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 0.5% cheaper than Male without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 7.2% more expensive than Male without rent, and 5.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$209

$5.42 MVR 83.7

118.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$744

$29.13 MVR 449

44.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$190

$9.48 MVR 146

13.40%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 68.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$61.3

$2.99 MVR 46.17

16.05%

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

$1.45 MX$25.65

$1.27 MVR 19.65

14.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$15.93

$0.27 MVR 4.18

233.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$53.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.9

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 MX$24.17

$1.85 MVR 28.59

-25.95%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 MX$33.05

$1.54 MVR 23.78

21.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 MX$27.25

$1.31 MVR 20.22

17.56%

Eggs

$2.50 MX$44.18

$1.80 MVR 27.78

38.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$152

$8.02 MVR 124

7.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.63 MX$152

$6.13 MVR 94.6

40.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MX$195

$8.99 MVR 139

22.58%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$48.53

$3.98 MVR 61.4

-30.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.21

$3.68 MVR 56.8

-61.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MX$33.05

$4.39 MVR 67.7

-57.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.26

$3.16 MVR 48.77

-31.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.23

$1.57 MVR 24.19

19.75%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$39.65

$1.23 MVR 18.92

82.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.85

$3.12 MVR 48.21

-65.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 MX$18.95

$0.53 MVR 8.20

101.89%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.22 MVR 189

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.71

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.52 MVR 162

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$73.3

$8.31 MVR 128

-50.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$182

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.64

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.84

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

$0.67 MVR 10.30

-17.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

$28.20 MVR 435

-5.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$56.8

$2.01 MVR 30.98

60.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.80

$1.92 MVR 29.70

29.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$54.9

$9.62 MVR 148

-67.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$22.16

$0.94 MVR 14.56

34.04%

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

$30.7K MX$541.1K

$32.6K MVR 503.2K

-5.99%

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

$24.0K MX$424.3K

$33.9K MVR 522.5K

-29.01%

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

$82.5 MX$1,456

$107 MVR 1,653

-22.99%

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

$22.29 MX$393

$41.45 MVR 640

-46.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$530

$77.9 MVR 1,202

-61.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

$81.2 MVR 1,253

-36.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

$43.50 MVR 671

-57.95%

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$88.0

$9.71 MVR 150

-48.71%

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

$200 MX$3,530

$163 MVR 2,520

22.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.6K

$3,581 MVR 55.3K

48.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$630

$44.05 MVR 680

-18.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$698

$57.1 MVR 881

-30.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,422

$88.8 MVR 1,369

-9.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,559

$53.8 MVR 830

64.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

$976 MVR 15.1K

-0.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

$707 MVR 10.9K

-31.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

$1,665 MVR 25.7K

-4.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

$1,414 MVR 21.8K

-16.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

$2,222 MVR 34.3K

82.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

$1,927 MVR 29.7K

238.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

$856 MVR 13.2K

-11.66%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Male: March 1, 2026

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