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

🙂 Solo nomad: Marawi is 44.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Marawi is 30.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.53 ₱197

$11.99 MX$227

-70.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.51 ₱975

$42.47 MX$803

-58.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.22 ₱179

$10.47 MX$198

-69.25%

Cappuccino

$2.34 ₱131

$3.6 MX$68.2

-35.00%

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

$0.79 ₱43.83

$1.44 MX$27.16

-45.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱20.13

$0.89 MX$16.79

-59.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.31 ₱73

$3.09 MX$58.5

-57.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 ₱122

$4.58 MX$86.6

-52.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 ₱107

$1.38 MX$26.04

39.13%

White Bread (500g)

$1.2 ₱67.1

$1.85 MX$34.9

-35.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ₱52.7

$1.57 MX$29.68

-39.49%

Eggs

$2.07 ₱115

$2.55 MX$48.3

-18.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.26 ₱460

$8.61 MX$163

-4.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.23 ₱235

$8.54 MX$161

-50.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 ₱439

$10.98 MX$208

-28.14%

Apples (1kg)

$2.95 ₱164

$2.72 MX$51.4

8.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.59 ₱88.4

$1.51 MX$28.57

5.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.73 ₱152

$1.88 MX$35.63

45.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.62 ₱90.4

$2.19 MX$41.42

-26.03%

Potato (1kg)

$2.24 ₱125

$1.87 MX$35.3

19.79%

Onion (1kg)

$2.52 ₱140

$2.19 MX$41.37

15.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 ₱62

$1.07 MX$20.23

3.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₱39.77

$1.09 MX$20.64

-34.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.92 ₱163

$3.96 MX$74.9

-26.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.15 ₱231

$8.86 MX$167

-53.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 ₱64.2

$1.72 MX$32.53

-33.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2 ₱111

$2.61 MX$49.37

-23.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.44

$0.52 MX$9.74

-50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.78 ₱43.46

$3.24 MX$61.2

-75.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱13.39

$2.38 MX$44.94

-89.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.18 ₱122

$3.11 MX$58.7

-29.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₱63.1

$1.31 MX$24.85

-13.74%

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

$26.5K ₱1.5M

$30.3K MX$573K

-12.50%

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

$20.6K ₱1.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

-14.09%

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

$111 ₱6,194

$84.2 MX$1,592

32.05%

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

$33.02 ₱1,838

$22.14 MX$419

49.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.63 ₱1,538

$30.14 MX$570

-8.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.5 ₱1,865

$52 MX$983

-35.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.81 ₱324

$5.07 MX$95.9

14.60%

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

$149 ₱8,299

$200 MX$3,787

-25.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,376 ₱243.6K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-17.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.08 ₱2,566

$35.74 MX$676

28.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.95 ₱1,501

$39.8 MX$753

-32.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76 ₱4,231

$79 MX$1,493

-3.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.1 ₱2,958

$88.4 MX$1,671

-39.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱14.8K

$965 MX$18.3K

-72.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₱9,747

$474 MX$8,968

-63.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$589 ₱32.8K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$398 ₱22.1K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,623 ₱146K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-14.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$253 ₱14.1K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-96.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$335 ₱18.6K

$792 MX$15K

-57.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

11.42

-41.59%

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

Last update for Marawi: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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