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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 36.7% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 64.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 35.1% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 55.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$210

$11.05 SGD 14.15

7.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$746

$78.4 SGD 100

-46.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$190

$7.67 SGD 9.82

40.16%

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$61.5

$5.07 SGD 6.49

-31.56%

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

$1.45 MX$25.72

$1.73 SGD 2.21

-16.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$15.98

$1.17 SGD 1.50

-23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$54.1

$7.75 SGD 9.92

-60.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$78.2

$9.34 SGD 11.95

-52.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 MX$24.24

$3.03 SGD 3.88

-54.79%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 MX$33.14

$2.41 SGD 3.08

-22.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 MX$27.32

$2.87 SGD 3.68

-46.34%

Eggs

$2.50 MX$44.31

$3.38 SGD 4.33

-26.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$152

$19.22 SGD 24.61

-55.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.63 MX$153

$11.08 SGD 14.18

-22.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MX$195

$22.93 SGD 29.36

-51.94%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$48.67

$4.37 SGD 5.60

-37.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.28

$3.01 SGD 3.85

-52.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MX$33.15

$4.86 SGD 6.22

-61.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.37

$2.72 SGD 3.48

-20.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.33

$2.39 SGD 3.06

-21.34%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$39.76

$2.17 SGD 2.78

3.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.90

$2.02 SGD 2.58

-47.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 MX$19.00

$1.57 SGD 2.01

-31.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$73.5

$13.31 SGD 17.04

-68.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$183

$23.90 SGD 30.59

-56.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.72

$4.15 SGD 5.31

-59.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.97

$5.24 SGD 6.71

-52.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.82

$1.61 SGD 2.06

-65.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$470

$92.7 SGD 119

-71.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$56.9

$3.52 SGD 4.51

-8.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.93

$0.75 SGD 0.96

230.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$55.0

$16.26 SGD 20.81

-80.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$22.22

$2.18 SGD 2.80

-42.20%

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

$30.7K MX$542.7K

$141.5K SGD 181.2K

-78.34%

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

$24.0K MX$425.5K

$127.2K SGD 162.8K

-81.10%

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

$82.5 MX$1,460

$157 SGD 201

-47.43%

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

$22.29 MX$394

$18.68 SGD 23.91

19.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$531

$36.58 SGD 46.83

-17.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$911

$117 SGD 150

-56.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$324

$12.34 SGD 15.80

48.22%

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$88.2

$11.82 SGD 15.13

-57.87%

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

$200 MX$3,540

$1,218 SGD 1,560

-83.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.9K

$30.1K SGD 38.5K

-82.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$632

$82.6 SGD 106

-56.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$700

$43.38 SGD 55.5

-8.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,426

$106 SGD 136

-24.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,563

$128 SGD 164

-30.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

$3,177 SGD 4,066

-69.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,535

$2,236 SGD 2,862

-78.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

$6,257 SGD 8,009

-74.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.0K

$3,746 SGD 4,794

-68.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.7K

$23.9K SGD 30.6K

-83.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.4K

$16.3K SGD 20.9K

-59.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

$4,249 SGD 5,439

-82.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

3.19

257.99%

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 Singapore: March 1, 2026

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