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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vigan is 37.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vigan is 38.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 ₱199

$11.99 MX$227

-70.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.53 ₱753

$42.47 MX$803

-68.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$1.79 ₱99.9

$10.47 MX$198

-82.90%

Cappuccino

$1.72 ₱96

$3.6 MX$68.2

-52.22%

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

$0.65 ₱36.14

$1.44 MX$27.16

-54.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ₱22.51

$0.89 MX$16.79

-55.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.26 ₱70.2

$3.09 MX$58.5

-59.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₱97.1

$4.58 MX$86.6

-62.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 ₱106

$1.38 MX$26.04

37.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱68.7

$1.85 MX$34.9

-33.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.78 ₱43.17

$1.57 MX$29.68

-50.32%

Eggs

$2.25 ₱125

$2.55 MX$48.3

-11.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.6 ₱479

$8.61 MX$163

-0.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.83 ₱213

$8.54 MX$161

-55.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.37 ₱410

$10.98 MX$208

-32.88%

Apples (1kg)

$2.71 ₱151

$2.72 MX$51.4

-0.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 ₱86.8

$1.51 MX$28.57

3.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.36 ₱131

$1.88 MX$35.63

25.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.18 ₱65.5

$2.19 MX$41.42

-46.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 ₱90.9

$1.87 MX$35.3

-12.83%

Onion (1kg)

$2.08 ₱116

$2.19 MX$41.37

-5.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ₱37.43

$1.07 MX$20.23

-37.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 ₱40.4

$1.09 MX$20.64

-33.03%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.31 ₱129

$3.96 MX$74.9

-41.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.4 ₱523

$8.86 MX$167

6.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 ₱57.1

$1.72 MX$32.53

-40.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₱100

$2.61 MX$49.37

-31.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.72

$0.52 MX$9.74

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 ₱38.75

$3.24 MX$61.2

-78.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.17 ₱9.48

$2.38 MX$44.94

-92.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.42 ₱135

$3.11 MX$58.7

-22.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱61.4

$1.31 MX$24.85

-16.03%

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

$14.4K ₱800.4K

$30.3K MX$573K

-52.57%

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

$16K ₱893.2K

$24K MX$453.6K

-33.14%

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

$53.4 ₱2,974

$84.2 MX$1,592

-36.59%

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

$34 ₱1,893

$22.14 MX$419

53.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.37 ₱1,468

$30.14 MX$570

-12.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.22 ₱1,906

$52 MX$983

-34.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.69 ₱317

$5.07 MX$95.9

12.23%

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

$35.75 ₱1,990

$200 MX$3,787

-82.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,820 ₱268.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-9.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.72 ₱2,713

$35.74 MX$676

36.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.1 ₱1,509

$39.8 MX$753

-31.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.1 ₱3,516

$79 MX$1,493

-20.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.75 ₱2,603

$88.4 MX$1,671

-47.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$263 ₱14.6K

$965 MX$18.3K

-72.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 ₱9,704

$474 MX$8,968

-63.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$594 ₱33.1K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$401 ₱22.3K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,679 ₱149.2K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-13.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

11.42

-60.60%

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

Last update for Vigan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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