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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Jalandhar is 69.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.2% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Jalandhar is 58.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.28 โ‚น207
$11.88 MX$210
-80.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$9.32 โ‚น846
$41.90 MX$740
-77.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.97 โ‚น360
$10.55 MX$186
-62.37%
Cappuccino
$1.83 โ‚น166
$3.60 MX$63.5
-49.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.42 โ‚น37.99
$1.50 MX$26.45
-72.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 โ‚น13.62
$0.91 MX$16.09
-83.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.17 โ‚น197
$3.08 MX$54.4
-29.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.83 โ‚น257
$4.47 MX$78.8
-36.69%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.73 โ‚น66.4
$1.39 MX$24.54
-47.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.45 โ‚น40.99
$1.90 MX$33.47
-76.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.76 โ‚น69.2
$1.60 MX$28.27
-52.50%
Eggs
$0.90 โ‚น81.9
$2.60 MX$45.97
-65.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.58 โ‚น325
$8.36 MX$148
-57.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.81 โ‚น255
$8.64 MX$152
-67.48%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.27 โ‚น115
$2.61 MX$45.98
-51.34%
Banana (1kg)
$0.63 โ‚น57.0
$1.44 MX$25.46
-56.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.79 โ‚น71.8
$1.96 MX$34.55
-59.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.39 โ‚น35.54
$2.12 MX$37.34
-81.60%
Potato (1kg)
$0.28 โ‚น25.69
$1.86 MX$32.87
-84.95%
Onion (1kg)
$0.42 โ‚น38.29
$2.22 MX$39.20
-81.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.45 โ‚น40.58
$1.02 MX$17.99
-55.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.34 โ‚น30.77
$1.04 MX$18.36
-67.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.38 โ‚น216
$4.05 MX$71.5
-41.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.19 โ‚น652
$10.18 MX$180
-29.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 โ‚น153
$1.69 MX$29.79
-0.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 โ‚น238
$2.62 MX$46.25
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Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.93 โ‚น539
-
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.30 โ‚น27.44
$0.51 MX$9.09
-41.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.64 โ‚น784
$26.52 MX$468
-67.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.77 โ‚น70.3
$3.15 MX$55.7
-75.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 โ‚น21.80
$2.46 MX$43.49
-90.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.53 โ‚น229
$3.26 MX$57.5
-22.39%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.19 โ‚น108
$1.32 MX$23.36
-9.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$18.5K โ‚น1.7M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-38.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.3K โ‚น1.8M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-14.69%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.87 โ‚น3,801
$83.5 MX$1,474
-49.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$2.89 โ‚น262
$22.86 MX$404
-87.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.72 โ‚น701
$30.04 MX$530
-74.30%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.59 โ‚น1,688
$51.9 MX$916
-64.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$1.70 โ‚น155
$18.30 MX$323
-90.71%
Cinema Ticket
$4.53 โ‚น411
$5.12 MX$90.4
-11.52%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$43.57 โ‚น3,955
$201 MX$3,541
-78.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$638 โ‚น57.9K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-88.01%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.73 โ‚น2,244
$35.73 MX$631
-30.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.71 โ‚น2,606
$40.27 MX$711
-28.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$35.18 โ‚น3,193
$79.2 MX$1,398
-55.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$39.83 โ‚น3,616
$89.3 MX$1,576
-55.38%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$100 โ‚น9,094
$947 MX$16.7K
-89.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$91.1 โ‚น8,271
$483 MX$8,525
-81.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$387 โ‚น35.2K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-75.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$269 โ‚น24.4K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-77.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,416 โ‚น128.5K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-64.57%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,127 โ‚น102.3K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-82.40%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Jalandhar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$358 โ‚น32.5K
$730 MX$12.9K
-50.92%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.25
11.42
-27.76%

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Last update for Jalandhar: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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