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 20.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Male is 11.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 3.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.32 MVR 82.2

$11.88 MX$210

-55.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.84 MVR 446

$41.90 MX$740

-31.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.63 MVR 149

$10.55 MX$186

-8.72%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 69.1

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.86 MVR 44.21

$3.60 MX$63.5

-20.56%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.56

$1.50 MX$26.45

-15.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MVR 3.83

$0.91 MX$16.09

-72.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.08 MX$54.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 MX$78.8

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 MVR 28.31

$1.39 MX$24.54

31.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.55 MVR 23.95

$1.90 MX$33.47

-18.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MVR 20.38

$1.60 MX$28.27

-17.50%

Eggs

$1.71 MVR 26.49

$2.60 MX$45.97

-34.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.08 MVR 125

$8.36 MX$148

-3.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.21 MVR 95.9

$8.64 MX$152

-28.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.11 MVR 141

$10.91 MX$192

-16.50%

Apples (1kg)

$3.93 MVR 60.7

$2.61 MX$45.98

50.57%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.9

$1.44 MX$25.46

155.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.24 MVR 65.5

$1.96 MX$34.55

116.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.20 MVR 49.51

$2.12 MX$37.34

50.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 MVR 23.35

$1.86 MX$32.87

-18.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 19.07

$2.22 MX$39.20

-44.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.20 MVR 49.40

$1.02 MX$17.99

213.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 MVR 7.76

$1.04 MX$18.36

-51.92%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.42 MVR 146

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MVR 42.36

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.59 MVR 164

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.89 MVR 122

$4.05 MX$71.5

94.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 MX$29.79

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 MVR 9.78

$0.51 MX$9.09

23.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.40 MVR 439

$26.52 MX$468

7.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.00 MVR 30.92

$3.15 MX$55.7

-36.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 MVR 30.78

$2.46 MX$43.49

-19.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.79 MVR 151

$3.26 MX$57.5

200.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 MVR 14.16

$1.32 MX$23.36

-30.30%

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

$31.9K MVR 493.4K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

6.16%

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

$34.6K MVR 534.9K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

45.71%

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

$106 MVR 1,643

$83.5 MX$1,474

27.33%

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

$41.57 MVR 642

$22.86 MX$404

81.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.8 MVR 1,202

$30.04 MX$530

158.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.4 MVR 1,273

$51.9 MX$916

58.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.11 MVR 666

$18.30 MX$323

135.57%

Cinema Ticket

$9.79 MVR 151

$5.12 MX$90.4

91.21%

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

$167 MVR 2,579

$201 MX$3,541

-16.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,589 MVR 55.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-32.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.99 MVR 680

$35.73 MX$631

23.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.2 MVR 868

$40.27 MX$711

39.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.2 MVR 1,409

$79.2 MX$1,398

15.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54.5 MVR 842

$89.3 MX$1,576

-38.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 MVR 14.9K

$947 MX$16.7K

1.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$710 MVR 11.0K

$483 MX$8,525

47.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,703 MVR 26.3K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

6.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,439 MVR 22.2K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

18.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,175 MVR 49.0K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-20.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,880 MVR 29.1K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-70.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$893 MVR 13.8K

$730 MX$12.9K

22.42%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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