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

🙂 Solo nomad: Toamasina is 52.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 66.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Toamasina is 51.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.64 MGA 11.0K
$11.85 MX$211
-77.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$15.36 MGA 64.1K
$42.16 MX$750
-63.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.32 MGA 18.0K
$10.75 MX$191
-59.81%
Cappuccino
$1.15 MGA 4,812
$3.47 MX$61.8
-66.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 MGA 3,014
$1.45 MX$25.85
-50.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 MGA 2,895
$0.90 MX$16.06
-23.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.75 MGA 3,127
$3.05 MX$54.3
-75.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.14 MGA 4,769
$4.42 MX$78.6
-74.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 MGA 3,900
$1.37 MX$24.36
-32.12%
White Bread (500g)
$0.69 MGA 2,864
$1.87 MX$33.31
-63.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.64 MGA 2,661
$1.54 MX$27.46
-58.44%
Eggs
$1.92 MGA 8,016
$2.50 MX$44.53
-23.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.42 MGA 43.5K
$8.61 MX$153
21.02%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.58 MGA 27.4K
$8.63 MX$154
-23.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.99 MGA 20.8K
$11.02 MX$196
-54.72%
Apples (1kg)
$1.41 MGA 5,867
$2.75 MX$48.91
-48.73%
Banana (1kg)
$0.84 MGA 3,510
$1.43 MX$25.41
-41.26%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.35 MGA 5,627
$1.87 MX$33.32
-27.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.74 MGA 3,094
$2.17 MX$38.56
-65.90%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 MGA 2,033
$1.88 MX$33.50
-73.94%
Onion (1kg)
$0.70 MGA 2,907
$2.25 MX$39.96
-68.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.32 MGA 1,319
$1.07 MX$18.99
-70.09%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.47 MGA 1,959
$1.07 MX$19.10
-56.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.79 MGA 7,463
$4.15 MX$73.9
-56.87%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.34 MX$184
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 MGA 3,802
$1.68 MX$29.87
-45.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.13 MGA 4,697
$2.48 MX$44.19
-54.44%
🚌 Getting Around
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.32 MGA 1,320
$0.55 MX$9.87
-41.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$472
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.22 MX$57.2
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.48 MX$44.15
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.11 MX$55.3
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.06 MGA 4,441
$1.26 MX$22.34
-15.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$24.0K MX$427.6K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$82.5 MX$1,467
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.18 MGA 80.1K
$22.29 MX$396
-13.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$66.7 MGA 278.2K
$30.02 MX$534
122.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.60 MGA 94.3K
$51.4 MX$915
-56.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$325
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.54 MGA 27.3K
$4.98 MX$88.7
31.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$200 MX$3,558
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$8.80 MGA 36.7K
$35.71 MX$635
-75.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$6.55 MGA 27.3K
$39.56 MX$704
-83.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$54.5 MGA 227.6K
$80.6 MX$1,433
-32.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$37.88 MGA 158.1K
$88.3 MX$1,571
-57.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$135 MGA 564.7K
$969 MX$17.2K
-86.04%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$55.8 MGA 232.9K
$482 MX$8,579
-88.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$449 MGA 1.9M
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-71.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$131 MGA 546.5K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-88.94%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Toamasina
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$141 MGA 589.5K
$756 MX$13.5K
-81.32%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Toamasina: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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