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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mohali is 59.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 66% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mohali is 61.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.89 ₹247

$11.73 MX$222

-75.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.03 ₹1,200

$41.52 MX$785

-66.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.58 ₹306

$10.57 MX$200

-66.13%

Cappuccino

$1.91 ₹164

$3.49 MX$65.9

-45.27%

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

$0.45 ₹38.54

$1.45 MX$27.33

-68.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 ₹18.5

$0.97 MX$18.33

-77.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 ₹153

$3.03 MX$57.2

-41.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 ₹252

$4.59 MX$86.8

-35.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.77 ₹65.5

$1.42 MX$26.87

-45.77%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 ₹49.52

$1.87 MX$35.43

-68.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70

$1.54 MX$29.2

-46.75%

Eggs

$1.06 ₹90.7

$2.6 MX$49.21

-59.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.15 ₹355

$8.32 MX$157

-50.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 ₹284

$8.54 MX$161

-61.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.67 MX$202

Apples (1kg)

$2 ₹171

$2.66 MX$50.2

-24.81%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 ₹63.9

$1.51 MX$28.5

-50.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 ₹80.1

$1.9 MX$35.87

-50.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ₹45.18

$2.19 MX$41.45

-75.80%

Potato (1kg)

$0.34 ₹28.83

$1.78 MX$33.7

-80.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.36 ₹30.43

$2.17 MX$41.05

-83.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 ₹39.33

$1.07 MX$20.14

-57.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₹27.24

$1.09 MX$20.53

-70.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.9 ₹333

$4.17 MX$78.8

-6.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.32 ₹968

$8.75 MX$165

29.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.1 ₹179

$1.69 MX$31.91

24.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.17 ₹357

$2.53 MX$47.74

64.82%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.55 ₹474

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.61 ₹52

$0.51 MX$9.59

19.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$5.98 ₹511

$26.97 MX$510

-77.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 ₹58.3

$3.25 MX$61.4

-79.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.49 MX$47.01

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.27 ₹108

$3.22 MX$60.8

-60.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹99.9

$1.26 MX$23.87

-7.14%

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

$14.5K ₹1.2M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

-51.24%

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

$24.2K ₹2.1M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

3.42%

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

$51.6 ₹4,411

$84.2 MX$1,592

-38.77%

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

$3.59 ₹307

$22.8 MX$431

-84.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.29 ₹538

$30.04 MX$568

-79.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.72 ₹1,259

$51.4 MX$972

-71.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.56 ₹1,502

$18.28 MX$346

-3.94%

Cinema Ticket

$2.94 ₹251

$4.97 MX$94.1

-40.85%

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

$60.7 ₹5,191

$197 MX$3,719

-69.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,733 ₹148.3K

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-67.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.48 ₹2,094

$35.81 MX$677

-31.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.19 ₹2,326

$39.43 MX$745

-31.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.2 ₹4,122

$80.9 MX$1,529

-40.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.39 ₹2,856

$86.3 MX$1,631

-61.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$133 ₹11.4K

$968 MX$18.3K

-86.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.6 ₹6,635

$478 MX$9,037

-83.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$359 ₹30.7K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-77.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$225 ₹19.2K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-81.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$882 ₹75.4K

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-71.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$471 ₹40.3K

$7,586 MX$143.4K

-93.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$510 ₹43.6K

$805 MX$15.2K

-36.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.81

11.42

-14.10%

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

Last update for Mohali: November 5, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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