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

😐 Solo nomad: Acarigua is 10.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Acarigua is 3.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.81 VES 5,026

$11.85 MX$209

-0.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$55.7 VES 23.7K

$42.16 MX$744

32.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.89 VES 4,209

$10.75 MX$190

-8.00%

Cappuccino

$2.50 VES 1,065

$3.47 MX$61.3

-27.95%

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

$1.26 VES 538

$1.45 MX$25.65

-13.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 VES 432

$0.90 MX$15.93

13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.51 VES 644

$3.05 MX$53.9

-50.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 VES 1,300

$4.42 MX$77.9

-31.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 VES 792

$1.37 MX$24.17

35.77%

White Bread (500g)

$2.69 VES 1,146

$1.87 MX$33.05

43.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 VES 636

$1.54 MX$27.25

-3.25%

Eggs

$2.76 VES 1,177

$2.50 MX$44.18

10.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.75 VES 4,152

$8.61 MX$152

13.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.37 VES 3,136

$8.63 MX$152

-14.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.32 VES 3,118

$11.02 MX$195

-33.58%

Apples (1kg)

$5.29 VES 2,251

$2.75 MX$48.53

92.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 VES 756

$1.43 MX$25.21

24.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 VES 967

$1.87 MX$33.05

21.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 VES 847

$2.17 MX$38.26

-8.29%

Potato (1kg)

$2.60 VES 1,106

$1.88 MX$33.23

38.30%

Onion (1kg)

$2.08 VES 885

$2.25 MX$39.65

-7.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 VES 580

$1.07 MX$18.85

27.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.89 VES 803

$1.07 MX$18.95

76.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.01 VES 1,708

$4.15 MX$73.3

-3.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.88 VES 4,206

$10.34 MX$182

-4.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 VES 640

$1.68 MX$29.64

-10.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 VES 843

$2.48 MX$43.84

-20.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.01 VES 2,133

$3.22 MX$56.8

55.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.73 VES 1,162

$2.48 MX$43.80

10.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.89 VES 4,210

$3.11 MX$54.9

218.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.51 VES 218

$1.26 MX$22.16

-59.52%

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

$25.3K VES 10.8M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-17.37%

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

$40.2K VES 17.1M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

67.39%

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

$19.99 VES 8,511

$82.5 MX$1,456

-75.76%

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

$12.90 VES 5,492

$22.29 MX$393

-42.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.42 VES 16.8K

$30.02 MX$530

31.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.12 VES 2,604

$4.98 MX$88.0

22.89%

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

$133 VES 56.6K

$200 MX$3,530

-33.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,363 VES 2.3M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

1.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.4 VES 27.4K

$35.71 MX$630

80.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.90 VES 17.0K

$39.56 MX$698

0.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 VES 45.1K

$80.6 MX$1,422

31.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 VES 48.6K

$88.3 MX$1,559

29.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$622 VES 264.9K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-90.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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