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

🙂 Solo nomad: Dhaka is 62.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 66.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dhaka is 49.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.41 ৳296

$11.99 MX$227

-79.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.67 ৳1,552

$42.47 MX$803

-70.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.95 ৳607

$10.47 MX$198

-52.72%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.16 ৳510

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.94 ৳605

Cappuccino

$2.3 ৳282

$3.6 MX$68.2

-36.11%

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

$0.32 ৳38.78

$1.44 MX$27.16

-77.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ৳21.04

$0.89 MX$16.79

-80.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.09 MX$58.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MX$86.6

Milk (1 liter)

$0.83 ৳101

$1.38 MX$26.04

-39.86%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 ৳87

$1.85 MX$34.9

-61.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.6

$1.57 MX$29.68

-60.51%

Eggs

$1.25 ৳154

$2.55 MX$48.3

-50.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.85 ৳840

$8.61 MX$163

-20.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.34 ৳409

$8.54 MX$161

-60.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.58 ৳806

$10.98 MX$208

-40.07%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 ৳330

$2.72 MX$51.4

-0.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 ৳139

$1.51 MX$28.57

-24.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 ৳313

$1.88 MX$35.63

36.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.9 ৳111

$2.19 MX$41.42

-58.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ৳57.8

$1.87 MX$35.3

-74.87%

Onion (1kg)

$0.78 ৳95.4

$2.19 MX$41.37

-64.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳40.04

$1.07 MX$20.23

-69.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.3 ৳37.23

$1.09 MX$20.64

-72.48%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.86 ৳1,209

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.87 ৳474

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.18 ৳880

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3 ৳368

$3.96 MX$74.9

-24.24%

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

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.2

$0.52 MX$9.74

-17.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.8 ৳3,040

$26.59 MX$503

-6.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.25 ৳154

$3.24 MX$61.2

-61.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 ৳48.72

$2.38 MX$44.94

-83.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.03 ৳371

$3.11 MX$58.7

-2.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ৳131

$1.31 MX$24.85

-18.32%

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

$29.2K ৳3.6M

$30.3K MX$573K

-3.77%

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

$28.1K ৳3.4M

$24K MX$453.6K

17.13%

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

$32.29 ৳3,958

$84.2 MX$1,592

-61.67%

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

$4.81 ৳589

$22.14 MX$419

-78.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.88 ৳1,578

$30.14 MX$570

-57.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.74 ৳2,419

$52 MX$983

-62.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.46 ৳1,772

$18.72 MX$354

-22.76%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 ৳511

$5.07 MX$95.9

-17.75%

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

$48.39 ৳5,931

$200 MX$3,787

-75.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,993 ৳244.2K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-62.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.68 ৳2,289

$35.74 MX$676

-47.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.73 ৳2,909

$39.8 MX$753

-40.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.65 ৳5,717

$79 MX$1,493

-40.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.39 ৳4,459

$88.4 MX$1,671

-58.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 ৳14.5K

$965 MX$18.3K

-87.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$64.5 ৳7,900

$474 MX$8,968

-86.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$313 ৳38.4K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-81.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 ৳22.7K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-84.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$961 ৳117.8K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-68.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$551 ৳67.6K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-92.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$307 ৳37.6K

$792 MX$15K

-61.24%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.52

11.42

-7.88%

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

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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