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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taiyuan is 39.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taiyuan is 33.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.14 ¥15.36

$11.99 MX$227

-82.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.54 ¥147

$42.47 MX$803

-51.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.23 ¥30.31

$10.47 MX$198

-59.60%

Cappuccino

$2.46 ¥17.65

$3.6 MX$68.2

-31.67%

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

$0.55 ¥3.91

$1.44 MX$27.16

-61.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ¥2.33

$0.89 MX$16.79

-62.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.24 ¥8.87

$3.09 MX$58.5

-59.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ¥15.32

$4.58 MX$86.6

-53.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 ¥9.83

$1.38 MX$26.04

-0.72%

White Bread (500g)

$2.8 ¥20.12

$1.85 MX$34.9

51.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.71 ¥5.11

$1.57 MX$29.68

-54.78%

Eggs

$0.94 ¥6.72

$2.55 MX$48.3

-63.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.66 ¥98

$8.61 MX$163

58.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.83 ¥20.29

$8.54 MX$161

-66.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.71 ¥76.8

$10.98 MX$208

-2.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.13 ¥15.31

$2.72 MX$51.4

-21.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.31 ¥9.42

$1.51 MX$28.57

-13.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.83 ¥5.92

$1.88 MX$35.63

-55.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ¥7.78

$2.19 MX$41.42

-50.68%

Potato (1kg)

$0.5 ¥3.57

$1.87 MX$35.3

-73.26%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 ¥2.89

$2.19 MX$41.37

-81.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.4 ¥2.9

$1.07 MX$20.23

-62.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.4 ¥2.9

$1.09 MX$20.64

-63.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.11 ¥15.1

$3.96 MX$74.9

-46.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.94 ¥64.1

$8.86 MX$167

0.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 ¥4.95

$1.72 MX$32.53

-59.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 ¥10.1

$2.61 MX$49.37

-45.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.1

$0.52 MX$9.74

-44.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.37 ¥88.7

$26.59 MX$503

-53.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 ¥7.76

$3.24 MX$61.2

-66.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.21 ¥1.5

$2.38 MX$44.94

-91.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.58 ¥25.71

$3.11 MX$58.7

15.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 ¥7.94

$1.31 MX$24.85

-15.27%

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

$23.4K ¥167.8K

$30.3K MX$573K

-22.82%

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

$20K ¥143.3K

$24K MX$453.6K

-16.77%

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

$69 ¥495

$84.2 MX$1,592

-18.07%

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

$9.47 ¥67.9

$22.14 MX$419

-57.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.78 ¥84.5

$30.14 MX$570

-60.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.55 ¥298

$52 MX$983

-20.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.42 ¥60.4

$18.72 MX$354

-55.02%

Cinema Ticket

$5.59 ¥40.08

$5.07 MX$95.9

10.26%

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

$415 ¥2,976

$200 MX$3,787

107.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,110 ¥29.5K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-22.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.03 ¥172

$35.74 MX$676

-32.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.89 ¥351

$39.8 MX$753

22.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.7 ¥507

$79 MX$1,493

-10.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.3 ¥461

$88.4 MX$1,671

-27.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$212 ¥1,519

$965 MX$18.3K

-78.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$106 ¥764

$474 MX$8,968

-77.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$520 ¥3,730

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-68.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$243 ¥1,746

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-79.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,295 ¥30.8K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

39.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,113 ¥7,983

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-85.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$893 ¥6,404

$792 MX$15K

12.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.83

11.42

-66.46%

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

Last update for Taiyuan: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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