Cost of Living Comparison Between Gili Air and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Gili Air and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Gili Air is 36.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gili Air is 41.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.85 Rp 31.3K

$11.85 MX$205

-84.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.89 Rp 301.8K

$42.16 MX$730

-57.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.73 Rp 46.1K

$10.75 MX$186

-74.60%

Cappuccino

$1.54 Rp 26.0K

$3.47 MX$60.2

-55.62%

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

$0.71 Rp 12.0K

$1.45 MX$25.17

-51.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 Rp 6,403

$0.90 MX$15.64

-57.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 Rp 26.2K

$3.05 MX$52.9

-49.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 Rp 35.0K

$4.42 MX$76.5

-52.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 Rp 21.0K

$1.37 MX$23.72

-9.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.76 Rp 29.7K

$1.87 MX$32.43

-5.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.86 Rp 14.6K

$1.54 MX$26.74

-44.16%

Eggs

$1.67 Rp 28.2K

$2.50 MX$43.36

-33.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.50 Rp 177.2K

$8.61 MX$149

21.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.97 Rp 50.2K

$8.63 MX$150

-65.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.44 Rp 142.4K

$11.02 MX$191

-23.41%

Apples (1kg)

$2.60 Rp 43.9K

$2.75 MX$47.62

-5.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 Rp 18.8K

$1.43 MX$24.73

-21.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.91 Rp 32.3K

$1.87 MX$32.44

2.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 Rp 27.4K

$2.17 MX$37.54

-24.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.37 Rp 23.2K

$1.88 MX$32.61

-27.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 Rp 26.8K

$2.25 MX$38.91

-29.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 Rp 12.9K

$1.07 MX$18.49

-28.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 Rp 8,520

$1.07 MX$18.59

-53.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.37 Rp 39.9K

$4.15 MX$72.0

-42.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.50 Rp 295.3K

$10.34 MX$179

69.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.06 Rp 34.7K

$1.68 MX$29.08

22.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 Rp 33.2K

$2.48 MX$43.02

-20.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.23 Rp 3,895

$0.55 MX$9.61

-58.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.56 Rp 110.7K

$26.53 MX$459

-75.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.39 Rp 6,618

$3.22 MX$55.7

-87.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.36 Rp 6,089

$2.48 MX$42.98

-85.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.88 Rp 82.4K

$3.11 MX$53.9

56.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.65 Rp 10.9K

$1.26 MX$21.75

-48.41%

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

$21.0K Rp 355.1M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-31.34%

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

$26.0K Rp 438.8M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

8.20%

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

$64.0 Rp 1.1M

$82.5 MX$1,429

-22.37%

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

$3.15 Rp 53.1K

$22.29 MX$386

-85.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.27 Rp 325.1K

$30.02 MX$520

-35.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.2 Rp 948.3K

$51.4 MX$891

9.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.74 Rp 63.0K

$18.29 MX$317

-79.55%

Cinema Ticket

$2.44 Rp 41.2K

$4.98 MX$86.3

-51.00%

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

$208 Rp 3.5M

$200 MX$3,464

3.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,549 Rp 76.8M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-14.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.36 Rp 748.4K

$35.71 MX$618

24.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.66 Rp 517.3K

$39.56 MX$685

-22.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.2 Rp 1.2M

$80.6 MX$1,395

-12.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$63.3 Rp 1.1M

$88.3 MX$1,530

-28.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$478 Rp 8.1M

$969 MX$16.8K

-50.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$319 Rp 5.4M

$482 MX$8,352

-33.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,652 Rp 27.9M

$1,595 MX$27.6K

3.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$990 Rp 16.7M

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-16.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,471 Rp 24.8M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-63.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,123 Rp 18.9M

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-82.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.28

11.42

16.29%

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

Last update for Gili Air: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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