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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Thane is 63.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.5% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Thane is 48.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.29 โ‚น480
$11.88 MX$210
-55.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.43 โ‚น2,127
$41.90 MX$740
-44.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.02 โ‚น365
$10.55 MX$186
-61.90%
Cappuccino
$2.10 โ‚น190
$3.60 MX$63.5
-41.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 โ‚น40.52
$1.50 MX$26.45
-70.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.14 โ‚น13.08
$0.91 MX$16.09
-84.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.47 โ‚น224
$3.08 MX$54.4
-19.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.29 โ‚น299
$4.47 MX$78.8
-26.40%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.68 โ‚น61.6
$1.39 MX$24.54
-51.08%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 โ‚น46.32
$1.90 MX$33.47
-73.16%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.75 โ‚น68.5
$1.60 MX$28.27
-53.13%
Eggs
$0.95 โ‚น86.0
$2.60 MX$45.97
-63.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.04 โ‚น548
$8.36 MX$148
-27.75%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.48 โ‚น315
$8.64 MX$152
-59.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.40 โ‚น218
$2.61 MX$45.98
-8.05%
Banana (1kg)
$0.65 โ‚น59.4
$1.44 MX$25.46
-54.86%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.02 โ‚น92.6
$1.96 MX$34.55
-47.96%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚น32.39
$2.12 MX$37.34
-83.02%
Potato (1kg)
$0.31 โ‚น28.53
$1.86 MX$32.87
-83.33%
Onion (1kg)
$0.33 โ‚น30.27
$2.22 MX$39.20
-85.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.54 โ‚น48.81
$1.02 MX$17.99
-47.06%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.35 โ‚น32.00
$1.04 MX$18.36
-66.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.82 โ‚น347
$4.05 MX$71.5
-5.68%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.27 โ‚น751
$10.18 MX$180
-18.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 โ‚น164
$1.69 MX$29.79
7.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 โ‚น238
$2.62 MX$46.25
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Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$4.30 โ‚น390
-
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 โ‚น28.02
$0.51 MX$9.09
-39.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.36 โ‚น577
$26.52 MX$468
-76.02%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.34 โ‚น30.92
$3.15 MX$55.7
-89.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.46 MX$43.49
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.79 โ‚น163
$3.26 MX$57.5
-45.09%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.20 โ‚น109
$1.32 MX$23.36
-9.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.6K โ‚น1.1M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-61.48%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.1K โ‚น2.4M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
9.82%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$59.0 โ‚น5,358
$83.5 MX$1,474
-29.33%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.52 โ‚น410
$22.86 MX$404
-80.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.26 โ‚น659
$30.04 MX$530
-75.83%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.25 โ‚น1,112
$51.9 MX$916
-76.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.23 โ‚น1,019
$18.30 MX$323
-38.63%
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 โ‚น359
$5.12 MX$90.4
-22.66%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.3 โ‚น7,740
$201 MX$3,541
-57.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,505 โ‚น136.6K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-71.71%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.86 โ‚น2,075
$35.73 MX$631
-36.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.01 โ‚น1,635
$40.27 MX$711
-55.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$42.36 โ‚น3,845
$79.2 MX$1,398
-46.51%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$34.24 โ‚น3,108
$89.3 MX$1,576
-61.64%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$306 โ‚น27.8K
$947 MX$16.7K
-67.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$206 โ‚น18.7K
$483 MX$8,525
-57.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$666 โ‚น60.4K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-58.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 โ‚น43.8K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-60.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,969 โ‚น178.7K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-50.73%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,529 โ‚น138.7K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-76.13%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Thane
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$377 โ‚น34.2K
$730 MX$12.9K
-48.30%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.02
11.42
-21.02%

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Last update for Thane: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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