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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tangail is 73.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 79.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tangail is 63.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 79.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.62 ৳199
$11.99 MX$227
-86.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$14.61 ৳1,790
$42.47 MX$803
-65.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4 ৳490
$10.47 MX$198
-61.80%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.53 ৳309
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-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.74 ৳459
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-
Cappuccino
$1.66 ৳203
$3.6 MX$68.2
-53.89%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 ৳43.97
$1.44 MX$27.16
-75.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.14 ৳16.64
$0.89 MX$16.79
-84.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.09 MX$58.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.58 MX$86.6
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.61 ৳75.3
$1.38 MX$26.04
-55.80%
White Bread (500g)
$0.26 ৳31.95
$1.85 MX$34.9
-85.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.36 ৳44.63
$1.57 MX$29.68
-77.07%
Eggs
$0.71 ৳86.5
$2.55 MX$48.3
-72.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.05 ৳1,109
$8.61 MX$163
5.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$0.94 ৳115
$8.54 MX$161
-88.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.97 ৳609
$10.98 MX$208
-54.74%
Apples (1kg)
$0.84 ৳102
$2.72 MX$51.4
-69.12%
Banana (1kg)
$0.43 ৳52.3
$1.51 MX$28.57
-71.52%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.67 ৳204
$1.88 MX$35.63
-11.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.42 ৳51.9
$2.19 MX$41.42
-80.82%
Potato (1kg)
$0.17 ৳20.64
$1.87 MX$35.3
-90.91%
Onion (1kg)
$0.39 ৳48.13
$2.19 MX$41.37
-82.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.16 ৳19.77
$1.07 MX$20.23
-85.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.25 ৳30.39
$1.09 MX$20.64
-77.06%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$5.82 ৳713
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-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.79 ৳341
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-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.38 ৳660
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.91 ৳234
$3.96 MX$74.9
-51.77%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$8.86 MX$167
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.72 MX$32.53
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.2 ৳24.47
$0.52 MX$9.74
-61.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$10.63 ৳1,303
$26.59 MX$503
-60.02%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.43 ৳52.4
$3.24 MX$61.2
-86.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.39 ৳48.17
$2.38 MX$44.94
-83.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.2 ৳147
$3.11 MX$58.7
-61.41%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.05 ৳129
$1.31 MX$24.85
-19.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.1K ৳3.6M
$30.3K MX$573K
-4.15%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.7K ৳3.3M
$24K MX$453.6K
11.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$20.8 ৳2,549
$84.2 MX$1,592
-75.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$2.18 ৳267
$22.14 MX$419
-90.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.01 ৳1,594
$30.14 MX$570
-56.83%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.22 ৳1,620
$52 MX$983
-74.57%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.58 ৳1,419
$18.72 MX$354
-38.14%
Cinema Ticket
$3.24 ৳397
$5.07 MX$95.9
-36.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$29.01 ৳3,555
$200 MX$3,787
-85.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,344 ৳164.7K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-74.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$6.64 ৳813
$35.74 MX$676
-81.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$12.21 ৳1,497
$39.8 MX$753
-69.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$12.15 ৳1,489
$79 MX$1,493
-84.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$20.15 ৳2,469
$88.4 MX$1,671
-77.20%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$70.4 ৳8,624
$965 MX$18.3K
-92.71%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$41.46 ৳5,081
$474 MX$8,968
-91.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$162 ৳19.9K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-90.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$95.9 ৳11.8K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-92.02%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$575 ৳70.4K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-81.35%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$335 ৳41K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-95.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tangail
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$248 ৳30.4K
$792 MX$15K
-68.72%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.66
11.42
-15.41%

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Last update for Tangail: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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