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

🙂 Solo nomad: Budaiya is 31.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Budaiya is 7.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.37 BHD 2.03

$11.99 MX$227

-55.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$53.9 BHD 20.32

$42.47 MX$803

26.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.45 BHD 2.81

$10.47 MX$198

-28.84%

Cappuccino

$5.09 BHD 1.92

$3.6 MX$68.2

41.39%

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

$0.77 BHD 0.29

$1.44 MX$27.16

-46.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 BHD 0.11

$0.89 MX$16.79

-68.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.02 BHD 3.03

$3.09 MX$58.5

159.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.56 BHD 3.98

$4.58 MX$86.6

130.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 BHD 0.64

$1.38 MX$26.04

23.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 BHD 0.49

$1.85 MX$34.9

-29.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.18 BHD 0.44

$1.57 MX$29.68

-24.84%

Eggs

$1.55 BHD 0.59

$2.55 MX$48.3

-39.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.62 BHD 0.99

$8.61 MX$163

-69.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.64 BHD 2.88

$8.54 MX$161

-10.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.87 BHD 1.46

$10.98 MX$208

-64.75%

Apples (1kg)

$2.42 BHD 0.91

$2.72 MX$51.4

-11.03%

Banana (1kg)

$2.1 BHD 0.79

$1.51 MX$28.57

39.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.68 BHD 0.63

$1.88 MX$35.63

-10.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 BHD 0.41

$2.19 MX$41.42

-50.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 BHD 0.29

$1.87 MX$35.3

-58.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.08 BHD 0.41

$2.19 MX$41.37

-50.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 BHD 0.51

$1.07 MX$20.23

26.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 BHD 0.19

$1.09 MX$20.64

-53.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.73 BHD 2.16

$3.96 MX$74.9

44.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.34 BHD 5.03

$8.86 MX$167

50.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 BHD 0.67

$1.72 MX$32.53

2.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 BHD 0.63

$2.61 MX$49.37

-35.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 MX$9.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.59 BHD 0.98

$3.24 MX$61.2

-20.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.6 BHD 0.98

$2.38 MX$44.94

9.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$26.84 BHD 10.12

$3.11 MX$58.7

763.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.39 BHD 0.15

$1.31 MX$24.85

-70.23%

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

$37.3K BHD 14.1K

$30.3K MX$573K

23.04%

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

$21.1K BHD 7,966

$24K MX$453.6K

-11.97%

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

$91.9 BHD 34.65

$84.2 MX$1,592

9.07%

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

$26.89 BHD 10.14

$22.14 MX$419

21.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.14 BHD 9.86

$30.14 MX$570

-13.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52 MX$983

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$7.97 BHD 3.01

$5.07 MX$95.9

57.20%

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

$390 BHD 147

$200 MX$3,787

94.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,812 BHD 3,323

$5,333 MX$100.8K

65.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.57 BHD 17.18

$35.74 MX$676

27.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$62.6 BHD 23.6

$39.8 MX$753

57.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.6 BHD 30.77

$79 MX$1,493

3.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90 BHD 33.94

$88.4 MX$1,671

1.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MX$8,968

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,653 MX$31.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,202 MX$22.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.56

11.42

-25.04%

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

Last update for Budaiya: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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