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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Malatya is 30% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Malatya is 7.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.50 โ‚บ152
$11.88 MX$210
-70.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.44 โ‚บ1,100
$41.90 MX$740
-39.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.43 โ‚บ278
$10.55 MX$186
-39.05%
Cappuccino
$2.22 โ‚บ96.2
$3.60 MX$63.5
-38.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.05 โ‚บ45.37
$1.50 MX$26.45
-30.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 โ‚บ16.93
$0.91 MX$16.09
-57.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.08 โ‚บ133
$3.08 MX$54.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.35 โ‚บ145
$4.47 MX$78.8
-25.06%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.07 โ‚บ46.32
$1.39 MX$24.54
-23.02%
White Bread (500g)
$0.44 โ‚บ18.95
$1.90 MX$33.47
-76.84%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.02 โ‚บ87.5
$1.60 MX$28.27
26.25%
Eggs
$2.69 โ‚บ117
$2.60 MX$45.97
3.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.24 โ‚บ486
$8.36 MX$148
34.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.07 โ‚บ219
$8.64 MX$152
-41.32%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.40 โ‚บ882
$10.91 MX$192
86.98%
Apples (1kg)
$1.21 โ‚บ52.2
$2.61 MX$45.98
-53.64%
Banana (1kg)
$2.04 โ‚บ88.4
$1.44 MX$25.46
41.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.03 โ‚บ44.48
$1.96 MX$34.55
-47.45%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.15 โ‚บ49.56
$2.12 MX$37.34
-45.75%
Potato (1kg)
$0.80 โ‚บ34.68
$1.86 MX$32.87
-56.99%
Onion (1kg)
$0.75 โ‚บ32.46
$2.22 MX$39.20
-66.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.69 โ‚บ29.88
$1.02 MX$17.99
-32.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.38 โ‚บ16.59
$1.04 MX$18.36
-63.46%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.12 โ‚บ91.8
$4.05 MX$71.5
-47.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.60 โ‚บ502
$10.18 MX$180
13.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.51 โ‚บ109
$1.69 MX$29.79
48.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.63 โ‚บ157
$2.62 MX$46.25
38.55%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.62 โ‚บ26.89
$0.51 MX$9.09
21.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.88 โ‚บ1,336
$26.52 MX$468
16.44%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.04 โ‚บ45.15
$3.15 MX$55.7
-66.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 โ‚บ24.60
$2.46 MX$43.49
-76.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.63 โ‚บ330
$3.26 MX$57.5
134.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.12 โ‚บ48.44
$1.32 MX$23.36
-15.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$41.8K โ‚บ1.8M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
38.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$44.7K โ‚บ1.9M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
88.32%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$61.4 โ‚บ2,654
$83.5 MX$1,474
-26.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.11 โ‚บ394
$22.86 MX$404
-60.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.96 โ‚บ388
$30.04 MX$530
-70.17%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.08 โ‚บ1,907
$51.9 MX$916
-15.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.30 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.50 โ‚บ108
$5.12 MX$90.4
-51.17%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$611 โ‚บ26.4K
$201 MX$3,541
204.54%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,791 โ‚บ380.3K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
65.31%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$18.75 โ‚บ811
$35.73 MX$631
-47.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.86 โ‚บ1,119
$40.27 MX$711
-35.78%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.7 โ‚บ3,318
$79.2 MX$1,398
-3.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$49.99 โ‚บ2,162
$89.3 MX$1,576
-44.00%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$522 โ‚บ22.6K
$947 MX$16.7K
-44.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$395 โ‚บ17.1K
$483 MX$8,525
-18.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$883 โ‚บ38.2K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-44.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$701 โ‚บ30.3K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-42.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Malatya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,024 โ‚บ44.3K
$730 MX$12.9K
40.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
47
11.42
311.56%

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Last update for Malatya: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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