Cost of Living Comparison Between Taguig City and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Taguig City and Playa del Carmen

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Taguig City is 35.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Taguig City is 15.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.37 โ‚ฑ243
$11.99 MX$227
-63.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$27.01 โ‚ฑ1,504
$42.47 MX$803
-36.40%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.52 โ‚ฑ196
$10.47 MX$198
-66.38%
Cappuccino
$2.66 โ‚ฑ148
$3.6 MX$68.2
-26.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 โ‚ฑ48.42
$1.44 MX$27.16
-39.58%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 โ‚ฑ27.42
$0.89 MX$16.79
-44.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.44 โ‚ฑ80.4
$3.09 MX$58.5
-53.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.59 โ‚ฑ144
$4.58 MX$86.6
-43.45%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 โ‚ฑ110
$1.38 MX$26.04
42.75%
White Bread (500g)
$1.39 โ‚ฑ77.4
$1.85 MX$34.9
-24.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.09 โ‚ฑ60.5
$1.57 MX$29.68
-30.57%
Eggs
$2.09 โ‚ฑ116
$2.55 MX$48.3
-18.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.92 โ‚ฑ497
$8.61 MX$163
3.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.03 โ‚ฑ280
$8.54 MX$161
-41.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.45 โ‚ฑ470
$10.98 MX$208
-23.04%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 โ‚ฑ151
$2.72 MX$51.4
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.79 โ‚ฑ99.7
$1.51 MX$28.57
18.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.05 โ‚ฑ170
$1.88 MX$35.63
62.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.18 โ‚ฑ65.4
$2.19 MX$41.42
-46.12%
Potato (1kg)
$1.91 โ‚ฑ106
$1.87 MX$35.3
2.14%
Onion (1kg)
$3.18 โ‚ฑ177
$2.19 MX$41.37
45.21%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.81 โ‚ฑ101
$1.07 MX$20.23
69.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 โ‚ฑ42.77
$1.09 MX$20.64
-29.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.21 โ‚ฑ179
$3.96 MX$74.9
-18.94%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.29 โ‚ฑ462
$8.86 MX$167
-6.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.4 โ‚ฑ78
$1.72 MX$32.53
-18.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.36 โ‚ฑ131
$2.61 MX$49.37
-9.58%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 โ‚ฑ12.18
$0.52 MX$9.74
-57.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.59 MX$503
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 โ‚ฑ50.8
$3.24 MX$61.2
-71.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.22 โ‚ฑ12.18
$2.38 MX$44.94
-90.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.08 โ‚ฑ116
$3.11 MX$58.7
-33.12%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.16 โ‚ฑ64.7
$1.31 MX$24.85
-11.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.7K โ‚ฑ1.5M
$30.3K MX$573K
-11.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20K โ‚ฑ1.1M
$24K MX$453.6K
-16.56%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$127 โ‚ฑ7,096
$84.2 MX$1,592
51.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$32.54 โ‚ฑ1,812
$22.14 MX$419
46.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$26.27 โ‚ฑ1,463
$30.14 MX$570
-12.84%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$42.98 โ‚ฑ2,393
$52 MX$983
-17.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.63 โ‚ฑ369
$5.07 MX$95.9
30.77%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$150 โ‚ฑ8,357
$200 MX$3,787
-25.07%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.4K โ‚ฑ633.6K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
113.39%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$45.86 โ‚ฑ2,554
$35.74 MX$676
28.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.89 โ‚ฑ1,887
$39.8 MX$753
-14.85%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.1 โ‚ฑ3,789
$79 MX$1,493
-13.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$47.3 โ‚ฑ2,634
$88.4 MX$1,671
-46.48%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$574 โ‚ฑ32K
$965 MX$18.3K
-40.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$321 โ‚ฑ17.9K
$474 MX$8,968
-32.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,977 โ‚ฑ110.1K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
19.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$793 โ‚ฑ44.1K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-34.06%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,255 โ‚ฑ236.9K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
38.10%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,455 โ‚ฑ81K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-80.68%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Taguig City
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$500 โ‚ฑ27.8K
$792 MX$15K
-36.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.17
11.42
-45.97%

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Last update for Taguig City: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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