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

😐 Solo nomad: Sitrah is 0.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sitrah is 9.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.76 BHD 2.54

$11.85 MX$209

-42.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$53.3 BHD 20.03

$42.16 MX$744

26.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.61 BHD 2.86

$10.75 MX$190

-29.21%

Cappuccino

$5.37 BHD 2.02

$3.47 MX$61.3

54.76%

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

$0.87 BHD 0.33

$1.45 MX$25.65

-40.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 BHD 0.14

$0.90 MX$15.93

-60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.01 BHD 3.01

$3.05 MX$53.9

162.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.64 BHD 4.00

$4.42 MX$77.9

140.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.66 BHD 0.62

$1.37 MX$24.17

21.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.29 BHD 0.49

$1.87 MX$33.05

-31.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.40 BHD 0.90

$1.54 MX$27.25

55.84%

Eggs

$2.41 BHD 0.91

$2.50 MX$44.18

-3.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.66 BHD 3.25

$8.61 MX$152

0.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.88 BHD 2.96

$8.63 MX$152

-8.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.13 BHD 3.81

$11.02 MX$195

-8.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.46 BHD 0.92

$2.75 MX$48.53

-10.55%

Banana (1kg)

$2.03 BHD 0.76

$1.43 MX$25.21

41.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 BHD 0.64

$1.87 MX$33.05

-8.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 BHD 0.46

$2.17 MX$38.26

-43.78%

Potato (1kg)

$0.89 BHD 0.34

$1.88 MX$33.23

-52.66%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 BHD 0.39

$2.25 MX$39.65

-54.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 BHD 0.55

$1.07 MX$18.85

37.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 BHD 0.35

$1.07 MX$18.95

-13.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 BHD 2.50

$4.15 MX$73.3

60.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.89 BHD 7.10

$10.34 MX$182

82.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.46 BHD 1.30

$1.68 MX$29.64

105.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.27 BHD 1.23

$2.48 MX$43.84

31.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.51 BHD 1.69

$3.22 MX$56.8

40.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.97 BHD 1.49

$2.48 MX$43.80

60.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$26.98 BHD 10.15

$3.11 MX$54.9

767.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.56 BHD 0.21

$1.26 MX$22.16

-55.56%

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

$37.3K BHD 14.0K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

21.66%

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

$20.5K BHD 7,713

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-14.67%

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

$123 BHD 46.28

$82.5 MX$1,456

49.22%

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

$26.51 BHD 9.97

$22.29 MX$393

18.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.01 BHD 14.67

$30.02 MX$530

29.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$10.54 BHD 3.96

$4.98 MX$88.0

111.65%

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

$389 BHD 146

$200 MX$3,530

94.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,098 BHD 3,421

$5,304 MX$93.6K

71.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.48 BHD 17.10

$35.71 MX$630

27.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$62.5 BHD 23.48

$39.56 MX$698

57.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.6 BHD 31.43

$80.6 MX$1,422

3.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.5 BHD 33.66

$88.3 MX$1,559

1.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,701 BHD 640

$756 MX$13.4K

124.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.56

11.42

-25.04%

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

Last update for Sitrah: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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