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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Machilipatnam is 60% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.5% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Machilipatnam is 60.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.47 โ‚น212
$11.73 MX$222
-78.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$12.84 โ‚น1,099
$41.52 MX$785
-69.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.25 โ‚น363
$10.57 MX$200
-59.79%
Cappuccino
$1.5 โ‚น128
$3.49 MX$65.9
-57.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.24 โ‚น20.56
$1.45 MX$27.33
-83.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 โ‚น10.82
$0.97 MX$18.33
-86.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.7 โ‚น146
$3.03 MX$57.2
-43.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.49 โ‚น299
$4.59 MX$86.8
-23.97%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.67 โ‚น57.3
$1.42 MX$26.87
-52.82%
White Bread (500g)
$0.37 โ‚น31.34
$1.87 MX$35.43
-80.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.5 โ‚น43.04
$1.54 MX$29.2
-67.53%
Eggs
$0.68 โ‚น57.7
$2.6 MX$49.21
-73.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.16 โ‚น441
$8.32 MX$157
-37.98%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.5 โ‚น299
$8.54 MX$161
-59.02%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.67 MX$202
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 โ‚น250
$2.66 MX$50.2
10.15%
Banana (1kg)
$0.76 โ‚น65.3
$1.51 MX$28.5
-49.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.3 โ‚น111
$1.9 MX$35.87
-31.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.58 โ‚น50
$2.19 MX$41.45
-73.52%
Potato (1kg)
$0.53 โ‚น44.98
$1.78 MX$33.7
-70.22%
Onion (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚น30.96
$2.17 MX$41.05
-83.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.49 โ‚น41.74
$1.07 MX$20.14
-54.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.32 โ‚น27.71
$1.09 MX$20.53
-70.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 โ‚น370
$4.17 MX$78.8
3.60%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.28 โ‚น879
$8.75 MX$165
17.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.89 โ‚น162
$1.69 MX$31.91
11.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.71 โ‚น317
$2.53 MX$47.74
46.64%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$4.99 โ‚น427
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 โ‚น23.74
$0.51 MX$9.59
-45.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.92 โ‚น763
$26.97 MX$510
-66.93%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.49 โ‚น127
$3.25 MX$61.4
-54.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.23 โ‚น19.71
$2.49 MX$47.01
-90.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.36 โ‚น202
$3.22 MX$60.8
-26.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.2 โ‚น102
$1.26 MX$23.87
-4.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14.9K โ‚น1.3M
$29.8K MX$564.1K
-50.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.3K โ‚น2.1M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
3.61%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$17.65 โ‚น1,509
$84.2 MX$1,592
-79.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.78 โ‚น323
$22.8 MX$431
-83.42%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.7 โ‚น487
$30.04 MX$568
-81.03%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.71 โ‚น1,344
$51.4 MX$972
-69.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.14 โ‚น610
$18.28 MX$346
-60.94%
Cinema Ticket
$3.23 โ‚น276
$4.97 MX$94.1
-35.01%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$66.9 โ‚น5,718
$197 MX$3,719
-66.01%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,710 โ‚น146.3K
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-67.45%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$30.13 โ‚น2,577
$35.81 MX$677
-15.86%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28 โ‚น2,395
$39.43 MX$745
-28.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$37.32 โ‚น3,192
$80.9 MX$1,529
-53.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$37.19 โ‚น3,181
$86.3 MX$1,631
-56.91%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$122 โ‚น10.4K
$968 MX$18.3K
-87.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$75.7 โ‚น6,476
$478 MX$9,037
-84.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$273 โ‚น23.3K
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-83.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$179 โ‚น15.3K
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-85.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,039 โ‚น88.9K
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-66.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$600 โ‚น51.3K
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-92.10%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Machilipatnam
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$226 โ‚น19.3K
$805 MX$15.2K
-71.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.42
-29.95%

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Last update for Machilipatnam: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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