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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lautoka is 23.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lautoka is 23% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.01 FJD 11.02

$11.85 MX$209

-57.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.47 FJD 97.8

$42.16 MX$744

5.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.78 FJD 14.91

$10.75 MX$190

-36.93%

Cappuccino

$3.11 FJD 6.85

$3.47 MX$61.3

-10.37%

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

$1.31 FJD 2.88

$1.45 MX$25.65

-9.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 FJD 1.54

$0.90 MX$15.93

-22.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.35 FJD 5.17

$3.05 MX$53.9

-22.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 FJD 7.91

$4.42 MX$77.9

-18.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 FJD 2.81

$1.37 MX$24.17

-6.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 FJD 1.15

$1.87 MX$33.05

-72.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.81 FJD 1.78

$1.54 MX$27.25

-47.40%

Eggs

$3.23 FJD 7.11

$2.50 MX$44.18

29.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.22 FJD 20.28

$8.61 MX$152

7.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.00 FJD 15.39

$8.63 MX$152

-18.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.59 FJD 16.69

$11.02 MX$195

-31.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.55 FJD 5.62

$2.75 MX$48.53

-7.27%

Banana (1kg)

$2.42 FJD 5.33

$1.43 MX$25.21

69.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.81 FJD 6.17

$1.87 MX$33.05

50.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.04 FJD 6.69

$2.17 MX$38.26

40.09%

Potato (1kg)

$0.96 FJD 2.12

$1.88 MX$33.23

-48.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 FJD 2.23

$2.25 MX$39.65

-55.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 FJD 1.98

$1.07 MX$18.85

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 FJD 1.67

$1.07 MX$18.95

-28.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.33 FJD 20.53

$4.15 MX$73.3

124.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.74 FJD 21.42

$10.34 MX$182

-5.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.12 FJD 4.67

$1.68 MX$29.64

26.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.63 FJD 5.79

$2.48 MX$43.84

6.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 FJD 1.52

$0.55 MX$9.80

25.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.92 FJD 83.4

$26.53 MX$468

42.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 FJD 1.53

$3.22 MX$56.8

-78.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.45 FJD 0.99

$2.48 MX$43.80

-81.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.74 FJD 6.02

$3.11 MX$54.9

-11.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 FJD 2.93

$1.26 MX$22.16

5.56%

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

$19.5K FJD 42.9K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-36.46%

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

$22.2K FJD 48.8K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-7.72%

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

$45.34 FJD 99.7

$82.5 MX$1,456

-45.03%

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

$12.97 FJD 28.53

$22.29 MX$393

-41.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.00 FJD 52.8

$30.02 MX$530

-20.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$3.54 FJD 7.80

$4.98 MX$88.0

-28.92%

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

$230 FJD 505

$200 MX$3,530

14.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.1K FJD 31.1K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

166.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.80 FJD 39.15

$35.71 MX$630

-50.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.63 FJD 38.78

$39.56 MX$698

-55.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.7 FJD 147

$80.6 MX$1,422

-17.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.6 FJD 135

$88.3 MX$1,559

-30.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$349 FJD 769

$969 MX$17.1K

-63.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$132 FJD 290

$482 MX$8,511

-72.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$849 FJD 1,867

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-46.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$401 FJD 882

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-66.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$579 FJD 1,274

$756 MX$13.4K

-23.43%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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