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

🙂 Solo nomad: Herat is 55.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Herat is 52.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.1 ؋146

$11.99 MX$227

-82.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.81 ؋614

$42.47 MX$803

-79.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.06 ؋283

$10.47 MX$198

-61.22%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.2 ؋153

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.16 ؋499

Cappuccino

$0.74 ؋51.7

$3.6 MX$68.2

-79.44%

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

$0.52 ؋36.43

$1.44 MX$27.16

-63.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.12 ؋8.38

$0.89 MX$16.79

-86.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.09 MX$58.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MX$86.6

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 ؋33.24

$1.38 MX$26.04

-65.22%

White Bread (500g)

$0.28 ؋19.25

$1.85 MX$34.9

-84.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.85 ؋198

$1.57 MX$29.68

81.53%

Eggs

$2.11 ؋147

$2.55 MX$48.3

-17.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.91 ؋203

$8.61 MX$163

-66.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.54 ؋177

$8.54 MX$161

-70.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.82 ؋406

$10.98 MX$208

-46.99%

Apples (1kg)

$0.69 ؋48.28

$2.72 MX$51.4

-74.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 ؋52.6

$1.51 MX$28.57

-50.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.54 ؋37.82

$1.88 MX$35.63

-71.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.59 ؋40.83

$2.19 MX$41.42

-73.06%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 ؋38.25

$1.87 MX$35.3

-70.59%

Onion (1kg)

$0.34 ؋23.88

$2.19 MX$41.37

-84.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$20.23

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ؋19.43

$1.09 MX$20.64

-74.31%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 ؋66.7

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.88 ؋131

$3.96 MX$74.9

-52.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.86 MX$167

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MX$32.53

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ؋21.17

$0.52 MX$9.74

-42.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.2 ؋153

$3.24 MX$61.2

-32.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.34 ؋93.1

$2.38 MX$44.94

-43.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.22 ؋294

$3.11 MX$58.7

35.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 ؋72.2

$1.31 MX$24.85

-20.61%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

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

$24K MX$453.6K

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

$185 ؋12.9K

$84.2 MX$1,592

119.11%

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

$22.14 MX$419

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$145 ؋10.1K

$30.14 MX$570

380.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.27 ؋994

$52 MX$983

-72.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.07 MX$95.9

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

$14.44 ؋1,006

$200 MX$3,787

-92.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,333 MX$100.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.43 ؋1,493

$35.74 MX$676

-40.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.27 ؋1,482

$39.8 MX$753

-46.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$28.87 ؋2,011

$79 MX$1,493

-63.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.5 ؋2,473

$88.4 MX$1,671

-59.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.1 ؋5,094

$965 MX$18.3K

-92.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$43.74 ؋3,047

$474 MX$8,968

-90.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 ؋8,152

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-92.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$71.7 ؋4,994

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-94.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$177 ؋12.3K

$792 MX$15K

-77.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

75.13%

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

Last update for Herat: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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