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

🙂 Solo nomad: Huaibei is 24.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Huaibei is 30.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.8 ¥19.82

$11.58 MX$212

-75.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.36 ¥151

$42 MX$769

-49.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.84 ¥34.22

$10.5 MX$192

-53.90%

Cappuccino

$3.1 ¥21.94

$3.43 MX$62.8

-9.62%

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

$0.47 ¥3.34

$1.49 MX$27.34

-68.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.89

$0.94 MX$17.27

-71.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.87 ¥6.19

$3.08 MX$56.3

-71.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 ¥15.2

$4.37 MX$79.9

-50.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ¥13.06

$1.39 MX$25.44

33.09%

White Bread (500g)

$1.6 ¥11.29

$1.85 MX$33.81

-13.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.96 ¥6.78

$1.58 MX$28.88

-39.24%

Eggs

$1.54 ¥10.86

$2.51 MX$46

-38.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.03 ¥92.1

$8.26 MX$151

57.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.26 ¥23.04

$8.7 MX$159

-62.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.08 ¥71.2

$10.73 MX$196

-6.06%

Apples (1kg)

$1.87 ¥13.25

$2.61 MX$47.74

-28.35%

Banana (1kg)

$1.25 ¥8.83

$1.49 MX$27.28

-16.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.49 ¥10.51

$1.95 MX$35.72

-23.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.14 ¥8.07

$2.09 MX$38.26

-45.45%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 ¥5.25

$1.81 MX$33.05

-59.12%

Onion (1kg)

$0.91 ¥6.46

$2.16 MX$39.62

-57.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ¥4.24

$1.03 MX$18.85

-41.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 ¥3.84

$1.08 MX$19.7

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.05 ¥21.54

$4.14 MX$75.9

-26.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.42 ¥73.7

$8.88 MX$163

17.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 ¥5.32

$1.67 MX$30.64

-55.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ¥11.68

$2.53 MX$46.31

-34.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 ¥1.91

$0.51 MX$9.27

-47.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.53 ¥117

$26.68 MX$488

-38.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ¥9.94

$3.26 MX$59.7

-56.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.48

$2.51 MX$45.94

-86.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 ¥47.67

$3.12 MX$57.2

116.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥8.37

$1.31 MX$23.96

-9.92%

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

$19.4K ¥137.3K

$30.9K MX$565K

-37.11%

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

$17.4K ¥123.1K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-27.05%

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

$45.84 ¥324

$83 MX$1,520

-44.78%

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

$9.83 ¥69.5

$22.59 MX$414

-56.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.66 ¥82.5

$29.51 MX$540

-60.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.57 ¥294

$51.6 MX$944

-19.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.7 ¥96.9

$18.42 MX$337

-25.62%

Cinema Ticket

$5.76 ¥40.7

$4.9 MX$89.7

17.55%

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

$333 ¥2,354

$200 MX$3,668

66.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.6K ¥117.7K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

221.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.88 ¥310

$36.41 MX$667

20.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.83 ¥218

$39.91 MX$731

-22.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.6 ¥506

$79.9 MX$1,462

-10.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.4 ¥505

$87.7 MX$1,605

-18.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 ¥1,952

$983 MX$18K

-71.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$189 ¥1,336

$470 MX$8,612

-59.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$600 ¥4,241

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-62.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$365 ¥2,583

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-69.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,010 ¥21.3K

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-21.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,034 ¥14.4K

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-67.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.89

11.42

-65.94%

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

Last update for Huaibei: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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