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

🙂 Solo nomad: Calamba is 41.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Calamba is 34.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 ₱203

$11.99 MX$227

-69.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.23 ₱737

$42.47 MX$803

-68.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.68 ₱149

$10.47 MX$198

-74.40%

Cappuccino

$2.47 ₱138

$3.6 MX$68.2

-31.39%

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

$0.66 ₱36.67

$1.44 MX$27.16

-54.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱20.67

$0.89 MX$16.79

-58.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.05 ₱58.2

$3.09 MX$58.5

-66.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 ₱105

$4.58 MX$86.6

-58.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ₱103

$1.38 MX$26.04

34.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱68.7

$1.85 MX$34.9

-33.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.08 ₱59.9

$1.57 MX$29.68

-31.21%

Eggs

$2.25 ₱125

$2.55 MX$48.3

-11.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.9 ₱496

$8.61 MX$163

3.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.83 ₱213

$8.54 MX$161

-55.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.57 ₱477

$10.98 MX$208

-21.95%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 ₱147

$2.72 MX$51.4

-2.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 ₱102

$1.51 MX$28.57

21.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.35 ₱131

$1.88 MX$35.63

25.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 ₱67.5

$2.19 MX$41.42

-44.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.81 ₱101

$1.87 MX$35.3

-3.21%

Onion (1kg)

$2.32 ₱129

$2.19 MX$41.37

5.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ₱39.54

$1.07 MX$20.23

-33.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₱40.22

$1.09 MX$20.64

-33.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.19 ₱178

$3.96 MX$74.9

-19.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.13 ₱508

$8.86 MX$167

3.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 ₱59

$1.72 MX$32.53

-38.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 ₱131

$2.61 MX$49.37

-9.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.34

$0.52 MX$9.74

-50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 ₱47.27

$3.24 MX$61.2

-73.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.21

$2.38 MX$44.94

-90.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.44 ₱136

$3.11 MX$58.7

-21.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱64.1

$1.31 MX$24.85

-12.21%

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

$31.5K ₱1.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

3.77%

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

$20.3K ₱1.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

-15.44%

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

$147 ₱8,205

$84.2 MX$1,592

74.94%

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

$35.19 ₱1,960

$22.14 MX$419

58.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.37 ₱1,468

$30.14 MX$570

-12.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.39 ₱1,859

$52 MX$983

-35.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.71 ₱318

$5.07 MX$95.9

12.62%

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

$151 ₱8,412

$200 MX$3,787

-24.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,682 ₱260.7K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-12.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.9 ₱2,722

$35.74 MX$676

36.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.19 ₱1,514

$39.8 MX$753

-31.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.5 ₱4,260

$79 MX$1,493

-3.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.23 ₱2,574

$88.4 MX$1,671

-47.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$126 ₱7,031

$965 MX$18.3K

-86.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$81.2 ₱4,518

$474 MX$8,968

-82.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$589 ₱32.8K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$401 ₱22.3K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,990 ₱110.8K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-35.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$276 ₱15.4K

$792 MX$15K

-65.12%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

11.42

-60.60%

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

Last update for Calamba: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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