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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 29.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Gili Air is 40.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.72 Rp 28.7K
$11.58 MX$212
-85.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$12.27 Rp 204.4K
$42 MX$769
-70.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.35 Rp 55.9K
$10.5 MX$192
-68.10%
Cappuccino
$1.78 Rp 29.7K
$3.43 MX$62.8
-48.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.51 Rp 8,579
$1.49 MX$27.34
-65.77%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.28 Rp 4,697
$0.94 MX$17.27
-70.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.5 Rp 41.7K
$3.08 MX$56.3
-18.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.58 Rp 59.6K
$4.37 MX$79.9
-18.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.19 Rp 19.8K
$1.39 MX$25.44
-14.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.16 Rp 19.3K
$1.85 MX$33.81
-37.30%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.88 Rp 14.7K
$1.58 MX$28.88
-44.30%
Eggs
$1.58 Rp 26.4K
$2.51 MX$46
-37.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.2 Rp 136.7K
$8.26 MX$151
-0.73%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.07 Rp 51.1K
$8.7 MX$159
-64.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.67 Rp 127.9K
$10.73 MX$196
-28.52%
Apples (1kg)
$2.41 Rp 40.2K
$2.61 MX$47.74
-7.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 Rp 25.2K
$1.49 MX$27.28
1.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.05 Rp 34.1K
$1.95 MX$35.72
5.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.57 Rp 26.2K
$2.09 MX$38.26
-24.88%
Potato (1kg)
$1.42 Rp 23.7K
$1.81 MX$33.05
-21.55%
Onion (1kg)
$2.2 Rp 36.6K
$2.16 MX$39.62
1.85%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1 Rp 16.6K
$1.03 MX$18.85
-2.91%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.46 Rp 7,602
$1.08 MX$19.7
-57.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.56 Rp 42.7K
$4.14 MX$75.9
-38.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$23.28 Rp 387.9K
$8.88 MX$163
162.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.17 Rp 36.2K
$1.67 MX$30.64
29.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.17 Rp 52.7K
$2.53 MX$46.31
25.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 Rp 5,223
$0.51 MX$9.27
-39.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.95 Rp 165.7K
$26.68 MX$488
-62.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.54 Rp 8,963
$3.26 MX$59.7
-83.44%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.35 Rp 5,787
$2.51 MX$45.94
-86.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.79 Rp 46.5K
$3.12 MX$57.2
-10.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.83 Rp 13.8K
$1.31 MX$23.96
-36.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.1K Rp 402.4M
$30.9K MX$565K
-21.76%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.8K Rp 480.2M
$23.9K MX$436.9K
20.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.1 Rp 1.1M
$83 MX$1,520
-19.20%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.43 Rp 73.8K
$22.59 MX$414
-80.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.81 Rp 380K
$29.51 MX$540
-22.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.06 Rp 384.3K
$51.6 MX$944
-55.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.29 Rp 104.9K
$18.42 MX$337
-65.85%
Cinema Ticket
$3.16 Rp 52.7K
$4.9 MX$89.7
-35.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$95.1 Rp 1.6M
$200 MX$3,668
-52.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,095 Rp 118.2M
$5,179 MX$94.8K
36.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.03 Rp 683.7K
$36.41 MX$667
12.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.58 Rp 509.5K
$39.91 MX$731
-23.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$69.3 Rp 1.2M
$79.9 MX$1,462
-13.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$64.2 Rp 1.1M
$87.7 MX$1,605
-26.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$265 Rp 4.4M
$983 MX$18K
-73.07%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$164 Rp 2.7M
$470 MX$8,612
-65.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$592 Rp 9.9M
$1,610 MX$29.5K
-63.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$366 Rp 6.1M
$1,189 MX$21.8K
-69.20%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,206 Rp 20.1M
$3,839 MX$70.3K
-68.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$825 Rp 13.7M
$6,205 MX$113.6K
-86.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Gili Air
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$724 MX$13.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.15
11.42
-19.88%

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

Last update for Gili Air: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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