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

🙂 Solo nomad: Male is 13.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Male is 9.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 3.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.44 MVR 83.9

$11.99 MX$227

-54.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.57 MVR 456

$42.47 MX$803

-30.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.77 MVR 151

$10.47 MX$198

-6.69%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MVR 69.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 MVR 56.2

Cappuccino

$2.89 MVR 44.62

$3.6 MX$68.2

-19.72%

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

$1.33 MVR 20.52

$1.44 MX$27.16

-7.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.17

$0.89 MX$16.79

-69.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.09 MX$58.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MX$86.6

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 MVR 28.36

$1.38 MX$26.04

33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 MVR 23.66

$1.85 MX$34.9

-17.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.36 MVR 20.94

$1.57 MX$29.68

-13.38%

Eggs

$1.76 MVR 27.14

$2.55 MX$48.3

-30.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.14 MVR 126

$8.61 MX$163

-5.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.06 MVR 93.4

$8.54 MX$161

-29.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.08 MVR 140

$10.98 MX$208

-17.30%

Apples (1kg)

$4.11 MVR 63.4

$2.72 MX$51.4

51.10%

Banana (1kg)

$3.84 MVR 59.2

$1.51 MX$28.57

154.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.26 MVR 65.7

$1.88 MX$35.63

126.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.26 MVR 50.3

$2.19 MX$41.42

48.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 MVR 23.94

$1.87 MX$35.3

-17.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 MVR 18.29

$2.19 MX$41.37

-45.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.24 MVR 49.89

$1.07 MX$20.23

202.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MVR 8.3

$1.09 MX$20.64

-50.46%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.83 MVR 136

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MVR 40.37

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.44 MVR 161

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.03 MVR 124

$3.96 MX$74.9

102.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.86 MX$167

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MX$32.53

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MVR 10.49

$0.52 MX$9.74

30.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.68 MVR 442

$26.59 MX$503

7.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.94 MVR 29.85

$3.24 MX$61.2

-40.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.97 MVR 30.4

$2.38 MX$44.94

-17.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.64 MVR 149

$3.11 MX$58.7

209.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 MVR 14.97

$1.31 MX$24.85

-25.95%

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

$31.9K MVR 491.3K

$30.3K MX$573K

5.11%

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

$33.7K MVR 520.3K

$24K MX$453.6K

40.62%

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

$105 MVR 1,618

$84.2 MX$1,592

24.54%

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

$41.21 MVR 635

$22.14 MX$419

86.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.3 MVR 1,176

$30.14 MX$570

153.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.7 MVR 1,275

$52 MX$983

59.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.61 MVR 657

$18.72 MX$354

127.62%

Cinema Ticket

$9.57 MVR 148

$5.07 MX$95.9

88.76%

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

$161 MVR 2,478

$200 MX$3,787

-19.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,496 MVR 53.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-34.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.43 MVR 685

$35.74 MX$676

24.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.8 MVR 860

$39.8 MX$753

40.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.2 MVR 1,360

$79 MX$1,493

11.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.9 MVR 831

$88.4 MX$1,671

-39.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$966 MVR 14.9K

$965 MX$18.3K

0.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$697 MVR 10.7K

$474 MX$8,968

46.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,713 MVR 26.4K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

3.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,404 MVR 21.6K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

16.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,530 MVR 39K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-17.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,931 MVR 29.8K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-74.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$970 MVR 15K

$792 MX$15K

22.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

11.42

8.58%

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

Last update for Male: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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