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

😐 Solo nomad: Tokyo is 29.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Tokyo is 24.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.07 ¥1,268

$11.85 MX$208

-31.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$48.28 ¥7,586

$42.16 MX$742

14.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.42 ¥851

$10.75 MX$189

-49.58%

Cappuccino

$3.55 ¥557

$3.47 MX$61.1

2.31%

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

$1.26 ¥198

$1.45 MX$25.56

-13.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ¥135

$0.90 MX$15.88

-4.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.24 ¥667

$3.05 MX$53.7

39.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.42 ¥851

$4.42 MX$77.7

22.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 ¥256

$1.37 MX$24.09

18.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.56 ¥246

$1.87 MX$32.93

-16.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.49 ¥862

$1.54 MX$27.15

256.49%

Eggs

$2.43 ¥381

$2.50 MX$44.03

-2.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.76 ¥2,476

$8.61 MX$151

83.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.94 ¥1,247

$8.63 MX$152

-8.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.78 ¥3,579

$11.02 MX$194

106.72%

Apples (1kg)

$5.34 ¥840

$2.75 MX$48.36

94.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.64 ¥415

$1.43 MX$25.12

84.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.85 ¥919

$1.87 MX$32.94

212.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.99 ¥941

$2.17 MX$38.13

176.04%

Potato (1kg)

$3.22 ¥505

$1.88 MX$33.12

71.28%

Onion (1kg)

$3.34 ¥525

$2.25 MX$39.51

48.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.48 ¥232

$1.07 MX$18.78

38.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ¥149

$1.07 MX$18.88

-11.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 ¥649

$4.15 MX$73.1

-0.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.31 ¥1,463

$10.34 MX$182

-9.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 ¥336

$1.68 MX$29.54

27.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 ¥451

$2.48 MX$43.69

15.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.46 ¥230

$0.55 MX$9.76

165.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$82.9 ¥13.0K

$26.53 MX$467

212.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.50 ¥550

$3.22 MX$56.6

8.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.89 ¥454

$2.48 MX$43.65

16.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$25.79 ¥4,052

$3.11 MX$54.7

729.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 ¥199

$1.26 MX$22.09

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

$23.6K ¥3.7M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

-23.10%

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

$17.4K ¥2.7M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-27.41%

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

$166 ¥26.1K

$82.5 MX$1,451

101.47%

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

$26.67 ¥4,190

$22.29 MX$392

19.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.32 ¥5,235

$30.02 MX$528

10.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$69.0 ¥10.8K

$51.4 MX$905

34.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.86 ¥3,277

$18.29 MX$322

14.05%

Cinema Ticket

$13.29 ¥2,088

$4.98 MX$87.7

166.87%

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

$502 ¥78.9K

$200 MX$3,518

151.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.6K ¥2.5M

$5,304 MX$93.3K

194.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.2 ¥9,463

$35.71 MX$628

68.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.28 ¥6,329

$39.56 MX$696

1.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.6 ¥10.1K

$80.6 MX$1,417

-19.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$91.0 ¥14.3K

$88.3 MX$1,554

2.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,128 ¥177.3K

$969 MX$17.1K

16.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$604 ¥94.8K

$482 MX$8,482

25.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,660 ¥418.0K

$1,595 MX$28.1K

66.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,319 ¥207.3K

$1,184 MX$20.8K

11.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K ¥1.8M

$4,050 MX$71.2K

189.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,183 ¥814.4K

$6,522 MX$114.7K

-20.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,613 ¥410.5K

$756 MX$13.3K

245.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.72

11.42

-84.94%

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

Last update for Tokyo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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