.5 MX$1,456
-67.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.77 NPR 703
$22.29 MX$393
-78.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.79 NPR 1,443
$30.02 MX$530
-67.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.27 NPR 2,692
$51.4 MX$908
-64.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.74 NPR 404
$4.98 MX$88.0
-44.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$73.4 NPR 10.8K
$200 MX$3,530
-63.32%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,749 NPR 405.1K
$5,304 MX$93.6K
-48.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.51 NPR 3,612
$35.71 MX$630
-31.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.21 NPR 4,010
$39.56 MX$698
-31.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$46.17 NPR 6,804
$80.6 MX$1,422
-42.68%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.33 NPR 4,175
$88.3 MX$1,559
-67.92%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$104 NPR 15.4K
$969 MX$17.1K
-89.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$64.2 NPR 9,466
$482 MX$8,511
-86.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$205 NPR 30.2K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-87.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$144 NPR 21.2K
$1,184 MX$20.9K
-87.87%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$71.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Birendranagar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$207 NPR 30.5K
$756 MX$13.4K
-72.67%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.08
11.42
5.78%

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Last update for Birendranagar: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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