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

🙂 Solo nomad: Liuzhou is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Liuzhou is 23.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.55 ¥17.83

$11.88 MX$210

-78.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.39 ¥107

$41.90 MX$740

-63.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.64 ¥25.43

$10.55 MX$186

-65.50%

Cappuccino

$3.31 ¥23.14

$3.60 MX$63.5

-8.06%

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

$0.50 ¥3.51

$1.50 MX$26.45

-66.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 ¥1.75

$0.91 MX$16.09

-72.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ¥6.64

$3.08 MX$54.4

-69.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 ¥14.17

$4.47 MX$78.8

-54.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 ¥11.07

$1.39 MX$24.54

14.39%

White Bread (500g)

$2.21 ¥15.41

$1.90 MX$33.47

16.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 ¥12.38

$1.60 MX$28.27

10.62%

Eggs

$1.54 ¥10.75

$2.60 MX$45.97

-40.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.68 ¥88.5

$8.36 MX$148

51.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.45 ¥24.10

$8.64 MX$152

-60.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.88 ¥75.9

$10.91 MX$192

-0.27%

Apples (1kg)

$1.69 ¥11.78

$2.61 MX$45.98

-35.25%

Banana (1kg)

$0.99 ¥6.92

$1.44 MX$25.46

-31.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.40 ¥9.80

$1.96 MX$34.55

-28.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.04 ¥14.23

$2.12 MX$37.34

-3.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 ¥4.66

$1.86 MX$32.87

-63.98%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 ¥6.84

$2.22 MX$39.20

-55.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 ¥6.27

$1.02 MX$17.99

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 ¥7.85

$1.04 MX$18.36

7.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.71 ¥25.92

$4.05 MX$71.5

-8.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.75 ¥75.1

$10.18 MX$180

5.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 ¥5.42

$1.69 MX$29.79

-53.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 ¥19.69

$2.62 MX$46.25

7.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.03

$0.51 MX$9.09

-43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.67 ¥116

$26.52 MX$468

-37.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.35 ¥9.45

$3.15 MX$55.7

-57.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 ¥1.81

$2.46 MX$43.49

-89.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.58 ¥45.92

$3.26 MX$57.5

101.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 ¥8.93

$1.32 MX$23.36

-3.03%

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

$15.5K ¥108.3K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-48.42%

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

$12.8K ¥89.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-46.04%

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

$44.40 ¥310

$83.5 MX$1,474

-46.85%

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

$9.75 ¥68.1

$22.86 MX$404

-57.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.64 ¥74.2

$30.04 MX$530

-64.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$74.3 ¥518

$51.9 MX$916

43.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.19 ¥99.0

$18.30 MX$323

-22.46%

Cinema Ticket

$4.90 ¥34.20

$5.12 MX$90.4

-4.30%

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

$225 ¥1,568

$201 MX$3,541

11.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.1K ¥119.2K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

221.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$38.28 ¥267

$35.73 MX$631

7.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.57 ¥158

$40.27 MX$711

-43.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.1 ¥419

$79.2 MX$1,398

-24.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.6 ¥360

$89.3 MX$1,576

-42.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$222 ¥1,548

$947 MX$16.7K

-76.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$172 ¥1,199

$483 MX$8,525

-64.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$387 ¥2,700

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-75.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$304 ¥2,121

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-74.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,359 ¥23.4K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-15.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,975 ¥13.8K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-69.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$584 ¥4,076

$730 MX$12.9K

-19.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

11.42

-66.11%

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

Last update for Liuzhou: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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