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

🙂 Solo nomad: Manila is 30.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Manila is 12.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.25 ₱292

$11.99 MX$227

-56.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.12 ₱1,455

$42.47 MX$803

-38.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.48 ₱250

$10.47 MX$198

-57.21%

Cappuccino

$2.67 ₱148

$3.6 MX$68.2

-25.83%

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

$0.91 ₱50.5

$1.44 MX$27.16

-36.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱29.61

$0.89 MX$16.79

-40.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 ₱86.5

$3.09 MX$58.5

-49.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 ₱149

$4.58 MX$86.6

-41.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 ₱106

$1.38 MX$26.04

37.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ₱74.7

$1.85 MX$34.9

-27.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 ₱60.6

$1.57 MX$29.68

-30.57%

Eggs

$2.15 ₱120

$2.55 MX$48.3

-15.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.46 ₱527

$8.61 MX$163

9.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.32 ₱296

$8.54 MX$161

-37.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 ₱478

$10.98 MX$208

-21.77%

Apples (1kg)

$3.44 ₱191

$2.72 MX$51.4

26.47%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 ₱101

$1.51 MX$28.57

20.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.59 ₱200

$1.88 MX$35.63

90.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.41 ₱134

$2.19 MX$41.42

10.05%

Potato (1kg)

$2.77 ₱154

$1.87 MX$35.3

48.13%

Onion (1kg)

$3.04 ₱169

$2.19 MX$41.37

38.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.94 ₱108

$1.07 MX$20.23

81.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ₱35.46

$1.09 MX$20.64

-41.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.44 ₱192

$3.96 MX$74.9

-13.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.57 ₱477

$8.86 MX$167

-3.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.51 ₱84

$1.72 MX$32.53

-12.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 ₱118

$2.61 MX$49.37

-18.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 ₱26.9

$0.52 MX$9.74

-7.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.17 ₱678

$26.59 MX$503

-54.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.92 ₱51.3

$3.24 MX$61.2

-71.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₱15.08

$2.38 MX$44.94

-88.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.15 ₱120

$3.11 MX$58.7

-30.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₱65.3

$1.31 MX$24.85

-10.69%

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

$27K ₱1.5M

$30.3K MX$573K

-10.78%

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

$23K ₱1.3M

$24K MX$453.6K

-4.14%

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

$139 ₱7,714

$84.2 MX$1,592

64.47%

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

$22.08 ₱1,229

$22.14 MX$419

-0.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.22 ₱1,516

$30.14 MX$570

-9.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.8 ₱2,383

$52 MX$983

-17.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ₱384

$18.72 MX$354

-63.14%

Cinema Ticket

$6.61 ₱368

$5.07 MX$95.9

30.37%

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

$364 ₱20.2K

$200 MX$3,787

81.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.2K ₱623.1K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

109.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.95 ₱2,558

$35.74 MX$676

28.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.61 ₱1,983

$39.8 MX$753

-10.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.5 ₱4,648

$79 MX$1,493

5.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.92 ₱2,612

$88.4 MX$1,671

-46.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$503 ₱28K

$965 MX$18.3K

-47.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱14.6K

$474 MX$8,968

-44.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,724 ₱96K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

4.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$622 ₱34.6K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-48.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,633 ₱202.3K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

17.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,336 ₱130.1K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-68.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$492 ₱27.4K

$792 MX$15K

-37.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.52

11.42

-34.15%

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

Last update for Manila: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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