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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 15.6% more expensive than Male without rent, and 17.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 8.5% cheaper than Male without rent, and 3.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.99 MX$227

$5.44 MVR 83.9

120.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.47 MX$803

$29.57 MVR 456

43.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.47 MX$198

$9.77 MVR 151

7.16%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MVR 69.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 MVR 56.2

Cappuccino

$3.6 MX$68.2

$2.89 MVR 44.62

24.57%

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

$1.44 MX$27.16

$1.33 MVR 20.52

8.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 MX$16.79

$0.27 MVR 4.17

229.63%

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)

$1.38 MX$26.04

$1.84 MVR 28.36

-25.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.85 MX$34.9

$1.53 MVR 23.66

20.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 MX$29.68

$1.36 MVR 20.94

15.44%

Eggs

$2.55 MX$48.3

$1.76 MVR 27.14

44.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$163

$8.14 MVR 126

5.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.54 MX$161

$6.06 MVR 93.4

40.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.98 MX$208

$9.08 MVR 140

20.93%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 MX$51.4

$4.11 MVR 63.4

-33.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MX$28.57

$3.84 MVR 59.2

-60.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.88 MX$35.63

$4.26 MVR 65.7

-55.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.19 MX$41.42

$3.26 MVR 50.3

-32.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.87 MX$35.3

$1.55 MVR 23.94

20.65%

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 MX$41.37

$1.19 MVR 18.29

84.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$20.23

$3.24 MVR 49.89

-66.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 MX$20.64

$0.54 MVR 8.3

101.85%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.83 MVR 136

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MVR 40.37

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.44 MVR 161

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 MX$74.9

$8.03 MVR 124

-50.68%

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)

$0.52 MX$9.74

$0.68 MVR 10.49

-23.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

$28.68 MVR 442

-7.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$61.2

$1.94 MVR 29.85

67.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.38 MX$44.94

$1.97 MVR 30.4

20.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$58.7

$9.64 MVR 149

-67.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MX$24.85

$0.97 MVR 14.97

35.05%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

$31.9K MVR 491.3K

-4.87%

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

$24K MX$453.6K

$33.7K MVR 520.3K

-28.88%

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

$84.2 MX$1,592

$105 MVR 1,618

-19.70%

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

$22.14 MX$419

$41.21 MVR 635

-46.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.14 MX$570

$76.3 MVR 1,176

-60.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52 MX$983

$82.7 MVR 1,275

-37.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

$42.61 MVR 657

-56.07%

Cinema Ticket

$5.07 MX$95.9

$9.57 MVR 148

-47.02%

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

$200 MX$3,787

$161 MVR 2,478

24.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,333 MX$100.8K

$3,496 MVR 53.9K

52.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.74 MX$676

$44.43 MVR 685

-19.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.8 MX$753

$55.8 MVR 860

-28.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79 MX$1,493

$88.2 MVR 1,360

-10.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.4 MX$1,671

$53.9 MVR 831

64.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MX$18.3K

$966 MVR 14.9K

-0.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MX$8,968

$697 MVR 10.7K

-31.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,653 MX$31.2K

$1,713 MVR 26.4K

-3.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,202 MX$22.7K

$1,404 MVR 21.6K

-14.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

$2,530 MVR 39K

21.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

$1,931 MVR 29.8K

289.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

$970 MVR 15K

-18.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

12.4

-7.90%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Male: October 27, 2025

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