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

😐 Solo nomad: Male is 0.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 6.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 5.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.42 MVR 83.7

$11.85 MX$209

-54.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.13 MVR 449

$42.16 MX$744

-30.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.48 MVR 146

$10.75 MX$190

-11.81%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 68.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.99 MVR 46.17

$3.47 MX$61.3

-13.83%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.65

$1.45 MX$25.65

-12.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.18

$0.90 MX$15.93

-70.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$53.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.9

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 MVR 28.59

$1.37 MX$24.17

35.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.54 MVR 23.78

$1.87 MX$33.05

-17.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MVR 20.22

$1.54 MX$27.25

-14.94%

Eggs

$1.80 MVR 27.78

$2.50 MX$44.18

-28.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.02 MVR 124

$8.61 MX$152

-6.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 MVR 94.6

$8.63 MX$152

-28.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.99 MVR 139

$11.02 MX$195

-18.42%

Apples (1kg)

$3.98 MVR 61.4

$2.75 MX$48.53

44.73%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.8

$1.43 MX$25.21

157.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.39 MVR 67.7

$1.87 MX$33.05

134.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 MVR 48.77

$2.17 MX$38.26

45.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 MVR 24.19

$1.88 MX$33.23

-16.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 18.92

$2.25 MX$39.65

-45.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.12 MVR 48.21

$1.07 MX$18.85

191.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MVR 8.20

$1.07 MX$18.95

-50.47%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.22 MVR 189

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.71

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.52 MVR 162

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.31 MVR 128

$4.15 MX$73.3

100.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$182

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.64

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.84

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 MVR 10.30

$0.55 MX$9.80

21.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.20 MVR 435

$26.53 MX$468

6.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 MVR 30.98

$3.22 MX$56.8

-37.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.92 MVR 29.70

$2.48 MX$43.80

-22.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.62 MVR 148

$3.11 MX$54.9

209.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 MVR 14.56

$1.26 MX$22.16

-25.40%

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

$32.6K MVR 503.2K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

6.38%

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

$33.9K MVR 522.5K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

40.86%

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

$107 MVR 1,653

$82.5 MX$1,456

29.85%

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

$41.45 MVR 640

$22.29 MX$393

85.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.9 MVR 1,202

$30.02 MX$530

159.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$81.2 MVR 1,253

$51.4 MX$908

57.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.50 MVR 671

$18.29 MX$323

137.83%

Cinema Ticket

$9.71 MVR 150

$4.98 MX$88.0

94.98%

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

$163 MVR 2,520

$200 MX$3,530

-18.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,581 MVR 55.3K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-32.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.05 MVR 680

$35.71 MX$630

23.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.1 MVR 881

$39.56 MX$698

44.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 MVR 1,369

$80.6 MX$1,422

10.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 MVR 830

$88.3 MX$1,559

-39.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$976 MVR 15.1K

$969 MX$17.1K

0.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$707 MVR 10.9K

$482 MX$8,511

46.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,665 MVR 25.7K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

4.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,414 MVR 21.8K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

19.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,222 MVR 34.3K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-45.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,927 MVR 29.7K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-70.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$856 MVR 13.2K

$756 MX$13.4K

13.20%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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