Cost of Living Comparison Between 'afrin and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between 'afrin and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: 'afrin is 88.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 81% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'afrin is 86.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 86.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$205

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$730

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$186

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$60.2

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

$1.45 MX$25.17

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$15.64

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$52.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$76.5

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 SYP 59.1

$1.37 MX$23.72

-62.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 SYP 57.5

$1.87 MX$32.43

-72.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 110

$1.54 MX$26.74

-36.36%

Eggs

$1.17 SYP 132

$2.50 MX$43.36

-53.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.06 SYP 344

$8.61 MX$149

-64.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.03 SYP 341

$8.63 MX$150

-64.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.10 SYP 800

$11.02 MX$191

-35.57%

Apples (1kg)

$0.82 SYP 91.8

$2.75 MX$47.62

-70.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 115

$1.43 MX$24.73

-28.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 115

$1.87 MX$32.44

-45.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 SYP 91.5

$2.17 MX$37.54

-62.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 SYP 55.1

$1.88 MX$32.61

-73.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 SYP 57.8

$2.25 MX$38.91

-77.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 SYP 54.1

$1.07 MX$18.49

-55.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.19 SYP 21.11

$1.07 MX$18.59

-82.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$72.0

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$179

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.08

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.02

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.61

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$55.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$42.98

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$53.9

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$21.75

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

$30.7K MX$531.0K

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

$24.0K MX$416.4K

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

$98.2 SYP 11.1K

$82.5 MX$1,429

19.05%

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

$22.29 MX$386

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$520

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$891

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$86.3

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

$200 MX$3,464

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$91.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$618

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$685

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,395

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,530

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$49.39 SYP 5,561

$969 MX$16.8K

-94.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$50.4 SYP 5,671

$482 MX$8,352

-89.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$149 SYP 16.7K

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-90.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 SYP 11.4K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-91.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for 'afrin: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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