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

🙂 Solo nomad: Guilin is 39.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Guilin is 23.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.25 ¥30.51

$11.99 MX$227

-64.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.66 ¥134

$42.47 MX$803

-56.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.45 ¥24.76

$10.47 MX$198

-67.05%

Cappuccino

$2.62 ¥18.83

$3.6 MX$68.2

-27.22%

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

$0.76 ¥5.43

$1.44 MX$27.16

-47.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ¥2.08

$0.89 MX$16.79

-67.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.03 ¥7.35

$3.09 MX$58.5

-66.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 ¥14.66

$4.58 MX$86.6

-55.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 ¥9.8

$1.38 MX$26.04

-0.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ¥9.71

$1.85 MX$34.9

-27.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 ¥4.14

$1.57 MX$29.68

-63.06%

Eggs

$1.71 ¥12.28

$2.55 MX$48.3

-32.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.6 ¥90.4

$8.61 MX$163

46.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.16 ¥22.68

$8.54 MX$161

-63.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.22 ¥59

$10.98 MX$208

-25.14%

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 ¥12.5

$2.72 MX$51.4

-36.03%

Banana (1kg)

$1.24 ¥8.9

$1.51 MX$28.57

-17.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 ¥10.23

$1.88 MX$35.63

-23.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ¥7.77

$2.19 MX$41.42

-50.68%

Potato (1kg)

$0.72 ¥5.14

$1.87 MX$35.3

-61.50%

Onion (1kg)

$0.9 ¥6.44

$2.19 MX$41.37

-58.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ¥4.04

$1.07 MX$20.23

-47.66%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 ¥6.7

$1.09 MX$20.64

-14.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 ¥22.01

$3.96 MX$74.9

-22.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.64 ¥76.3

$8.86 MX$167

20.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 ¥6.4

$1.72 MX$32.53

-48.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 ¥11.34

$2.61 MX$49.37

-39.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 ¥1.91

$0.52 MX$9.74

-48.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.62 ¥119

$26.59 MX$503

-37.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.95 ¥6.8

$3.24 MX$61.2

-70.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 ¥2.38

$2.38 MX$44.94

-86.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 ¥48.33

$3.11 MX$58.7

116.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥8.48

$1.31 MX$24.85

-9.92%

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

$19.2K ¥137.5K

$30.3K MX$573K

-36.73%

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

$16.7K ¥119.7K

$24K MX$453.6K

-30.48%

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

$27.61 ¥198

$84.2 MX$1,592

-67.22%

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

$4.91 ¥35.2

$22.14 MX$419

-77.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.36 ¥81.5

$30.14 MX$570

-62.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.2 ¥296

$52 MX$983

-20.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.96 ¥100

$18.72 MX$354

-25.43%

Cinema Ticket

$4.23 ¥30.32

$5.07 MX$95.9

-16.57%

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

$341 ¥2,444

$200 MX$3,787

70.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.7K ¥119.7K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

212.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.12 ¥309

$35.74 MX$676

20.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.91 ¥215

$39.8 MX$753

-24.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 ¥509

$79 MX$1,493

-10.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.9 ¥530

$88.4 MX$1,671

-16.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$283 ¥2,032

$965 MX$18.3K

-70.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 ¥1,325

$474 MX$8,968

-61.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$600 ¥4,302

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-63.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$364 ¥2,608

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-69.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,991 ¥21.5K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-2.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,047 ¥14.7K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-72.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$476 ¥3,416

$792 MX$15K

-39.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

11.42

-66.11%

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

Last update for Guilin: October 26, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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