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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cavite is 50.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cavite is 40.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.64 ₱147

$11.99 MX$227

-77.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.19 ₱734

$42.47 MX$803

-68.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.6 ₱145

$10.47 MX$198

-75.17%

Cappuccino

$1.89 ₱105

$3.6 MX$68.2

-47.50%

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

$0.64 ₱35.55

$1.44 MX$27.16

-55.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₱18.67

$0.89 MX$16.79

-61.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ₱71

$3.09 MX$58.5

-58.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₱95.8

$4.58 MX$86.6

-62.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 ₱94.5

$1.38 MX$26.04

23.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱68.5

$1.85 MX$34.9

-33.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 ₱58.2

$1.57 MX$29.68

-33.12%

Eggs

$2.27 ₱126

$2.55 MX$48.3

-10.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.29 ₱406

$8.61 MX$163

-15.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.74 ₱208

$8.54 MX$161

-56.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.21 ₱402

$10.98 MX$208

-34.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.6 ₱145

$2.72 MX$51.4

-4.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 ₱71.9

$1.51 MX$28.57

-14.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 ₱127

$1.88 MX$35.63

20.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.18 ₱65.4

$2.19 MX$41.42

-46.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 ₱102

$1.87 MX$35.3

-2.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.67 ₱93

$2.19 MX$41.37

-23.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ₱33.43

$1.07 MX$20.23

-43.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 ₱33.74

$1.09 MX$20.64

-44.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.27 ₱126

$3.96 MX$74.9

-42.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.97 ₱276

$8.86 MX$167

-43.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱56.7

$1.72 MX$32.53

-40.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 ₱77.9

$2.61 MX$49.37

-46.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.72

$0.52 MX$9.74

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.09 ₱172

$26.59 MX$503

-88.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 ₱38.56

$3.24 MX$61.2

-78.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.17

$2.38 MX$44.94

-90.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.32 ₱129

$3.11 MX$58.7

-25.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱64

$1.31 MX$24.85

-12.21%

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

$32.3K ₱1.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

6.54%

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

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$24K MX$453.6K

-13.72%

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

$49.93 ₱2,780

$84.2 MX$1,592

-40.73%

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

$18 ₱1,002

$22.14 MX$419

-18.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.98 ₱1,446

$30.14 MX$570

-13.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.54 ₱1,923

$52 MX$983

-33.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.84 ₱325

$5.07 MX$95.9

15.19%

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

$153 ₱8,494

$200 MX$3,787

-23.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,685 ₱260.8K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-12.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.33 ₱2,245

$35.74 MX$676

12.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.48 ₱1,474

$39.8 MX$753

-33.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.5 ₱4,206

$79 MX$1,493

-4.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.94 ₱2,614

$88.4 MX$1,671

-46.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$157 ₱8,761

$965 MX$18.3K

-83.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$125 ₱6,972

$474 MX$8,968

-73.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱14.6K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-84.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 ₱21.8K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-67.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,334 ₱130K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-24.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$238 ₱13.3K

$792 MX$15K

-69.94%

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 Cavite: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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