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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 62.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 64.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.09 PKR 584

$11.85 MX$208

-82.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.54 PKR 3,502

$42.16 MX$742

-70.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.18 PKR 1,168

$10.75 MX$189

-61.12%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.99 PKR 555

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.15 PKR 1,439

Cappuccino

$1.90 PKR 531

$3.47 MX$61.1

-45.24%

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

$0.37 PKR 102

$1.45 MX$25.56

-74.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.4

$0.90 MX$15.88

-74.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$53.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.7

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 PKR 239

$1.37 MX$24.09

-37.23%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 153

$1.87 MX$32.93

-70.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 328

$1.54 MX$27.15

-24.03%

Eggs

$1.17 PKR 326

$2.50 MX$44.03

-53.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.40 PKR 1,787

$8.61 MX$151

-25.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.26 PKR 909

$8.63 MX$152

-62.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.01 PKR 1,400

$11.02 MX$194

-54.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 300

$2.75 MX$48.36

-60.73%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.43 MX$25.12

-61.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.88 PKR 245

$1.87 MX$32.94

-52.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 150

$2.17 MX$38.13

-75.12%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.5

$1.88 MX$33.12

-81.38%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 133

$2.25 MX$39.51

-78.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 PKR 98.8

$1.07 MX$18.78

-67.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 PKR 121

$1.07 MX$18.88

-59.81%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.44 PKR 402

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 PKR 367

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 PKR 594

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.16 PKR 602

$4.15 MX$73.1

-47.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$182

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.54

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.69

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 PKR 93.9

$0.55 MX$9.76

-38.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.20 PKR 1,732

$26.53 MX$467

-76.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 PKR 190

$3.22 MX$56.6

-78.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.67 PKR 188

$2.48 MX$43.65

-72.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 487

$3.11 MX$54.7

-43.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.87 PKR 242

$1.26 MX$22.09

-30.95%

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

$16.3K PKR 4.6M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

-46.73%

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

$25.0K PKR 7.0M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

4.21%

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

$133 PKR 37.1K

$82.5 MX$1,451

61.05%

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

$4.83 PKR 1,348

$22.29 MX$392

-78.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.44 PKR 3,753

$30.02 MX$528

-55.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.83 PKR 4,422

$51.4 MX$905

-69.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.50 PKR 4,050

$18.29 MX$322

-20.72%

Cinema Ticket

$4.14 PKR 1,155

$4.98 MX$87.7

-16.87%

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

$57.7 PKR 16.1K

$200 MX$3,518

-71.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,378 PKR 384.8K

$5,304 MX$93.3K

-74.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.74 PKR 4,954

$35.71 MX$628

-50.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.73 PKR 7,184

$39.56 MX$696

-34.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.8 PKR 17.8K

$80.6 MX$1,417

-20.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.69 PKR 10.2K

$88.3 MX$1,554

-58.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.2K

$969 MX$17.1K

-87.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.2 PKR 21.3K

$482 MX$8,482

-84.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$321 PKR 89.6K

$1,595 MX$28.1K

-79.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 PKR 50.5K

$1,184 MX$20.8K

-84.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$764 PKR 213.3K

$4,050 MX$71.2K

-81.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$461 PKR 128.7K

$6,522 MX$114.7K

-92.93%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$171 PKR 47.7K

$756 MX$13.3K

-77.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

11.42

55.87%

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

Last update for Karachi: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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