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

🙂 Solo nomad: Butuan is 52.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Butuan is 27.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.47 ₱249

$11.99 MX$227

-62.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.97 ₱889

$42.47 MX$803

-62.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.33 ₱130

$10.47 MX$198

-77.75%

Cappuccino

$1.7 ₱94.4

$3.6 MX$68.2

-52.78%

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

$0.33 ₱18.16

$1.44 MX$27.16

-77.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₱17.47

$0.89 MX$16.79

-65.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.23 ₱68.7

$3.09 MX$58.5

-60.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₱96.7

$4.58 MX$86.6

-62.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 ₱94.4

$1.38 MX$26.04

23.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 ₱59.6

$1.85 MX$34.9

-42.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 ₱55.3

$1.57 MX$29.68

-36.94%

Eggs

$1.99 ₱111

$2.55 MX$48.3

-21.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.79 ₱322

$8.61 MX$163

-32.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.76 ₱209

$8.54 MX$161

-55.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.3 ₱406

$10.98 MX$208

-33.52%

Apples (1kg)

$1.39 ₱77.2

$2.72 MX$51.4

-48.90%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 ₱30.78

$1.51 MX$28.57

-63.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 ₱50.9

$1.88 MX$35.63

-51.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.39 ₱77.5

$2.19 MX$41.42

-36.53%

Potato (1kg)

$2.18 ₱121

$1.87 MX$35.3

16.58%

Onion (1kg)

$3.2 ₱178

$2.19 MX$41.37

46.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ₱73.3

$1.07 MX$20.23

23.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱29.32

$1.09 MX$20.64

-51.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 ₱136

$3.96 MX$74.9

-38.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.54 ₱308

$8.86 MX$167

-37.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₱39.36

$1.72 MX$32.53

-58.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱48.66

$2.61 MX$49.37

-66.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.72

$0.52 MX$9.74

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 ₱42.41

$3.24 MX$61.2

-76.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₱14.01

$2.38 MX$44.94

-89.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.15 ₱120

$3.11 MX$58.7

-30.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱63.3

$1.31 MX$24.85

-12.98%

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

$21.9K ₱1.2M

$30.3K MX$573K

-27.84%

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

$20.9K ₱1.2M

$24K MX$453.6K

-12.77%

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

$105 ₱5,839

$84.2 MX$1,592

24.49%

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

$34 ₱1,893

$22.14 MX$419

53.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.56 ₱1,980

$30.14 MX$570

17.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.01 ₱1,894

$52 MX$983

-34.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ₱253

$5.07 MX$95.9

-10.26%

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

$70.1 ₱3,901

$200 MX$3,787

-65.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,800 ₱100.2K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-66.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.11 ₱2,512

$35.74 MX$676

26.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.08 ₱561

$39.8 MX$753

-74.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.5 ₱3,871

$79 MX$1,493

-11.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.2 ₱3,855

$88.4 MX$1,671

-21.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 ₱15K

$965 MX$18.3K

-72.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱9,823

$474 MX$8,968

-62.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱32.4K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$389 ₱21.7K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-67.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,640 ₱147K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-14.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$107 ₱5,950

$792 MX$15K

-86.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.56

11.42

-16.29%

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

Last update for Butuan: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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