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

🙂 Solo nomad: Dang is 54.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Dang is 62.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.80 NPR 265
$11.85 MX$209
-84.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.84 NPR 2,777
$42.16 MX$744
-55.31%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.69 NPR 986
$10.75 MX$190
-37.77%
Cappuccino
$1.48 NPR 218
$3.47 MX$61.3
-57.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.50 NPR 73.1
$1.45 MX$25.65
-65.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 NPR 21.88
$0.90 MX$15.93
-83.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.65 NPR 390
$3.05 MX$53.9
-13.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.58 NPR 528
$4.42 MX$77.9
-19.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.68 NPR 101
$1.37 MX$24.17
-50.36%
White Bread (500g)
$0.55 NPR 81.4
$1.87 MX$33.05
-70.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.81 NPR 119
$1.54 MX$27.25
-47.40%
Eggs
$1.71 NPR 252
$2.50 MX$44.18
-31.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.21 NPR 1,062
$8.61 MX$152
-16.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.25 NPR 479
$8.63 MX$152
-62.34%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.95 NPR 878
$11.02 MX$195
-46.01%
Apples (1kg)
$2.25 NPR 332
$2.75 MX$48.53
-18.18%
Banana (1kg)
$1.10 NPR 162
$1.43 MX$25.21
-23.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.19 NPR 175
$1.87 MX$33.05
-36.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.69 NPR 102
$2.17 MX$38.26
-68.20%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 NPR 72.0
$1.88 MX$33.23
-73.94%
Onion (1kg)
$0.67 NPR 99.0
$2.25 MX$39.65
-70.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.52 NPR 77.0
$1.07 MX$18.85
-51.40%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.25 NPR 36.47
$1.07 MX$18.95
-76.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.90 NPR 427
$4.15 MX$73.3
-30.12%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.34 MX$182
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.28 NPR 336
$1.68 MX$29.64
35.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.23 NPR 476
$2.48 MX$43.84
30.24%
🚌 Getting Around
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.18 NPR 27.26
$0.55 MX$9.80
-67.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.20 NPR 325
$3.22 MX$56.8
-31.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.82 NPR 120
$2.48 MX$43.80
-66.94%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.67 NPR 541
$3.11 MX$54.9
18.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 NPR 182
$1.26 MX$22.16
-1.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.3K NPR 4.8M
$30.7K MX$541.1K
5.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K NPR 6.1M
$24.0K MX$424.3K
71.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$26.33 NPR 3,880
$82.5 MX$1,456
-68.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.77 NPR 702
$22.29 MX$393
-78.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.73 NPR 1,435
$30.02 MX$530
-67.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.35 NPR 2,704
$51.4 MX$908
-64.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.79 NPR 411
$4.98 MX$88.0
-43.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$73.8 NPR 10.9K
$200 MX$3,530
-63.09%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,784 NPR 410.3K
$5,304 MX$93.6K
-47.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.38 NPR 3,593
$35.71 MX$630
-31.73%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.91 NPR 4,114
$39.56 MX$698
-29.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$45.91 NPR 6,765
$80.6 MX$1,422
-43.00%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$29.19 NPR 4,302
$88.3 MX$1,559
-66.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$106 NPR 15.6K
$969 MX$17.1K
-89.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$63.2 NPR 9,317
$482 MX$8,511
-86.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$205 NPR 30.3K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-87.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$147 NPR 21.6K
$1,184 MX$20.9K
-87.61%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$71.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Dang
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.08
11.42
5.78%

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Last update for Dang: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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