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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Gwalior is 65.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Gwalior is 64.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.03 โ‚น184
$11.88 MX$210
-82.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$11.68 โ‚น1,060
$41.90 MX$740
-72.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.29 โ‚น298
$10.55 MX$186
-68.82%
Cappuccino
$1.50 โ‚น136
$3.60 MX$63.5
-58.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.27 โ‚น24.42
$1.50 MX$26.45
-82.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 โ‚น13.24
$0.91 MX$16.09
-83.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.49 โ‚น135
$3.08 MX$54.4
-51.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 โ‚น203
$4.47 MX$78.8
-50.11%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.78 โ‚น71.2
$1.39 MX$24.54
-43.88%
White Bread (500g)
$0.40 โ‚น36.04
$1.90 MX$33.47
-78.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.70 โ‚น63.6
$1.60 MX$28.27
-56.25%
Eggs
$0.96 โ‚น87.4
$2.60 MX$45.97
-63.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.07 โ‚น460
$8.36 MX$148
-39.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.86 โ‚น259
$8.64 MX$152
-66.90%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.45 โ‚น132
$2.61 MX$45.98
-44.44%
Banana (1kg)
$0.55 โ‚น50.1
$1.44 MX$25.46
-61.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.75 โ‚น67.9
$1.96 MX$34.55
-61.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.52 โ‚น47.08
$2.12 MX$37.34
-75.47%
Potato (1kg)
$0.30 โ‚น27.28
$1.86 MX$32.87
-83.87%
Onion (1kg)
$0.39 โ‚น35.56
$2.22 MX$39.20
-82.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.63 โ‚น56.9
$1.02 MX$17.99
-38.24%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.34 โ‚น31.16
$1.04 MX$18.36
-67.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.01 โ‚น364
$4.05 MX$71.5
-0.99%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.90 โ‚น808
$10.18 MX$180
-12.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.70 โ‚น154
$1.69 MX$29.79
0.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.52 โ‚น320
$2.62 MX$46.25
34.35%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.43 โ‚น493
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 โ‚น19.92
$0.51 MX$9.09
-56.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$3.67 โ‚น333
$26.52 MX$468
-86.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 โ‚น55.2
$3.15 MX$55.7
-80.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.22 โ‚น19.66
$2.46 MX$43.49
-91.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.18 โ‚น107
$3.26 MX$57.5
-63.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.14 โ‚น103
$1.32 MX$23.36
-13.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.8K โ‚น1.1M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-60.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.6K โ‚น1.5M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-29.93%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.2 โ‚น4,552
$83.5 MX$1,474
-39.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.22 โ‚น292
$22.86 MX$404
-85.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.43 โ‚น493
$30.04 MX$530
-81.92%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.60 โ‚น1,144
$51.9 MX$916
-75.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.12 โ‚น646
$18.30 MX$323
-61.09%
Cinema Ticket
$4.09 โ‚น371
$5.12 MX$90.4
-20.12%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$36.51 โ‚น3,313
$201 MX$3,541
-81.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$863 โ‚น78.4K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-83.76%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.64 โ‚น2,509
$35.73 MX$631
-22.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.67 โ‚น2,783
$40.27 MX$711
-23.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$39.41 โ‚น3,576
$79.2 MX$1,398
-50.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$18.75 โ‚น1,701
$89.3 MX$1,576
-79.00%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$109 โ‚น9,872
$947 MX$16.7K
-88.51%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$71.7 โ‚น6,508
$483 MX$8,525
-85.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$199 โ‚น18.1K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-87.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$144 โ‚น13.0K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-88.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$612 โ‚น55.5K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-84.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$344 โ‚น31.3K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-94.62%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$440 โ‚น39.9K
$730 MX$12.9K
-39.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.49
11.42
-25.66%

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Last update for Gwalior: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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