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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tulsipur is 56.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tulsipur is 52.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.87 NPR 276
$11.85 MX$212
-84.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.72 NPR 2,755
$42.16 MX$755
-55.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.36 NPR 936
$10.75 MX$192
-40.84%
Cappuccino
$1.48 NPR 218
$3.47 MX$62.2
-57.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.50 NPR 74.3
$1.45 MX$26.01
-65.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 NPR 25.59
$0.90 MX$16.16
-81.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.63 NPR 387
$3.05 MX$54.7
-13.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.61 NPR 531
$4.42 MX$79.1
-18.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.80 NPR 118
$1.37 MX$24.51
-41.61%
White Bread (500g)
$0.59 NPR 86.5
$1.87 MX$33.51
-68.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.82 NPR 121
$1.54 MX$27.63
-46.75%
Eggs
$1.74 NPR 256
$2.50 MX$44.81
-30.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.31 NPR 1,077
$8.61 MX$154
-15.10%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.14 NPR 462
$8.63 MX$155
-63.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.05 NPR 890
$11.02 MX$197
-45.10%
Apples (1kg)
$2.19 NPR 322
$2.75 MX$49.22
-20.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.10 NPR 161
$1.43 MX$25.56
-23.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.23 NPR 181
$1.87 MX$33.52
-34.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.65 NPR 95.1
$2.17 MX$38.80
-70.05%
Potato (1kg)
$0.45 NPR 66.6
$1.88 MX$33.70
-76.06%
Onion (1kg)
$0.63 NPR 93.1
$2.25 MX$40.21
-72.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.49 NPR 72.4
$1.07 MX$19.11
-54.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.27 NPR 39.82
$1.07 MX$19.22
-74.77%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.97 NPR 437
$4.15 MX$74.4
-28.43%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.34 MX$185
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.34 NPR 344
$1.68 MX$30.06
39.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.30 NPR 485
$2.48 MX$44.46
33.06%
🚌 Getting Around
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.18 NPR 27.10
$0.55 MX$9.93
-67.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$475
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.22 NPR 327
$3.22 MX$57.6
-31.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.81 NPR 119
$2.48 MX$44.42
-67.34%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.67 NPR 540
$3.11 MX$55.7
18.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 NPR 181
$1.26 MX$22.48
-2.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.0K NPR 4.7M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
4.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.7K NPR 6.0M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
69.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.01 NPR 3,976
$82.5 MX$1,476
-67.25%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.94 NPR 727
$22.29 MX$399
-77.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.81 NPR 1,445
$30.02 MX$537
-67.32%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.06 NPR 2,659
$51.4 MX$921
-64.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.79 NPR 411
$4.98 MX$89.2
-43.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$72.9 NPR 10.7K
$200 MX$3,580
-63.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,796 NPR 411.6K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-47.29%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.84 NPR 3,657
$35.71 MX$639
-30.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.99 NPR 4,120
$39.56 MX$708
-29.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$45.26 NPR 6,663
$80.6 MX$1,442
-43.81%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.48 NPR 4,192
$88.3 MX$1,581
-67.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$105 NPR 15.4K
$969 MX$17.4K
-89.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$63.5 NPR 9,340
$482 MX$8,632
-86.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$208 NPR 30.7K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-86.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$145 NPR 21.3K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-87.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tulsipur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.08
11.42
5.78%

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Last update for Tulsipur: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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