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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 67.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 56.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.08 PKR 588

$11.99 MX$227

-82.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.27 PKR 3,465

$42.47 MX$803

-71.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.07 PKR 1,149

$10.47 MX$198

-61.13%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2 PKR 565

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 PKR 1,453

Cappuccino

$1.84 PKR 519

$3.6 MX$68.2

-48.89%

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

$0.37 PKR 104

$1.44 MX$27.16

-74.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.2

$0.89 MX$16.79

-74.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.09 MX$58.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MX$86.6

Milk (1 liter)

$0.8 PKR 225

$1.38 MX$26.04

-42.03%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.85 MX$34.9

-70.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 PKR 319

$1.57 MX$29.68

-28.03%

Eggs

$1.18 PKR 332

$2.55 MX$48.3

-53.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.54 PKR 1,846

$8.61 MX$163

-24.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.24 PKR 915

$8.54 MX$161

-62.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.08 PKR 1,435

$10.98 MX$208

-53.73%

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 306

$2.72 MX$51.4

-60.29%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.51 MX$28.57

-63.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.89 PKR 250

$1.88 MX$35.63

-52.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 152

$2.19 MX$41.42

-75.34%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$1.87 MX$35.3

-79.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 133

$2.19 MX$41.37

-78.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 100

$1.07 MX$20.23

-66.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 PKR 124

$1.09 MX$20.64

-59.63%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.22 PKR 344

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 PKR 371

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 PKR 599

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.18 PKR 616

$3.96 MX$74.9

-44.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.86 MX$167

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MX$32.53

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 PKR 103

$0.52 MX$9.74

-28.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.28 PKR 1,772

$26.59 MX$503

-76.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 PKR 197

$3.24 MX$61.2

-78.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 187

$2.38 MX$44.94

-72.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.72 PKR 485

$3.11 MX$58.7

-44.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 PKR 263

$1.31 MX$24.85

-29.01%

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

$16.8K PKR 4.7M

$30.3K MX$573K

-44.70%

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

$25K PKR 7.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

4.13%

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

$136 PKR 38.3K

$84.2 MX$1,592

60.98%

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

$4.88 PKR 1,379

$22.14 MX$419

-77.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.36 PKR 3,775

$30.14 MX$570

-55.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.31 PKR 4,325

$52 MX$983

-70.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.22 PKR 4,016

$18.72 MX$354

-24.04%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 PKR 1,230

$5.07 MX$95.9

-14.20%

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

$57.7 PKR 16.3K

$200 MX$3,787

-71.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,350 PKR 381.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-74.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.87 PKR 5,047

$35.74 MX$676

-50.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.27 PKR 7,138

$39.8 MX$753

-36.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.4 PKR 18.5K

$79 MX$1,493

-17.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.61 PKR 10.1K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-59.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$121 PKR 34.2K

$965 MX$18.3K

-87.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.9 PKR 21.4K

$474 MX$8,968

-84.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$321 PKR 90.7K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-80.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$182 PKR 51.4K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-84.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$576 PKR 162.7K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-81.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$365 PKR 103.2K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-95.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 PKR 53.8K

$792 MX$15K

-75.96%

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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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