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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 55.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 42.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 62% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$11.99 MX$227

-66.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$42.47 MX$803

-52.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$10.47 MX$198

-53.96%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$3.6 MX$68.2

-58.89%

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

$0.33 E£16.54

$1.44 MX$27.16

-77.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$0.89 MX$16.79

-85.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$3.09 MX$58.5

-54.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$4.58 MX$86.6

-40.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$1.38 MX$26.04

-33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$1.85 MX$34.9

-68.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$1.57 MX$29.68

-53.50%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$2.55 MX$48.3

-41.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$8.61 MX$163

-62.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$8.54 MX$161

-49.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$10.98 MX$208

-22.04%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$2.72 MX$51.4

-44.85%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$1.51 MX$28.57

-62.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$1.88 MX$35.63

-73.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$2.19 MX$41.42

-80.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$1.87 MX$35.3

-74.87%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$2.19 MX$41.37

-81.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$1.07 MX$20.23

-79.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$1.09 MX$20.64

-81.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$3.96 MX$74.9

-51.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$8.86 MX$167

-4.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.72 MX$32.53

-25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$2.61 MX$49.37

-32.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.52 MX$9.74

-40.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

$26.59 MX$503

-76.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$3.24 MX$61.2

-87.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$2.38 MX$44.94

-87.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$3.11 MX$58.7

-68.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$1.31 MX$24.85

-76.34%

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

$36.3K E£1.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

19.67%

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

$30.4K E£1.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

26.72%

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

$25.79 E£1,283

$84.2 MX$1,592

-69.39%

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

$8.13 E£404

$22.14 MX$419

-63.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$30.14 MX$570

-59.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$52 MX$983

-69.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

$18.72 MX$354

-64.26%

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$5.07 MX$95.9

-31.56%

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

$91.9 E£4,569

$200 MX$3,787

-54.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-62.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$35.74 MX$676

-9.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$39.8 MX$753

9.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$79 MX$1,493

36.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$88.4 MX$1,671

-34.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$965 MX$18.3K

-78.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$474 MX$8,968

-72.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-74.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-78.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-72.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-93.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

$792 MX$15K

-76.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

11.42

45.97%

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

Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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