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

🙂 Solo nomad: Afgoye is 83.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 80% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Afgoye is 79.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 86.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.01 SOS 576
$11.99 MX$227
-91.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$42.47 MX$803
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.48 SOS 1,978
$10.47 MX$198
-66.76%
Cappuccino
$0.52 SOS 295
$3.6 MX$68.2
-85.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 SOS 273
$1.44 MX$27.16
-66.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.23 SOS 131
$0.89 MX$16.79
-74.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$3.09 MX$58.5
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.58 MX$86.6
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.01 SOS 1,712
$1.38 MX$26.04
118.12%
White Bread (500g)
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$1.85 MX$34.9
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Rice (white) (1kg)
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$1.57 MX$29.68
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Eggs
$3.52 SOS 2,002
$2.55 MX$48.3
38.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$8.61 MX$163
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
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$8.54 MX$161
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Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.16 SOS 4,636
$10.98 MX$208
-25.68%
Apples (1kg)
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$2.72 MX$51.4
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Banana (1kg)
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$1.51 MX$28.57
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Oranges (1kg)
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$1.88 MX$35.63
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Tomato (1kg)
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$2.19 MX$41.42
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Potato (1kg)
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$1.87 MX$35.3
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Onion (1kg)
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$2.19 MX$41.37
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Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.07 MX$20.23
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$1.09 MX$20.64
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$3.96 MX$74.9
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Wine (Bottle)
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$8.86 MX$167
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.72 MX$32.53
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.26 SOS 149
$0.52 MX$9.74
-50.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$26.59 MX$503
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
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$3.24 MX$61.2
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$2.38 MX$44.94
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$3.11 MX$58.7
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Gasoline (1 liter)
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$1.31 MX$24.85
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$30.3K MX$573K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$24K MX$453.6K
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$84.2 MX$1,592
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.96 SOS 2,818
$22.14 MX$419
-77.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.26 SOS 14.3K
$30.14 MX$570
-16.19%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
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$52 MX$983
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.72 MX$354
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Cinema Ticket
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$5.07 MX$95.9
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
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$200 MX$3,787
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International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$5,333 MX$100.8K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$9.91 SOS 5,631
$35.74 MX$676
-72.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
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$39.8 MX$753
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$79 MX$1,493
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
$44.33 SOS 25.2K
$88.4 MX$1,671
-49.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$100 SOS 56.9K
$965 MX$18.3K
-89.62%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$96.8 SOS 55K
$474 MX$8,968
-79.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$284 SOS 161.2K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-82.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$78.1 SOS 44.4K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-93.50%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$3,081 MX$58.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$7,529 MX$142.3K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Afgoye
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$203 SOS 115.6K
$792 MX$15K
-74.30%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Afgoye: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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