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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nowshera is 64.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 71.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nowshera is 58.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.91 PKR 823

$11.99 MX$227

-75.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.88 PKR 3,919

$42.47 MX$803

-67.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.24 PKR 1,479

$10.47 MX$198

-49.95%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.8 PKR 510

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 PKR 1,091

Cappuccino

$1.97 PKR 556

$3.6 MX$68.2

-45.28%

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

$0.4 PKR 112

$1.44 MX$27.16

-72.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 68.1

$0.89 MX$16.79

-73.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.09 MX$58.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MX$86.6

Milk (1 liter)

$0.75 PKR 212

$1.38 MX$26.04

-45.65%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 PKR 174

$1.85 MX$34.9

-66.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 PKR 349

$1.57 MX$29.68

-21.02%

Eggs

$1.07 PKR 302

$2.55 MX$48.3

-58.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.03 PKR 1,703

$8.61 MX$163

-29.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.81 PKR 794

$8.54 MX$161

-67.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.8 PKR 1,073

$10.98 MX$208

-65.39%

Apples (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 164

$2.72 MX$51.4

-78.68%

Banana (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 123

$1.51 MX$28.57

-71.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.82 PKR 233

$1.88 MX$35.63

-56.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 156

$2.19 MX$41.42

-74.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 109

$1.87 MX$35.3

-79.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 103

$2.19 MX$41.37

-83.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.3

$1.07 MX$20.23

-71.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 PKR 94.5

$1.09 MX$20.64

-69.72%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.38 PKR 390

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 PKR 244

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.45 PKR 409

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.08 PKR 588

$3.96 MX$74.9

-47.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.86 MX$167

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MX$32.53

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 PKR 54.1

$0.52 MX$9.74

-63.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.88 PKR 1,943

$26.59 MX$503

-74.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.9 PKR 253

$3.24 MX$61.2

-72.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 PKR 113

$2.38 MX$44.94

-83.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.82 PKR 795

$3.11 MX$58.7

-9.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 256

$1.31 MX$24.85

-30.53%

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

$21.1K PKR 5.9M

$30.3K MX$573K

-30.52%

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

$26.6K PKR 7.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

10.72%

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

$28.85 PKR 8,149

$84.2 MX$1,592

-65.75%

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

$2.06 PKR 581

$22.14 MX$419

-90.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.79 PKR 3,330

$30.14 MX$570

-60.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.27 PKR 3,466

$52 MX$983

-76.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.1 PKR 1,723

$18.72 MX$354

-67.41%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 PKR 1,179

$5.07 MX$95.9

-17.75%

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

$60.2 PKR 17K

$200 MX$3,787

-69.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,104 PKR 311.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-79.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.2 PKR 5,986

$35.74 MX$676

-40.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.04 PKR 7,919

$39.8 MX$753

-29.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

$79 MX$1,493

11.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.84 PKR 11.5K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-53.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.4 PKR 21.3K

$965 MX$18.3K

-92.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.8 PKR 14.6K

$474 MX$8,968

-89.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$170 PKR 48K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-89.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 PKR 30.6K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-91.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$525 PKR 148.4K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-82.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$499 PKR 141.1K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-93.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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