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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nowshera is 66.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 71.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nowshera is 49.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.80 PKR 789

$11.88 MX$210

-76.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.43 PKR 4,069

$41.90 MX$740

-65.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.15 PKR 1,451

$10.55 MX$186

-51.18%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 PKR 514

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.84 PKR 1,083

Cappuccino

$2.08 PKR 586

$3.60 MX$63.5

-42.22%

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

$0.43 PKR 121

$1.50 MX$26.45

-71.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 PKR 61.9

$0.91 MX$16.09

-75.82%

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)

$0.75 PKR 211

$1.39 MX$24.54

-46.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.61 PKR 173

$1.90 MX$33.47

-67.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 PKR 361

$1.60 MX$28.27

-20.00%

Eggs

$1.07 PKR 301

$2.60 MX$45.97

-58.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.13 PKR 1,730

$8.36 MX$148

-26.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.75 PKR 776

$8.64 MX$152

-68.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.82 PKR 1,078

$10.91 MX$192

-64.99%

Apples (1kg)

$0.59 PKR 167

$2.61 MX$45.98

-77.39%

Banana (1kg)

$0.44 PKR 124

$1.44 MX$25.46

-69.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.81 PKR 229

$1.96 MX$34.55

-58.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.60 PKR 169

$2.12 MX$37.34

-71.70%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$1.86 MX$32.87

-79.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 102

$2.22 MX$39.20

-83.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.30 PKR 85.8

$1.02 MX$17.99

-70.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 PKR 103

$1.04 MX$18.36

-64.42%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.99 PKR 560

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 PKR 243

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.45 PKR 408

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.08 PKR 586

$4.05 MX$71.5

-48.64%

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)

$0.21 PKR 58.4

$0.51 MX$9.09

-58.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.04 PKR 1,986

$26.52 MX$468

-73.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 PKR 239

$3.15 MX$55.7

-73.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 123

$2.46 MX$43.49

-82.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 PKR 806

$3.26 MX$57.5

-12.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 275

$1.32 MX$23.36

-25.76%

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

$21.0K PKR 5.9M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-30.31%

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

$26.0K PKR 7.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

9.40%

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

$28.12 PKR 7,931

$83.5 MX$1,474

-66.34%

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

$2.16 PKR 608

$22.86 MX$404

-90.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.49 PKR 3,240

$30.04 MX$530

-61.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.19 PKR 3,437

$51.9 MX$916

-76.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.00 PKR 1,691

$18.30 MX$323

-67.21%

Cinema Ticket

$4.22 PKR 1,189

$5.12 MX$90.4

-17.58%

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

$59.4 PKR 16.8K

$201 MX$3,541

-70.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,089 PKR 307.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-79.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.51 PKR 6,065

$35.73 MX$631

-39.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.29 PKR 7,977

$40.27 MX$711

-29.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.1 PKR 24.9K

$79.2 MX$1,398

11.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.32 PKR 11.4K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-54.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$74.0 PKR 20.9K

$947 MX$16.7K

-92.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.1 PKR 14.7K

$483 MX$8,525

-89.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 PKR 46.3K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-89.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 PKR 30.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-91.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$717 PKR 202.1K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-82.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$539 PKR 152.0K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-91.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

11.42

76.88%

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

Last update for Nowshera: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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