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

🙂 Solo nomad: Acarigua is 10.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Acarigua is 18.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.11 VES 4,173

$11.88 MX$210

1.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$55.5 VES 19.1K

$41.90 MX$740

32.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.86 VES 3,398

$10.55 MX$186

-6.54%

Cappuccino

$2.64 VES 911

$3.60 MX$63.5

-26.67%

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

$1.31 VES 451

$1.50 MX$26.45

-12.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 VES 333

$0.91 MX$16.09

6.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.48 VES 510

$3.08 MX$54.4

-51.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 VES 1,058

$4.47 MX$78.8

-31.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 VES 633

$1.39 MX$24.54

32.37%

White Bread (500g)

$2.67 VES 920

$1.90 MX$33.47

40.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 VES 496

$1.60 MX$28.27

-10.00%

Eggs

$2.80 VES 963

$2.60 MX$45.97

7.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.17 VES 3,504

$8.36 MX$148

21.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.42 VES 2,557

$8.64 MX$152

-14.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.51 VES 2,589

$10.91 MX$192

-31.16%

Apples (1kg)

$5.24 VES 1,807

$2.61 MX$45.98

100.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 VES 618

$1.44 MX$25.46

24.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.17 VES 749

$1.96 MX$34.55

10.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 VES 691

$2.12 MX$37.34

-5.19%

Potato (1kg)

$2.70 VES 931

$1.86 MX$32.87

45.16%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 VES 708

$2.22 MX$39.20

-7.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 VES 467

$1.02 MX$17.99

33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 VES 675

$1.04 MX$18.36

88.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.94 VES 1,358

$4.05 MX$71.5

-2.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.82 VES 3,382

$10.18 MX$180

-3.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.53 VES 528

$1.69 MX$29.79

-9.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 VES 695

$2.62 MX$46.25

-22.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.09 VES 1,753

$3.15 MX$55.7

61.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.75 VES 946

$2.46 MX$43.49

11.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.84 VES 3,391

$3.26 MX$57.5

201.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 VES 167

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.88%

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

$24.6K VES 8.5M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-18.14%

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

$40.3K VES 13.9M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

69.46%

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

$19.85 VES 6,839

$83.5 MX$1,474

-76.24%

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

$13.17 VES 4,536

$22.86 MX$404

-42.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.68 VES 13.7K

$30.04 MX$530

32.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.05 VES 2,083

$5.12 MX$90.4

18.16%

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

$132 VES 45.5K

$201 MX$3,541

-34.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,448 VES 1.9M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

2.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.4 VES 22.2K

$35.73 MX$631

80.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.86 VES 13.4K

$40.27 MX$711

-3.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 VES 36.3K

$79.2 MX$1,398

32.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 VES 40.3K

$89.3 MX$1,576

30.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$633 VES 218.2K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-90.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

21.33

11.42

86.78%

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

Last update for Acarigua: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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