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 64.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.7% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Gwalior is 67.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.05 โ‚น175
$11.73 MX$222
-82.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$11.86 โ‚น1,014
$41.52 MX$785
-71.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.23 โ‚น276
$10.57 MX$200
-69.44%
Cappuccino
$1.53 โ‚น131
$3.49 MX$65.9
-56.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 โ‚น24.83
$1.45 MX$27.33
-80.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 โ‚น14.58
$0.97 MX$18.33
-82.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.54 โ‚น132
$3.03 MX$57.2
-49.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.24 โ‚น191
$4.59 MX$86.8
-51.20%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.78 โ‚น66.8
$1.42 MX$26.87
-45.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.42 โ‚น35.94
$1.87 MX$35.43
-77.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.65 โ‚น55.8
$1.54 MX$29.2
-57.79%
Eggs
$0.95 โ‚น81.4
$2.6 MX$49.21
-63.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.98 โ‚น426
$8.32 MX$157
-40.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.87 โ‚น245
$8.54 MX$161
-66.39%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.67 MX$202
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.4 โ‚น120
$2.66 MX$50.2
-47.37%
Banana (1kg)
$0.54 โ‚น46.49
$1.51 MX$28.5
-64.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.79 โ‚น67.6
$1.9 MX$35.87
-58.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.52 โ‚น44.72
$2.19 MX$41.45
-76.26%
Potato (1kg)
$0.3 โ‚น25.72
$1.78 MX$33.7
-83.15%
Onion (1kg)
$0.4 โ‚น33.79
$2.17 MX$41.05
-81.57%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.64 โ‚น54.6
$1.07 MX$20.14
-40.19%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.31 โ‚น26.92
$1.09 MX$20.53
-71.56%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.95 โ‚น338
$4.17 MX$78.8
-5.28%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.31 โ‚น797
$8.75 MX$165
6.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.74 โ‚น149
$1.69 MX$31.91
2.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.56 โ‚น304
$2.53 MX$47.74
40.71%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.54 โ‚น474
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 โ‚น18.8
$0.51 MX$9.59
-56.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$3.79 โ‚น325
$26.97 MX$510
-85.95%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.6 โ‚น51.7
$3.25 MX$61.4
-81.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.22 โ‚น18.42
$2.49 MX$47.01
-91.16%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.14 โ‚น97.8
$3.22 MX$60.8
-64.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.14 โ‚น97.7
$1.26 MX$23.87
-9.52%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.6K โ‚น992.1K
$29.8K MX$564.1K
-61.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.6K โ‚น1.4M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
-29.20%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$51.6 โ‚น4,411
$84.2 MX$1,592
-38.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.25 โ‚น278
$22.8 MX$431
-85.75%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.47 โ‚น468
$30.04 MX$568
-81.79%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.8 โ‚น1,095
$51.4 MX$972
-75.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.99 โ‚น598
$18.28 MX$346
-61.76%
Cinema Ticket
$4.01 โ‚น343
$4.97 MX$94.1
-19.32%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$35.93 โ‚น3,073
$197 MX$3,719
-81.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$868 โ‚น74.2K
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-83.48%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.39 โ‚น2,343
$35.81 MX$677
-23.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.52 โ‚น2,610
$39.43 MX$745
-22.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.2 โ‚น3,438
$80.9 MX$1,529
-50.30%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$18.72 โ‚น1,601
$86.3 MX$1,631
-78.31%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$110 โ‚น9,440
$968 MX$18.3K
-88.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$72.4 โ‚น6,191
$478 MX$9,037
-84.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$203 โ‚น17.4K
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-87.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$143 โ‚น12.3K
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-88.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$621 โ‚น53.2K
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-80.19%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$349 โ‚น29.8K
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-95.40%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Gwalior
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$449 โ‚น38.4K
$805 MX$15.2K
-44.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.49
11.42
-25.66%

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Last update for Gwalior: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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