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

🙂 Solo nomad: Fukushima is 3.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Fukushima is 33.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.11 ¥1,021

$11.99 MX$227

-40.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.46 ¥5,381

$42.47 MX$803

-11.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.05 ¥1,012

$10.47 MX$198

-32.66%

Cappuccino

$3.75 ¥539

$3.6 MX$68.2

4.17%

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

$0.88 ¥126

$1.44 MX$27.16

-38.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ¥124

$0.89 MX$16.79

-3.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.58 ¥370

$3.09 MX$58.5

-16.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.1 ¥445

$4.58 MX$86.6

-32.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 ¥218

$1.38 MX$26.04

10.14%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 ¥227

$1.85 MX$34.9

-14.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.75 ¥682

$1.57 MX$29.68

202.55%

Eggs

$2.21 ¥317

$2.55 MX$48.3

-13.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.21 ¥1,467

$8.61 MX$163

18.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.53 ¥939

$8.54 MX$161

-23.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.51 ¥2,228

$10.98 MX$208

41.26%

Apples (1kg)

$5.38 ¥773

$2.72 MX$51.4

97.79%

Banana (1kg)

$2.63 ¥378

$1.51 MX$28.57

74.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.91 ¥561

$1.88 MX$35.63

107.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.02 ¥864

$2.19 MX$41.42

174.89%

Potato (1kg)

$3.08 ¥442

$1.87 MX$35.3

64.71%

Onion (1kg)

$2.68 ¥386

$2.19 MX$41.37

22.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ¥199

$1.07 MX$20.23

29.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.9 ¥129

$1.09 MX$20.64

-17.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.21 ¥605

$3.96 MX$74.9

6.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.15 ¥884

$8.86 MX$167

-30.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.9 ¥273

$1.72 MX$32.53

10.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.2 ¥316

$2.61 MX$49.37

-15.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.61 ¥231

$0.52 MX$9.74

209.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$54.9 ¥7,885

$26.59 MX$503

106.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.5 ¥502

$3.24 MX$61.2

8.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.88 ¥414

$2.38 MX$44.94

21.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.86 ¥2,996

$3.11 MX$58.7

570.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ¥176

$1.31 MX$24.85

-6.11%

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

$23.5K ¥3.4M

$30.3K MX$573K

-22.52%

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

$17.3K ¥2.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

-27.96%

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

$142 ¥20.4K

$84.2 MX$1,592

68.89%

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

$26.95 ¥3,872

$22.14 MX$419

21.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.77 ¥4,851

$30.14 MX$570

12.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.5 ¥7,968

$52 MX$983

6.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.12 ¥2,029

$18.72 MX$354

-24.57%

Cinema Ticket

$12.24 ¥1,758

$5.07 MX$95.9

141.42%

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

$281 ¥40.4K

$200 MX$3,787

40.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.4K ¥1.9M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

150.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.94 ¥6,313

$35.74 MX$676

22.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.13 ¥4,184

$39.8 MX$753

-26.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.3 ¥8,522

$79 MX$1,493

-24.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.3 ¥13.4K

$88.4 MX$1,671

5.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$468 ¥67.3K

$965 MX$18.3K

-51.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$329 ¥47.3K

$474 MX$8,968

-30.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$876 ¥125.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-46.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$657 ¥94.3K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-45.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,977 ¥427.7K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-3.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,947 ¥279.7K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-74.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.78

11.42

-84.41%

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

Last update for Fukushima: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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