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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lautoka is 35.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lautoka is 13.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.00 FJD 11.40

$11.88 MX$210

-57.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.11 FJD 103

$41.90 MX$740

7.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.82 FJD 15.54

$10.55 MX$186

-35.36%

Cappuccino

$3.23 FJD 7.36

$3.60 MX$63.5

-10.28%

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

$1.34 FJD 3.06

$1.50 MX$26.45

-10.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 FJD 1.60

$0.91 MX$16.09

-23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 FJD 5.44

$3.08 MX$54.4

-22.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 FJD 8.35

$4.47 MX$78.8

-18.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 FJD 2.94

$1.39 MX$24.54

-7.19%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 FJD 1.20

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.88 FJD 2.01

$1.60 MX$28.27

-45.00%

Eggs

$3.35 FJD 7.64

$2.60 MX$45.97

28.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.09 FJD 20.73

$8.36 MX$148

8.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.05 FJD 16.08

$8.64 MX$152

-18.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.49 FJD 17.08

$10.91 MX$192

-31.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.55 FJD 5.81

$2.61 MX$45.98

-2.30%

Banana (1kg)

$2.43 FJD 5.54

$1.44 MX$25.46

68.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.84 FJD 6.46

$1.96 MX$34.55

44.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.04 FJD 6.92

$2.12 MX$37.34

43.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 FJD 2.34

$1.86 MX$32.87

-45.16%

Onion (1kg)

$0.96 FJD 2.18

$2.22 MX$39.20

-56.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 FJD 2.10

$1.02 MX$17.99

-9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 FJD 1.69

$1.04 MX$18.36

-28.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.31 FJD 21.23

$4.05 MX$71.5

129.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.15 FJD 20.86

$10.18 MX$180

-10.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 FJD 4.89

$1.69 MX$29.79

27.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.65 FJD 6.03

$2.62 MX$46.25

1.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 FJD 1.70

$0.51 MX$9.09

47.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.46 FJD 85.4

$26.52 MX$468

41.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.65 FJD 1.47

$3.15 MX$55.7

-79.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 FJD 0.94

$2.46 MX$43.49

-83.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.69 FJD 6.14

$3.26 MX$57.5

-17.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 FJD 3.06

$1.32 MX$23.36

1.52%

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

$19.5K FJD 44.4K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-35.21%

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

$22.1K FJD 50.4K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-7.00%

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

$46.05 FJD 105

$83.5 MX$1,474

-44.87%

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

$13.24 FJD 30.18

$22.86 MX$404

-42.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.93 FJD 54.6

$30.04 MX$530

-20.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$3.65 FJD 8.32

$5.12 MX$90.4

-28.71%

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

$223 FJD 507

$201 MX$3,541

10.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.5K FJD 33.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

172.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.64 FJD 40.21

$35.73 MX$631

-50.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.96 FJD 40.95

$40.27 MX$711

-55.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.6 FJD 150

$79.2 MX$1,398

-17.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.8 FJD 141

$89.3 MX$1,576

-30.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$360 FJD 821

$947 MX$16.7K

-61.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$136 FJD 310

$483 MX$8,525

-71.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$840 FJD 1,916

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-47.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$398 FJD 908

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-67.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$560 FJD 1,278

$730 MX$12.9K

-23.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-38.70%

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

Last update for Lautoka: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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