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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Tiruchirappalli is 70.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 71.8% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Tiruchirappalli is 64.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.18 โ‚น107
$11.88 MX$210
-90.07%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$6.85 โ‚น622
$41.90 MX$740
-83.65%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.52 โ‚น320
$10.55 MX$186
-66.64%
Cappuccino
$1.39 โ‚น126
$3.60 MX$63.5
-61.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 โ‚น32.30
$1.50 MX$26.45
-76.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 โ‚น17.00
$0.91 MX$16.09
-79.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.82 โ‚น165
$3.08 MX$54.4
-40.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.55 โ‚น322
$4.47 MX$78.8
-20.58%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.60 โ‚น54.1
$1.39 MX$24.54
-56.83%
White Bread (500g)
$0.42 โ‚น38.43
$1.90 MX$33.47
-77.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 โ‚น65.6
$1.60 MX$28.27
-55.00%
Eggs
$0.81 โ‚น73.7
$2.60 MX$45.97
-68.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.00 โ‚น454
$8.36 MX$148
-40.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.44 โ‚น221
$8.64 MX$152
-71.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.95 โ‚น268
$2.61 MX$45.98
13.03%
Banana (1kg)
$0.83 โ‚น75.1
$1.44 MX$25.46
-42.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.50 โ‚น136
$1.96 MX$34.55
-23.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.38 โ‚น34.79
$2.12 MX$37.34
-82.08%
Potato (1kg)
$0.40 โ‚น36.62
$1.86 MX$32.87
-78.49%
Onion (1kg)
$0.48 โ‚น43.19
$2.22 MX$39.20
-78.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.96 โ‚น86.8
$1.02 MX$17.99
-5.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.32 โ‚น28.74
$1.04 MX$18.36
-69.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.05 โ‚น368
$4.05 MX$71.5
-
Wine (Bottle)
$6.56 โ‚น596
$10.18 MX$180
-35.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 โ‚น153
$1.69 MX$29.79
-0.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.53 โ‚น320
$2.62 MX$46.25
34.73%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$4.98 โ‚น452
-
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 โ‚น19.85
$0.51 MX$9.09
-56.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.81 โ‚น890
$26.52 MX$468
-63.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.99 โ‚น89.6
$3.15 MX$55.7
-68.57%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.46 MX$43.49
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.18 โ‚น108
$3.26 MX$57.5
-63.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 โ‚น111
$1.32 MX$23.36
-6.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12.1K โ‚น1.1M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-59.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$17.6K โ‚น1.6M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-26.04%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$31.24 โ‚น2,835
$83.5 MX$1,474
-62.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.33 โ‚น302
$22.86 MX$404
-85.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$6.89 โ‚น626
$30.04 MX$530
-77.06%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$7.79 โ‚น707
$51.9 MX$916
-84.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.66 โ‚น514
$18.30 MX$323
-69.07%
Cinema Ticket
$2.00 โ‚น181
$5.12 MX$90.4
-60.94%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$43.59 โ‚น3,956
$201 MX$3,541
-78.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,779 โ‚น161.4K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-66.55%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.13 โ‚น1,827
$35.73 MX$631
-43.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.88 โ‚น1,714
$40.27 MX$711
-53.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$29.03 โ‚น2,635
$79.2 MX$1,398
-63.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$26.61 โ‚น2,415
$89.3 MX$1,576
-70.19%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$120 โ‚น10.8K
$947 MX$16.7K
-87.37%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$77.6 โ‚น7,041
$483 MX$8,525
-83.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$181 โ‚น16.4K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-88.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 โ‚น16.3K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-85.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$719 โ‚น65.3K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-82.00%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$531 โ‚น48.2K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-91.70%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Tiruchirappalli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$534 โ‚น48.4K
$730 MX$12.9K
-26.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.26
11.42
-18.91%

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Last update for Tiruchirappalli: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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