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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tangerang is 20.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tangerang is 40.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.56 Rp 26K

$11.58 MX$212

-86.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.52 Rp 308.6K

$42 MX$769

-55.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.63 Rp 60.4K

$10.5 MX$192

-65.43%

Cappuccino

$1.73 Rp 28.9K

$3.43 MX$62.8

-49.56%

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

$0.52 Rp 8,685

$1.49 MX$27.34

-65.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 Rp 4,720

$0.94 MX$17.27

-70.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.74 Rp 45.6K

$3.08 MX$56.3

-11.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 Rp 57.5K

$4.37 MX$79.9

-21.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.19 Rp 19.8K

$1.39 MX$25.44

-14.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 Rp 17.9K

$1.85 MX$33.81

-42.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 Rp 14.8K

$1.58 MX$28.88

-43.67%

Eggs

$1.58 Rp 26.4K

$2.51 MX$46

-37.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.01 Rp 150.1K

$8.26 MX$151

9.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 Rp 51.1K

$8.7 MX$159

-64.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.82 Rp 130.2K

$10.73 MX$196

-27.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 Rp 45.3K

$2.61 MX$47.74

4.21%

Banana (1kg)

$1.5 Rp 25K

$1.49 MX$27.28

0.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.29 Rp 38.1K

$1.95 MX$35.72

17.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 Rp 26.1K

$2.09 MX$38.26

-24.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.46 Rp 24.3K

$1.81 MX$33.05

-19.34%

Onion (1kg)

$2.7 Rp 45.1K

$2.16 MX$39.62

25.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 Rp 16.9K

$1.03 MX$18.85

-1.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.42 Rp 7,017

$1.08 MX$19.7

-61.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.72 Rp 45.2K

$4.14 MX$75.9

-34.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$22.59 Rp 376.5K

$8.88 MX$163

154.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 Rp 38.2K

$1.67 MX$30.64

37.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 Rp 54.3K

$2.53 MX$46.31

28.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 Rp 5,382

$0.51 MX$9.27

-37.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.09 Rp 134.8K

$26.68 MX$488

-69.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 Rp 9,475

$3.26 MX$59.7

-82.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.47 Rp 7,821

$2.51 MX$45.94

-81.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.47 Rp 41.1K

$3.12 MX$57.2

-20.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.85 Rp 14.1K

$1.31 MX$23.96

-35.11%

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

$30.5K Rp 508.6M

$30.9K MX$565K

-1.12%

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

$27.4K Rp 457M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

14.91%

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

$92.1 Rp 1.5M

$83 MX$1,520

10.96%

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

$4.44 Rp 74K

$22.59 MX$414

-80.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.86 Rp 380.9K

$29.51 MX$540

-22.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.02 Rp 333.7K

$51.6 MX$944

-61.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.97 Rp 199.5K

$18.42 MX$337

-35.02%

Cinema Ticket

$3.13 Rp 52.2K

$4.9 MX$89.7

-36.12%

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

$102 Rp 1.7M

$200 MX$3,668

-48.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,844 Rp 130.7M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

51.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.43 Rp 690.3K

$36.41 MX$667

13.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.67 Rp 511K

$39.91 MX$731

-23.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.9 Rp 1.2M

$79.9 MX$1,462

-9.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.5 Rp 1.3M

$87.7 MX$1,605

-13.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$507 Rp 8.5M

$983 MX$18K

-48.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$242 Rp 4M

$470 MX$8,612

-48.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,076 Rp 17.9M

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-33.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$631 Rp 10.5M

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-46.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,425 Rp 23.7M

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-62.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$540 Rp 9M

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-91.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$281 Rp 4.7M

$724 MX$13.2K

-61.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.59

11.42

-16.02%

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

Last update for Tangerang: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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