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

🙂 Solo nomad: Fiji is 52.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fiji is 39.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.48 FJD 9.87

$11.85 MX$209

-62.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.12 FJD 99.3

$42.16 MX$744

7.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.71 FJD 16.96

$10.75 MX$190

-28.28%

Cappuccino

$2.19 FJD 4.82

$3.47 MX$61.3

-36.89%

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

$1.39 FJD 3.07

$1.45 MX$25.65

-4.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.19 FJD 2.61

$0.90 MX$15.93

32.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.82 FJD 6.20

$3.05 MX$53.9

-7.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 FJD 7.29

$4.42 MX$77.9

-25.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 FJD 2.79

$1.37 MX$24.17

-7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.68 FJD 1.51

$1.87 MX$33.05

-63.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 FJD 3.34

$1.54 MX$27.25

-1.30%

Eggs

$2.21 FJD 4.86

$2.50 MX$44.18

-11.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.85 FJD 23.87

$8.61 MX$152

26.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.74 FJD 8.22

$8.63 MX$152

-56.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.22 FJD 4.88

$11.02 MX$195

-79.85%

Apples (1kg)

$1.72 FJD 3.78

$2.75 MX$48.53

-37.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.57 FJD 3.45

$1.43 MX$25.21

9.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.05 FJD 4.51

$1.87 MX$33.05

9.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.82 FJD 4.00

$2.17 MX$38.26

-16.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 FJD 3.27

$1.88 MX$33.23

-20.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 FJD 3.17

$2.25 MX$39.65

-36.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.97 FJD 2.13

$1.07 MX$18.85

-9.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 FJD 1.67

$1.07 MX$18.95

-28.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$11.17 FJD 24.57

$4.15 MX$73.3

169.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.32 FJD 13.91

$10.34 MX$182

-38.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.65 FJD 5.84

$1.68 MX$29.64

57.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.45 FJD 5.39

$2.48 MX$43.84

-1.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 FJD 2.05

$0.55 MX$9.80

69.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 FJD 2.40

$3.22 MX$56.8

-66.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.80

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$54.9

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 FJD 2.81

$1.26 MX$22.16

1.59%

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

$46.3K FJD 101.9K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

51.10%

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

$24.0K MX$424.3K

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

$53.8 FJD 118

$82.5 MX$1,456

-34.72%

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

$13.43 FJD 29.55

$22.29 MX$393

-39.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.67 FJD 38.87

$30.02 MX$530

-41.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.31 FJD 49.08

$51.4 MX$908

-56.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.49 FJD 9.87

$18.29 MX$323

-75.45%

Cinema Ticket

$3.92 FJD 8.61

$4.98 MX$88.0

-21.29%

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

$45.36 FJD 99.8

$200 MX$3,530

-77.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$8.49 FJD 18.68

$35.71 MX$630

-76.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$698

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$29.28 FJD 64.4

$80.6 MX$1,422

-63.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,559

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$663 FJD 1,459

$969 MX$17.1K

-31.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$268 FJD 590

$482 MX$8,511

-44.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,102 FJD 2,424

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-30.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$595 FJD 1,309

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-49.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,295 FJD 2,848

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-68.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,311 FJD 2,885

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-79.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$543 FJD 1,195

$756 MX$13.4K

-28.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-47.46%

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

Last update for Fiji: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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