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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tianjin is 38.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tianjin is 30.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.25 ¥30.5

$11.99 MX$227

-64.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.88 ¥200

$42.47 MX$803

-34.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.54 ¥39.77

$10.47 MX$198

-47.09%

Cappuccino

$3.29 ¥23.63

$3.6 MX$68.2

-8.61%

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

$0.43 ¥3.09

$1.44 MX$27.16

-70.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.92

$0.89 MX$16.79

-69.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.86 ¥6.18

$3.09 MX$58.5

-72.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 ¥13.63

$4.58 MX$86.6

-58.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.79 ¥12.81

$1.38 MX$26.04

29.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ¥13.39

$1.85 MX$34.9

1.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 ¥8.05

$1.57 MX$29.68

-28.66%

Eggs

$1.17 ¥8.36

$2.55 MX$48.3

-54.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.36 ¥110

$8.61 MX$163

78.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.98 ¥21.35

$8.54 MX$161

-65.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.48 ¥68

$10.98 MX$208

-13.66%

Apples (1kg)

$1.28 ¥9.15

$2.72 MX$51.4

-52.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.34 ¥9.58

$1.51 MX$28.57

-11.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 ¥9.78

$1.88 MX$35.63

-27.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.1 ¥7.86

$2.19 MX$41.42

-49.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.69

$1.87 MX$35.3

-57.75%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 ¥6.38

$2.19 MX$41.37

-59.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 ¥5.26

$1.07 MX$20.23

-31.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 ¥6.14

$1.09 MX$20.64

-21.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.94 ¥28.27

$3.96 MX$74.9

-0.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.2 ¥58.8

$8.86 MX$167

-7.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.16 ¥8.34

$1.72 MX$32.53

-32.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 ¥17.1

$2.61 MX$49.37

-8.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.08

$0.52 MX$9.74

-44.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.04 ¥79.2

$26.59 MX$503

-58.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.5 ¥10.73

$3.24 MX$61.2

-53.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.52

$2.38 MX$44.94

-85.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.14 ¥44.07

$3.11 MX$58.7

97.43%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥8.43

$1.31 MX$24.85

-9.92%

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

$16.7K ¥120K

$30.3K MX$573K

-44.79%

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

$19.3K ¥138.3K

$24K MX$453.6K

-19.66%

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

$86.9 ¥624

$84.2 MX$1,592

3.21%

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

$10.24 ¥73.4

$22.14 MX$419

-53.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.03 ¥50.5

$30.14 MX$570

-76.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14 ¥100

$52 MX$983

-73.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.64 ¥40.42

$18.72 MX$354

-69.87%

Cinema Ticket

$6.34 ¥45.45

$5.07 MX$95.9

25.05%

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

$558 ¥4,001

$200 MX$3,787

178.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.3K ¥131.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

243.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.95 ¥287

$35.74 MX$676

11.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.56 ¥205

$39.8 MX$753

-28.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76 ¥545

$79 MX$1,493

-3.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.2 ¥503

$88.4 MX$1,671

-20.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$361 ¥2,593

$965 MX$18.3K

-62.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ¥1,703

$474 MX$8,968

-49.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,028 ¥7,372

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-37.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$492 ¥3,529

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-59.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,819 ¥41.7K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

88.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,154 ¥15.5K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-71.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$948 ¥6,801

$792 MX$15K

19.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.62

11.42

-59.54%

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

Last update for Tianjin: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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