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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lagos is 42.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lagos is 16.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 13.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.64 ₦4,060

$11.99 MX$227

-77.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.91 ₦76.7K

$42.47 MX$803

17.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.43 ₦8,343

$10.47 MX$198

-48.14%

Cappuccino

$2.1 ₦3,225

$3.6 MX$68.2

-41.67%

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

$0.37 ₦565

$1.44 MX$27.16

-74.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 ₦339

$0.89 MX$16.79

-75.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.78 ₦1,206

$3.09 MX$58.5

-74.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 ₦2,131

$4.58 MX$86.6

-69.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.36 ₦3,621

$1.38 MX$26.04

71.01%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 ₦1,925

$1.85 MX$34.9

-32.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.29 ₦3,521

$1.57 MX$29.68

45.86%

Eggs

$1.77 ₦2,715

$2.55 MX$48.3

-30.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.31 ₦9,700

$8.61 MX$163

-26.71%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 ₦6,669

$8.54 MX$161

-49.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.3 ₦8,147

$10.98 MX$208

-51.73%

Apples (1kg)

$3.58 ₦5,509

$2.72 MX$51.4

31.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.11 ₦3,241

$1.51 MX$28.57

39.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 ₦3,325

$1.88 MX$35.63

14.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.34 ₦3,589

$2.19 MX$41.42

6.85%

Potato (1kg)

$2.41 ₦3,708

$1.87 MX$35.3

28.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.94 ₦2,981

$2.19 MX$41.37

-11.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.02 ₦3,102

$1.07 MX$20.23

88.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 ₦588

$1.09 MX$20.64

-65.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.27 ₦1,951

$3.96 MX$74.9

-67.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.17 ₦4,875

$8.86 MX$167

-64.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 ₦993

$1.72 MX$32.53

-62.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 ₦1,429

$2.61 MX$49.37

-64.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 ₦1,152

$0.52 MX$9.74

44.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.83 ₦55.1K

$26.59 MX$503

34.75%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₦1,823

$3.24 MX$61.2

-63.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.24 ₦3,447

$2.38 MX$44.94

-5.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.82 ₦7,404

$3.11 MX$58.7

54.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.74 ₦1,135

$1.31 MX$24.85

-43.51%

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

$20.4K ₦31.3M

$30.3K MX$573K

-32.78%

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

$20.9K ₦32.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

-13.05%

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

$42.25 ₦64.9K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-49.85%

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

$10.05 ₦15.4K

$22.14 MX$419

-54.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.72 ₦51.8K

$30.14 MX$570

11.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.86 ₦47.4K

$52 MX$983

-40.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.47 ₦19.2K

$18.72 MX$354

-33.39%

Cinema Ticket

$6.44 ₦9,894

$5.07 MX$95.9

27.02%

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

$82.6 ₦126.9K

$200 MX$3,787

-58.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,270 ₦3.5M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-57.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.47 ₦29.9K

$35.74 MX$676

-45.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.81 ₦38.1K

$39.8 MX$753

-37.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.5 ₦100.7K

$79 MX$1,493

-17.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.4 ₦86.7K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-36.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,070 ₦1.6M

$965 MX$18.3K

10.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$614 ₦943K

$474 MX$8,968

29.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,689 ₦4.1M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

62.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,346 ₦2.1M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

12.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,916 ₦2.9M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-37.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,611 ₦2.5M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-78.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$122 ₦186.9K

$792 MX$15K

-84.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.33

11.42

42.99%

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

Last update for Lagos: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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