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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiniot is 72.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Chiniot is 67.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.72 PKR 486
$11.99 MX$227
-85.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.61 PKR 2,432
$42.47 MX$803
-79.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.26 PKR 1,484
$10.47 MX$198
-49.76%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.61 PKR 455
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.53 PKR 996
-
-
Cappuccino
$0.92 PKR 261
$3.6 MX$68.2
-74.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 PKR 88.7
$1.44 MX$27.16
-78.47%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.18 PKR 50.6
$0.89 MX$16.79
-79.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.09 MX$58.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.58 MX$86.6
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.51 PKR 144
$1.38 MX$26.04
-63.04%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 PKR 149
$1.85 MX$34.9
-71.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.25 PKR 353
$1.57 MX$29.68
-20.38%
Eggs
$1.12 PKR 317
$2.55 MX$48.3
-56.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6 PKR 1,696
$8.61 MX$163
-30.31%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.33 PKR 940
$8.54 MX$161
-61.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.5 PKR 1,272
$10.98 MX$208
-59.02%
Apples (1kg)
$0.96 PKR 272
$2.72 MX$51.4
-64.71%
Banana (1kg)
$0.63 PKR 179
$1.51 MX$28.57
-58.28%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.91 PKR 258
$1.88 MX$35.63
-51.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.51 PKR 144
$2.19 MX$41.42
-76.71%
Potato (1kg)
$0.34 PKR 95.6
$1.87 MX$35.3
-81.82%
Onion (1kg)
$0.52 PKR 148
$2.19 MX$41.37
-76.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.26 PKR 74
$1.07 MX$20.23
-75.70%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.4 PKR 112
$1.09 MX$20.64
-63.30%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.41 PKR 397
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.02 PKR 288
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 PKR 665
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-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.98 PKR 559
$3.96 MX$74.9
-50.00%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$8.86 MX$167
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.72 MX$32.53
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.16 PKR 45.72
$0.52 MX$9.74
-69.23%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.87 PKR 1,939
$26.59 MX$503
-74.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 PKR 256
$3.24 MX$61.2
-71.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.44 PKR 123
$2.38 MX$44.94
-81.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.08 PKR 871
$3.11 MX$58.7
-0.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.89 PKR 252
$1.31 MX$24.85
-32.06%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.4K PKR 4.9M
$30.3K MX$573K
-42.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.3K PKR 6.6M
$24K MX$453.6K
-3.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$100 PKR 28.3K
$84.2 MX$1,592
19.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.14 PKR 1,170
$22.14 MX$419
-81.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.72 PKR 4,723
$30.14 MX$570
-44.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.3 PKR 3,473
$52 MX$983
-76.34%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.02 PKR 1,702
$18.72 MX$354
-67.84%
Cinema Ticket
$3.47 PKR 981
$5.07 MX$95.9
-31.56%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$39.81 PKR 11.2K
$200 MX$3,787
-80.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$968 PKR 273.3K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-81.85%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.57 PKR 3,268
$35.74 MX$676
-67.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.47 PKR 5,216
$39.8 MX$753
-53.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$89.1 PKR 25.2K
$79 MX$1,493
12.81%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.5 PKR 8,048
$88.4 MX$1,671
-67.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$73.9 PKR 20.9K
$965 MX$18.3K
-92.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$52.2 PKR 14.7K
$474 MX$8,968
-89.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 PKR 46.3K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-90.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$104 PKR 29.4K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-91.33%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$568 PKR 160.3K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-81.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$396 PKR 111.9K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-94.74%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Chiniot
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$70.1 PKR 19.8K
$792 MX$15K
-91.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
20.17
11.42
76.62%

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Last update for Chiniot: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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