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

🙂 Solo nomad: Makassar is 46.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Makassar is 46.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.00 Rp 50.6K

$11.85 MX$209

-74.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.11 Rp 153.8K

$42.16 MX$744

-78.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.05 Rp 51.4K

$10.75 MX$190

-71.63%

Cappuccino

$1.78 Rp 30.1K

$3.47 MX$61.3

-48.70%

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

$0.70 Rp 11.9K

$1.45 MX$25.65

-51.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 Rp 6,676

$0.90 MX$15.93

-55.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.65 Rp 61.6K

$3.05 MX$53.9

19.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 Rp 61.8K

$4.42 MX$77.9

-17.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 Rp 27.6K

$1.37 MX$24.17

18.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.09 Rp 18.4K

$1.87 MX$33.05

-41.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.68 Rp 11.5K

$1.54 MX$27.25

-55.84%

Eggs

$1.41 Rp 23.8K

$2.50 MX$44.18

-43.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.38 Rp 90.8K

$8.61 MX$152

-37.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.72 Rp 45.9K

$8.63 MX$152

-68.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.19 Rp 70.8K

$11.02 MX$195

-61.98%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 Rp 39.4K

$2.75 MX$48.53

-15.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 Rp 26.3K

$1.43 MX$25.21

9.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.80 Rp 30.4K

$1.87 MX$33.05

-3.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 26.7K

$2.17 MX$38.26

-27.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 Rp 20.2K

$1.88 MX$33.23

-36.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.56 Rp 26.3K

$2.25 MX$39.65

-30.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.41 Rp 6,961

$1.07 MX$18.85

-61.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 Rp 7,511

$1.07 MX$18.95

-58.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.47 Rp 41.6K

$4.15 MX$73.3

-40.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$23.73 Rp 400.8K

$10.34 MX$182

129.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 Rp 35.6K

$1.68 MX$29.64

25.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 Rp 42.3K

$2.48 MX$43.84

1.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.30 Rp 4,991

$0.55 MX$9.80

-45.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.47 Rp 75.6K

$26.53 MX$468

-83.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.54 Rp 9,050

$3.22 MX$56.8

-83.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 Rp 4,851

$2.48 MX$43.80

-88.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.06 Rp 51.7K

$3.11 MX$54.9

-1.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.77 Rp 13.0K

$1.26 MX$22.16

-38.89%

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

$16.8K Rp 283.9M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-45.16%

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

$18.4K Rp 310.8M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-23.43%

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

$67.5 Rp 1.1M

$82.5 MX$1,456

-18.22%

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

$3.56 Rp 60.2K

$22.29 MX$393

-84.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.06 Rp 541.3K

$30.02 MX$530

6.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.51 Rp 397.1K

$51.4 MX$908

-54.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.20 Rp 104.6K

$18.29 MX$323

-66.10%

Cinema Ticket

$3.13 Rp 52.8K

$4.98 MX$88.0

-37.15%

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

$104 Rp 1.8M

$200 MX$3,530

-47.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,094 Rp 69.1M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-22.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.17 Rp 492.6K

$35.71 MX$630

-18.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.72 Rp 434.3K

$39.56 MX$698

-34.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 Rp 1.4M

$80.6 MX$1,422

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.69 Rp 737.8K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-50.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$219 Rp 3.7M

$969 MX$17.1K

-77.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$166 Rp 2.8M

$482 MX$8,511

-65.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$433 Rp 7.3M

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-72.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$341 Rp 5.8M

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-71.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,248 Rp 21.1M

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-69.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$791 Rp 13.4M

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-87.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$231 Rp 3.9M

$756 MX$13.4K

-69.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-47.46%

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

Last update for Makassar: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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