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

🙂 Solo nomad: Rabat is 28.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Rabat is 3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.77 MAD 43.98

$11.88 MX$210

-59.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.1 MAD 463

$41.90 MX$740

19.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.64 MAD 61.3

$10.55 MX$186

-37.06%

Cappuccino

$2.06 MAD 19.05

$3.60 MX$63.5

-42.78%

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

$0.58 MAD 5.38

$1.50 MX$26.45

-61.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MAD 3.72

$0.91 MX$16.09

-56.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.40 MAD 49.87

$3.08 MX$54.4

75.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.14 MAD 38.23

$4.47 MX$78.8

-7.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 MAD 8.16

$1.39 MX$24.54

-36.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 MAD 4.67

$1.90 MX$33.47

-73.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.87 MAD 17.28

$1.60 MX$28.27

16.88%

Eggs

$1.99 MAD 18.39

$2.60 MX$45.97

-23.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.01 MAD 120

$8.36 MX$148

55.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.07 MAD 65.2

$8.64 MX$152

-18.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.92 MAD 110

$10.91 MX$192

9.26%

Apples (1kg)

$1.61 MAD 14.87

$2.61 MX$45.98

-38.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.39 MAD 12.86

$1.44 MX$25.46

-3.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.81 MAD 7.49

$1.96 MX$34.55

-58.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 MAD 7.97

$2.12 MX$37.34

-59.43%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 MAD 6.70

$1.86 MX$32.87

-60.75%

Onion (1kg)

$0.65 MAD 6.00

$2.22 MX$39.20

-70.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.43 MAD 3.95

$1.02 MX$17.99

-57.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MAD 5.36

$1.04 MX$18.36

-44.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.37 MAD 40.37

$4.05 MX$71.5

7.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.68 MAD 70.9

$10.18 MX$180

-24.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.68 MAD 24.77

$1.69 MX$29.79

58.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 MAD 22.83

$2.62 MX$46.25

-5.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.56 MAD 5.18

$0.51 MX$9.09

9.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.18 MAD 251

$26.52 MX$468

2.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.56 MAD 5.21

$3.15 MX$55.7

-82.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.83 MAD 7.67

$2.46 MX$43.49

-66.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.28 MAD 39.55

$3.26 MX$57.5

31.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.52 MAD 14.06

$1.32 MX$23.36

15.15%

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

$37.3K MAD 344.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

23.91%

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

$29.1K MAD 268.6K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

22.49%

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

$41.28 MAD 381

$83.5 MX$1,474

-50.58%

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

$11.20 MAD 103

$22.86 MX$404

-51.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.44 MAD 364

$30.04 MX$530

31.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.13 MAD 278

$51.9 MX$916

-41.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.36 MAD 262

$18.30 MX$323

54.97%

Cinema Ticket

$6.40 MAD 59.0

$5.12 MX$90.4

25.00%

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

$156 MAD 1,436

$201 MX$3,541

-22.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,559 MAD 60.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

23.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.5 MAD 484

$35.73 MX$631

46.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.89 MAD 451

$40.27 MX$711

21.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 MAD 979

$79.2 MX$1,398

33.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$97.5 MAD 899

$89.3 MX$1,576

9.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$459 MAD 4,237

$947 MX$16.7K

-51.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 MAD 2,460

$483 MX$8,525

-44.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,102 MAD 10.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-31.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$738 MAD 6,815

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-39.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,947 MAD 18.0K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-51.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,085 MAD 10.0K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-83.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$720 MAD 6,649

$730 MX$12.9K

-1.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.81

11.42

-57.88%

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

Last update for Rabat: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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