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

🙂 Solo nomad: Iloilo is 42.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iloilo is 22.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.72 ₱151

$11.99 MX$227

-77.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.99 ₱1,169

$42.47 MX$803

-50.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.56 ₱198

$10.47 MX$198

-66.00%

Cappuccino

$2.08 ₱116

$3.6 MX$68.2

-42.22%

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

$0.56 ₱31.26

$1.44 MX$27.16

-61.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₱18.06

$0.89 MX$16.79

-64.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 ₱55.3

$3.09 MX$58.5

-67.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 ₱97.2

$4.58 MX$86.6

-61.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 ₱99.2

$1.38 MX$26.04

28.99%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ₱68.1

$1.85 MX$34.9

-34.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.94 ₱52.4

$1.57 MX$29.68

-40.13%

Eggs

$2.22 ₱124

$2.55 MX$48.3

-12.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.03 ₱336

$8.61 MX$163

-29.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 ₱230

$8.54 MX$161

-51.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.06 ₱393

$10.98 MX$208

-35.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.57 ₱199

$2.72 MX$51.4

31.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 ₱64

$1.51 MX$28.57

-23.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.24 ₱181

$1.88 MX$35.63

72.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 ₱89

$2.19 MX$41.42

-26.94%

Potato (1kg)

$2.57 ₱143

$1.87 MX$35.3

37.43%

Onion (1kg)

$3.16 ₱176

$2.19 MX$41.37

44.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.63 ₱90.6

$1.07 MX$20.23

52.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 ₱47.5

$1.09 MX$20.64

-22.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.1 ₱172

$3.96 MX$74.9

-21.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 ₱336

$8.86 MX$167

-31.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 ₱75.1

$1.72 MX$32.53

-21.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 ₱80.3

$2.61 MX$49.37

-44.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.23 ₱12.73

$0.52 MX$9.74

-55.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$5.19 ₱289

$26.59 MX$503

-80.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 ₱37.8

$3.24 MX$61.2

-79.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 ₱17.39

$2.38 MX$44.94

-86.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.7 ₱150

$3.11 MX$58.7

-13.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱63.5

$1.31 MX$24.85

-12.98%

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

$23.6K ₱1.3M

$30.3K MX$573K

-22.04%

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

$19.5K ₱1.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

-18.76%

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

$66.7 ₱3,714

$84.2 MX$1,592

-20.81%

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

$30.88 ₱1,719

$22.14 MX$419

39.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.24 ₱1,683

$30.14 MX$570

0.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.48 ₱1,530

$52 MX$983

-47.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.41 ₱301

$5.07 MX$95.9

6.71%

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

$34.87 ₱1,942

$200 MX$3,787

-82.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,357 ₱242.6K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-18.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.13 ₱2,457

$35.74 MX$676

23.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.99 ₱1,280

$39.8 MX$753

-42.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.1 ₱3,515

$79 MX$1,493

-20.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.92 ₱1,499

$88.4 MX$1,671

-69.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 ₱13K

$965 MX$18.3K

-75.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱9,981

$474 MX$8,968

-62.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$357 ₱19.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-78.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$286 ₱15.9K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-76.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,125 ₱174K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

1.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,126 ₱62.7K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-85.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$242 ₱13.5K

$792 MX$15K

-69.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-29.95%

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

Last update for Iloilo: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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