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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ubud is 32% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ubud is 17.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3 Rp 48.8K

$11.99 MX$227

-74.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.52 Rp 203.2K

$42.47 MX$803

-70.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.18 Rp 51.6K

$10.47 MX$198

-69.63%

Cappuccino

$2.21 Rp 35.9K

$3.6 MX$68.2

-38.61%

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

$1.1 Rp 17.9K

$1.44 MX$27.16

-23.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 Rp 4,217

$0.89 MX$16.79

-70.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.5 Rp 40.5K

$3.09 MX$58.5

-19.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 Rp 51.9K

$4.58 MX$86.6

-30.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 Rp 24.2K

$1.38 MX$26.04

7.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.67 Rp 27K

$1.85 MX$34.9

-9.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 Rp 18.5K

$1.57 MX$29.68

-27.39%

Eggs

$2.27 Rp 36.9K

$2.55 MX$48.3

-10.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.94 Rp 226.3K

$8.61 MX$163

61.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 Rp 64.8K

$8.54 MX$161

-53.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 Rp 183.4K

$10.98 MX$208

2.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.6 Rp 58.4K

$2.72 MX$51.4

32.35%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 Rp 24.8K

$1.51 MX$28.57

1.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.65 Rp 43K

$1.88 MX$35.63

40.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 Rp 22.4K

$2.19 MX$41.42

-36.99%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 25.6K

$1.87 MX$35.3

-15.51%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 Rp 35.1K

$2.19 MX$41.37

-1.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 Rp 16.9K

$1.07 MX$20.23

-2.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 Rp 9,114

$1.09 MX$20.64

-48.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 Rp 36.3K

$3.96 MX$74.9

-43.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.98 Rp 243.2K

$8.86 MX$167

69.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 Rp 39.5K

$1.72 MX$32.53

41.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 Rp 42.8K

$2.61 MX$49.37

1.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 Rp 5,203

$0.52 MX$9.74

-38.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 Rp 164.3K

$26.59 MX$503

-61.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.49 Rp 7,888

$3.24 MX$61.2

-84.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.34 Rp 5,573

$2.38 MX$44.94

-85.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 Rp 98K

$3.11 MX$58.7

94.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.73 Rp 11.9K

$1.31 MX$24.85

-44.27%

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

$26.2K Rp 425.6M

$30.3K MX$573K

-13.50%

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

$31.9K Rp 518.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

33.12%

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

$62.6 Rp 1M

$84.2 MX$1,592

-25.68%

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

$4.1 Rp 66.6K

$22.14 MX$419

-81.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.32 Rp 394.7K

$30.14 MX$570

-19.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.6 Rp 366.9K

$52 MX$983

-56.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.26 Rp 101.5K

$18.72 MX$354

-66.56%

Cinema Ticket

$3.29 Rp 53.4K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-35.11%

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

$93.2 Rp 1.5M

$200 MX$3,787

-53.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,098 Rp 99M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

14.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.8 Rp 857.4K

$35.74 MX$676

47.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.84 Rp 403.3K

$39.8 MX$753

-37.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 Rp 1.4M

$79 MX$1,493

7.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 Rp 1.2M

$88.4 MX$1,671

-17.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$259 Rp 4.2M

$965 MX$18.3K

-73.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$159 Rp 2.6M

$474 MX$8,968

-66.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 Rp 9.4M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-65.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$336 Rp 5.5M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-72.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,000 Rp 16.2M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-67.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$860 Rp 14M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-88.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$182 Rp 3M

$792 MX$15K

-76.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.28

11.42

16.29%

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

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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