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

🙂 Solo nomad: Jayapura is 34.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jayapura is 47.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.87 Rp 31.7K

$11.85 MX$211

-84.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.23 Rp 173.3K

$42.16 MX$750

-75.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.16 Rp 53.5K

$10.75 MX$191

-70.60%

Cappuccino

$1.82 Rp 30.8K

$3.47 MX$61.8

-47.55%

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

$0.67 Rp 11.4K

$1.45 MX$25.85

-53.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.55 Rp 9,344

$0.90 MX$16.06

-38.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.93 Rp 66.5K

$3.05 MX$54.3

28.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.35 Rp 73.7K

$4.42 MX$78.6

-1.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 Rp 19.8K

$1.37 MX$24.36

-14.60%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 Rp 18.9K

$1.87 MX$33.31

-40.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.92 Rp 15.6K

$1.54 MX$27.46

-40.26%

Eggs

$1.54 Rp 26.0K

$2.50 MX$44.53

-38.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.92 Rp 134.2K

$8.61 MX$153

-8.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.23 Rp 54.8K

$8.63 MX$154

-62.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.82 Rp 132.4K

$11.02 MX$196

-29.04%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 Rp 40.3K

$2.75 MX$48.91

-13.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 Rp 24.6K

$1.43 MX$25.41

1.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.80 Rp 30.6K

$1.87 MX$33.32

-3.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.50 Rp 25.4K

$2.17 MX$38.56

-30.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.37 Rp 23.2K

$1.88 MX$33.50

-27.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.98 Rp 33.5K

$2.25 MX$39.96

-12.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 Rp 16.0K

$1.07 MX$18.99

-11.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 Rp 7,458

$1.07 MX$19.10

-58.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.47 Rp 41.9K

$4.15 MX$73.9

-40.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.66 Rp 366.8K

$10.34 MX$184

109.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.10 Rp 35.5K

$1.68 MX$29.87

25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 Rp 52.0K

$2.48 MX$44.19

23.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.30 Rp 5,031

$0.55 MX$9.87

-45.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.72 Rp 164.6K

$26.53 MX$472

-63.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.53 Rp 8,908

$3.22 MX$57.2

-83.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 Rp 5,925

$2.48 MX$44.15

-85.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 Rp 48.3K

$3.11 MX$55.3

-8.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.82 Rp 13.9K

$1.26 MX$22.34

-34.92%

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

$24.9K Rp 421.6M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-18.82%

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

$27.7K Rp 468.4M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

15.04%

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

$70.3 Rp 1.2M

$82.5 MX$1,467

-14.73%

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

$4.43 Rp 75.0K

$22.29 MX$396

-80.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.64 Rp 383.4K

$30.02 MX$534

-24.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.96 Rp 388.9K

$51.4 MX$915

-55.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.05 Rp 102.4K

$18.29 MX$325

-66.92%

Cinema Ticket

$3.01 Rp 51.0K

$4.98 MX$88.7

-39.56%

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

$94.6 Rp 1.6M

$200 MX$3,558

-52.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,523 Rp 127.4M

$5,304 MX$94.4K

41.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.35 Rp 700.3K

$35.71 MX$635

15.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.79 Rp 521.4K

$39.56 MX$704

-22.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.5 Rp 1.1M

$80.6 MX$1,433

-18.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.1 Rp 1.3M

$88.3 MX$1,571

-16.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$256 Rp 4.3M

$969 MX$17.2K

-73.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$156 Rp 2.6M

$482 MX$8,579

-67.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 Rp 9.9M

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-63.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$335 Rp 5.7M

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-71.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,298 Rp 22.0M

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-67.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$785 Rp 13.3M

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-87.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

11.42

-19.88%

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

Last update for Jayapura: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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