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

🙂 Solo nomad: Peshawar is 68.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Peshawar is 62.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.36 PKR 665
$11.88 MX$210
-80.13%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.44 PKR 2,944
$41.90 MX$740
-75.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.45 PKR 974
$10.55 MX$186
-67.30%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.40 PKR 394
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.66 PKR 750
-
-
Cappuccino
$1.85 PKR 522
$3.60 MX$63.5
-48.61%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.30 PKR 85.3
$1.50 MX$26.45
-80.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.20 PKR 55.5
$0.91 MX$16.09
-78.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.08 MX$54.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.47 MX$78.8
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.81 PKR 228
$1.39 MX$24.54
-41.73%
White Bread (500g)
$0.60 PKR 170
$1.90 MX$33.47
-68.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.07 PKR 303
$1.60 MX$28.27
-33.13%
Eggs
$1.24 PKR 349
$2.60 MX$45.97
-52.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.51 PKR 990
$8.36 MX$148
-58.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.13 PKR 884
$8.64 MX$152
-63.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$3.61 PKR 1,017
$10.91 MX$192
-66.91%
Apples (1kg)
$1.01 PKR 284
$2.61 MX$45.98
-61.30%
Banana (1kg)
$0.60 PKR 169
$1.44 MX$25.46
-58.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.92 PKR 259
$1.96 MX$34.55
-53.06%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.43 PKR 120
$2.12 MX$37.34
-79.72%
Potato (1kg)
$0.40 PKR 112
$1.86 MX$32.87
-78.49%
Onion (1kg)
$0.48 PKR 135
$2.22 MX$39.20
-78.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.22 PKR 61.7
$1.02 MX$17.99
-78.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.34 PKR 96.8
$1.04 MX$18.36
-67.31%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.81 PKR 509
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-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.60 PKR 452
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.45 PKR 972
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-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.89 PKR 532
$4.05 MX$71.5
-53.33%
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
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🚌 Getting Around
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.20 PKR 55.9
$0.51 MX$9.09
-60.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.92 PKR 1,951
$26.52 MX$468
-73.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.73 PKR 204
$3.15 MX$55.7
-76.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.70 PKR 198
$2.46 MX$43.49
-71.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.75 PKR 493
$3.26 MX$57.5
-46.32%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.91 PKR 258
$1.32 MX$23.36
-31.06%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.8K PKR 3.3M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-60.78%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.4K PKR 6.3M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-5.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$96.6 PKR 27.2K
$83.5 MX$1,474
15.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.38 PKR 1,235
$22.86 MX$404
-80.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.59 PKR 2,987
$30.04 MX$530
-64.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$10.09 PKR 2,844
$51.9 MX$916
-80.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.57 PKR 1,854
$18.30 MX$323
-64.10%
Cinema Ticket
$4.15 PKR 1,172
$5.12 MX$90.4
-18.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$29.62 PKR 8,352
$201 MX$3,541
-85.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$510 PKR 143.8K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-90.41%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$13.34 PKR 3,762
$35.73 MX$631
-62.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.10 PKR 5,385
$40.27 MX$711
-52.57%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$38.62 PKR 10.9K
$79.2 MX$1,398
-51.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$32.06 PKR 9,042
$89.3 MX$1,576
-64.09%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$117 PKR 33.0K
$947 MX$16.7K
-87.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$52.4 PKR 14.8K
$483 MX$8,525
-89.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$204 PKR 57.6K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-87.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$93.8 PKR 26.5K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-92.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$3,996 MX$70.5K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,402 MX$113.0K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Peshawar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$173 PKR 48.9K
$730 MX$12.9K
-76.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
21.17
11.42
85.38%

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Last update for Peshawar: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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