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Playa del Carmen vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 27.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Playa del Carmen

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Playa del Carmen.

Playa del Carmen vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 39.1% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$11.90 MX$214.28	+50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$10.83 MX$195.11	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.62 MX$29.24	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.34 MX$24.17	+20.6%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.98 MX$35.62	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.33 MX$78.04	-65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.50 MX$99.04	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.27 MX$40.85	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.76 MX$67.72	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.30 MX$23.34	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.64 MX$11.59	-40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.90 MX$16.15	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.94 MX$16.88	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.85 MX$15.34	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.02 MX$18.44	-3.4%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$5.02 MX$90.51	-57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$27.08 MX$487.76	-59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$31,003.27 MX$558,489.75	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$25.93 MX$467.05	+78.5%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$30.51 MX$549.55	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,072.23 MX$19,315.05	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$484.68 MX$8,730.98	-71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$64.40 MX$1,160.10	-63.7%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$204.43 MX$3,682.62	-80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$5,361.26 MX$96,577.27	-75.9%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.12 MX$56.20	-51.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.46 MX$62.34	-33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$4.17 MX$75.12	-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$60.49 MX$1,089.73	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$4.98 MX$89.79	-61.2%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$43.98 MX$792.24	-40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$41.89 MX$754.55	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$75.82 MX$1,365.74	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$88.61 MX$1,596.30	-37.9%
Average			-24.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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