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

🙂 Solo nomad: Birgunj is 52.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Birgunj is 62.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.45 NPR 214
$11.85 MX$209
-87.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.76 NPR 2,765
$42.16 MX$744
-55.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.54 NPR 963
$10.75 MX$190
-39.16%
Cappuccino
$1.93 NPR 284
$3.47 MX$61.3
-44.38%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.54 NPR 79.6
$1.45 MX$25.65
-62.76%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 NPR 25.34
$0.90 MX$15.93
-81.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.51 NPR 370
$3.05 MX$53.9
-17.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.70 NPR 546
$4.42 MX$77.9
-16.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.71 NPR 105
$1.37 MX$24.17
-48.18%
White Bread (500g)
$0.26 NPR 38.22
$1.87 MX$33.05
-86.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.68 NPR 99.8
$1.54 MX$27.25
-55.84%
Eggs
$1.76 NPR 259
$2.50 MX$44.18
-29.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.79 NPR 1,148
$8.61 MX$152
-9.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.50 NPR 369
$8.63 MX$152
-71.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.96 NPR 879
$11.02 MX$195
-45.92%
Apples (1kg)
$2.18 NPR 321
$2.75 MX$48.53
-20.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.09 NPR 160
$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 96.0
$2.17 MX$38.26
-70.05%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 NPR 70.9
$1.88 MX$33.23
-74.47%
Onion (1kg)
$0.60 NPR 88.0
$2.25 MX$39.65
-73.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.17 NPR 25.22
$1.07 MX$18.85
-84.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.21 NPR 30.86
$1.07 MX$18.95
-80.37%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.77 NPR 261
$4.15 MX$73.3
-57.35%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.95 NPR 1,024
$10.34 MX$182
-32.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.36 NPR 348
$1.68 MX$29.64
40.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.21 NPR 473
$2.48 MX$43.84
29.44%
🚌 Getting Around
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 NPR 24.60
$0.55 MX$9.80
-69.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.15 NPR 316
$3.22 MX$56.8
-33.23%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.06 NPR 157
$2.48 MX$43.80
-57.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.70 NPR 545
$3.11 MX$54.9
18.97%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 NPR 179
$1.26 MX$22.16
-3.17%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K NPR 4.7M
$30.7K MX$541.1K
4.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.9K NPR 5.9M
$24.0K MX$424.3K
65.97%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$33.60 NPR 4,951
$82.5 MX$1,456
-59.26%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.69 NPR 544
$22.29 MX$393
-83.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.87 NPR 1,454
$30.02 MX$530
-67.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.57 NPR 2,147
$51.4 MX$908
-71.68%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.14 NPR 315
$4.98 MX$88.0
-57.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$93.1 NPR 13.7K
$200 MX$3,530
-53.45%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,765 NPR 554.8K
$5,304 MX$93.6K
-29.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.44 NPR 3,602
$35.71 MX$630
-31.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.18 NPR 4,153
$39.56 MX$698
-28.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$28.56 NPR 4,209
$80.6 MX$1,422
-64.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$18.22 NPR 2,685
$88.3 MX$1,559
-79.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$38.19 NPR 5,628
$969 MX$17.1K
-96.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$43.31 NPR 6,383
$482 MX$8,511
-91.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$140 NPR 20.7K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-91.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$86.8 NPR 12.8K
$1,184 MX$20.9K
-92.67%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$689 NPR 101.5K
$4,050 MX$71.5K
-82.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$510 NPR 75.2K
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-92.18%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Birgunj
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$173 NPR 25.5K
$756 MX$13.4K
-77.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.08
11.42
5.78%

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

Last update for Birgunj: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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