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

🙂 Solo nomad: Abalessa is 46% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Abalessa is 43.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.26 DZD 429

$11.85 MX$212

-72.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.67 DZD 3,114

$42.16 MX$755

-43.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.94 DZD 519

$10.75 MX$192

-63.35%

Cappuccino

$0.73 DZD 96.4

$3.47 MX$62.2

-78.96%

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

$0.57 DZD 74.8

$1.45 MX$26.01

-60.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 DZD 27.50

$0.90 MX$16.16

-76.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.98 DZD 261

$3.05 MX$54.7

-35.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 DZD 305

$4.42 MX$79.1

-47.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.00 DZD 131

$1.37 MX$24.51

-27.01%

White Bread (500g)

$0.16 DZD 20.83

$1.87 MX$33.51

-91.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 DZD 217

$1.54 MX$27.63

7.14%

Eggs

$1.86 DZD 244

$2.50 MX$44.81

-25.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.77 DZD 1,153

$8.61 MX$154

1.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.22 DZD 686

$8.63 MX$155

-39.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.65 DZD 2,191

$11.02 MX$197

51.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.23 DZD 425

$2.75 MX$49.22

17.45%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 DZD 374

$1.43 MX$25.56

98.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 DZD 225

$1.87 MX$33.52

-8.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 DZD 106

$2.17 MX$38.80

-62.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.58 DZD 76.5

$1.88 MX$33.70

-69.15%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 DZD 60.4

$2.25 MX$40.21

-79.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 DZD 84.5

$1.07 MX$19.11

-40.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 DZD 36.83

$1.07 MX$19.22

-73.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.78 DZD 366

$4.15 MX$74.4

-33.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$185

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.30 DZD 172

$1.68 MX$30.06

-22.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 DZD 272

$2.48 MX$44.46

-16.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.23 DZD 30.17

$0.55 MX$9.93

-58.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.31 DZD 2,278

$26.53 MX$475

-34.75%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.66 DZD 86.5

$3.22 MX$57.6

-79.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.36 DZD 47.71

$2.48 MX$44.42

-85.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.17 DZD 680

$3.11 MX$55.7

66.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 DZD 43.89

$1.26 MX$22.48

-73.81%

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

$31.9K DZD 4.2M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

4.19%

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

$33.1K DZD 4.4M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

37.62%

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

$41.45 DZD 5,453

$82.5 MX$1,476

-49.75%

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

$9.52 DZD 1,252

$22.29 MX$399

-57.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.93 DZD 2,227

$30.02 MX$537

-43.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.69 DZD 3,116

$51.4 MX$921

-53.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$5.53 DZD 728

$4.98 MX$89.2

11.04%

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

$95.3 DZD 12.5K

$200 MX$3,580

-52.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,642 DZD 479.2K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-31.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$36.80 DZD 4,842

$35.71 MX$639

3.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.76 DZD 5,889

$39.56 MX$708

13.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.0 DZD 9,733

$80.6 MX$1,442

-8.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$76.6 DZD 10.1K

$88.3 MX$1,581

-13.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$191 DZD 25.1K

$969 MX$17.4K

-80.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$113 DZD 14.9K

$482 MX$8,632

-76.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 DZD 36.3K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-82.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$187 DZD 24.6K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-84.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.42

11.42

-52.54%

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

Last update for Abalessa: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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