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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Vasai is 73.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Vasai is 65.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.71 โ‚น155
$11.88 MX$210
-85.61%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.77 โ‚น796
$41.90 MX$740
-79.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.27 โ‚น206
$10.55 MX$186
-78.48%
Cappuccino
$1.02 โ‚น92.9
$3.60 MX$63.5
-71.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.34 โ‚น30.59
$1.50 MX$26.45
-77.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.14 โ‚น12.63
$0.91 MX$16.09
-84.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.76 โ‚น160
$3.08 MX$54.4
-42.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.57 โ‚น324
$4.47 MX$78.8
-20.13%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.71 โ‚น64.6
$1.39 MX$24.54
-48.92%
White Bread (500g)
$0.44 โ‚น40.03
$1.90 MX$33.47
-76.84%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.71 โ‚น64.5
$1.60 MX$28.27
-55.63%
Eggs
$0.81 โ‚น73.3
$2.60 MX$45.97
-68.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.72 โ‚น519
$8.36 MX$148
-31.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.41 โ‚น219
$8.64 MX$152
-72.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.20 โ‚น199
$2.61 MX$45.98
-15.71%
Banana (1kg)
$0.55 โ‚น50.0
$1.44 MX$25.46
-61.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.07 โ‚น96.9
$1.96 MX$34.55
-45.41%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.34 โ‚น30.64
$2.12 MX$37.34
-83.96%
Potato (1kg)
$0.31 โ‚น27.85
$1.86 MX$32.87
-83.33%
Onion (1kg)
$0.35 โ‚น31.69
$2.22 MX$39.20
-84.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.52 โ‚น47.40
$1.02 MX$17.99
-49.02%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 โ‚น27.36
$1.04 MX$18.36
-71.15%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.97 โ‚น361
$4.05 MX$71.5
-1.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.86 โ‚น714
$10.18 MX$180
-22.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.92 โ‚น174
$1.69 MX$29.79
13.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.14 โ‚น285
$2.62 MX$46.25
19.85%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.95 โ‚น540
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.30 โ‚น27.31
$0.51 MX$9.09
-41.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.46 โ‚น768
$26.52 MX$468
-68.10%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.46 โ‚น41.32
$3.15 MX$55.7
-85.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.15 โ‚น13.50
$2.46 MX$43.49
-93.90%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.39 โ‚น126
$3.26 MX$57.5
-57.36%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.16 โ‚น105
$1.32 MX$23.36
-12.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.7K โ‚น1.4M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-47.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.1K โ‚น1.7M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-19.43%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$25.24 โ‚น2,290
$83.5 MX$1,474
-69.78%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.85 โ‚น349
$22.86 MX$404
-83.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$6.03 โ‚น547
$30.04 MX$530
-79.93%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.08 โ‚น1,277
$51.9 MX$916
-72.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.90 โ‚น627
$18.30 MX$323
-62.30%
Cinema Ticket
$2.93 โ‚น266
$5.12 MX$90.4
-42.77%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$31.57 โ‚น2,865
$201 MX$3,541
-84.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,225 โ‚น111.1K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-76.97%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$18.78 โ‚น1,704
$35.73 MX$631
-47.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$17.53 โ‚น1,591
$40.27 MX$711
-56.47%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$42.07 โ‚น3,818
$79.2 MX$1,398
-46.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.78 โ‚น2,612
$89.3 MX$1,576
-67.76%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$103 โ‚น9,309
$947 MX$16.7K
-89.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$75.0 โ‚น6,809
$483 MX$8,525
-84.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$285 โ‚น25.8K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-82.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$259 โ‚น23.5K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-78.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$965 โ‚น87.6K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-75.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$485 โ‚น44.0K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-92.42%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Vasai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$366 โ‚น33.3K
$730 MX$12.9K
-49.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.5
11.42
-25.57%

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Last update for Vasai: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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