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

🙂 Solo nomad: Saham is 12.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Saham is 22.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.09 OMR 1.95

$11.85 MX$210

-57.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.52 OMR 9.80

$42.16 MX$746

-39.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.89 OMR 3.03

$10.75 MX$190

-26.60%

Cappuccino

$4.92 OMR 1.89

$3.47 MX$61.5

41.79%

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

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$1.45 MX$25.72

-30.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 OMR 0.13

$0.90 MX$15.98

-62.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.47 OMR 4.79

$3.05 MX$54.1

308.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.91 OMR 4.57

$4.42 MX$78.2

169.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 OMR 0.73

$1.37 MX$24.24

39.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 OMR 0.48

$1.87 MX$33.14

-33.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 OMR 0.67

$1.54 MX$27.32

12.99%

Eggs

$2.47 OMR 0.95

$2.50 MX$44.31

-1.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.82 OMR 1.47

$8.61 MX$152

-55.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.97 OMR 1.91

$8.63 MX$153

-42.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.73 OMR 3.35

$11.02 MX$195

-20.78%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 OMR 1.00

$2.75 MX$48.67

-5.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 OMR 0.64

$1.43 MX$25.28

16.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 OMR 0.70

$1.87 MX$33.15

-2.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 OMR 0.45

$2.17 MX$38.37

-46.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.94 OMR 0.36

$1.88 MX$33.33

-50.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$2.25 MX$39.76

-54.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 OMR 0.41

$1.07 MX$18.90

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 OMR 0.21

$1.07 MX$19.00

-47.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.52 OMR 2.50

$4.15 MX$73.5

57.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.54 OMR 5.97

$10.34 MX$183

50.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.16 OMR 1.60

$1.68 MX$29.72

147.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.70 OMR 2.96

$2.48 MX$43.97

210.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.82

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$470

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.10 OMR 1.19

$3.22 MX$56.9

-3.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 OMR 0.29

$2.48 MX$43.93

-69.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.37 OMR 3.98

$3.11 MX$55.0

233.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.61 OMR 0.23

$1.26 MX$22.22

-51.59%

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

$23.2K OMR 8,891

$30.7K MX$542.7K

-24.48%

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

$21.6K OMR 8,281

$24.0K MX$425.5K

-10.29%

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

$107 OMR 41.07

$82.5 MX$1,460

29.68%

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

$41.90 OMR 16.09

$22.29 MX$394

87.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$69.2 OMR 26.56

$30.02 MX$531

130.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$911

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$324

Cinema Ticket

$10.48 OMR 4.03

$4.98 MX$88.2

110.44%

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

$191 OMR 73.2

$200 MX$3,540

-4.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,851 OMR 3,783

$5,304 MX$93.9K

85.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.70 OMR 19.08

$35.71 MX$632

39.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.87 OMR 15.31

$39.56 MX$700

0.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.8 OMR 29.88

$80.6 MX$1,426

-3.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.2 OMR 34.24

$88.3 MX$1,563

0.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,535

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.0K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.15

11.42

-54.90%

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

Last update for Saham: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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