Cost of Living Comparison Between Ain Beida and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Ain Beida and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Ain Beida is 41.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ain Beida is 39.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.23 DZD 421

$11.85 MX$205

-72.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.98 DZD 3,127

$42.16 MX$730

-43.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.84 DZD 501

$10.75 MX$186

-64.28%

Cappuccino

$0.74 DZD 95.9

$3.47 MX$60.2

-78.67%

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

$0.56 DZD 73.2

$1.45 MX$25.17

-61.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 DZD 27.29

$0.90 MX$15.64

-76.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.93 DZD 252

$3.05 MX$52.9

-36.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.31 DZD 301

$4.42 MX$76.5

-47.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 DZD 129

$1.37 MX$23.72

-27.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.15 DZD 19.88

$1.87 MX$32.43

-91.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 DZD 263

$1.54 MX$26.74

31.17%

Eggs

$2.22 DZD 290

$2.50 MX$43.36

-11.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.66 DZD 1,782

$8.61 MX$149

58.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.88 DZD 636

$8.63 MX$150

-43.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.11 DZD 2,101

$11.02 MX$191

46.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.18 DZD 415

$2.75 MX$47.62

15.64%

Banana (1kg)

$2.87 DZD 374

$1.43 MX$24.73

100.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 DZD 220

$1.87 MX$32.44

-9.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.76 DZD 98.8

$2.17 MX$37.54

-64.98%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 DZD 71.5

$1.88 MX$32.61

-70.74%

Onion (1kg)

$0.50 DZD 64.9

$2.25 MX$38.91

-77.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 DZD 84.8

$1.07 MX$18.49

-39.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 DZD 36.47

$1.07 MX$18.59

-73.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.82 DZD 368

$4.15 MX$72.0

-32.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$179

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 DZD 168

$1.68 MX$29.08

-23.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 DZD 278

$2.48 MX$43.02

-13.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.25 DZD 32.61

$0.55 MX$9.61

-54.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.38 DZD 2,267

$26.53 MX$459

-34.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.66 DZD 85.5

$3.22 MX$55.7

-79.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.37 DZD 47.72

$2.48 MX$42.98

-85.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 DZD 681

$3.11 MX$53.9

67.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 DZD 44.03

$1.26 MX$21.75

-73.02%

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

$32.9K DZD 4.3M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

7.26%

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

$33.2K DZD 4.3M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

37.98%

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

$40.52 DZD 5,284

$82.5 MX$1,429

-50.87%

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

$9.59 DZD 1,250

$22.29 MX$386

-56.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.82 DZD 2,193

$30.02 MX$520

-43.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.39 DZD 3,051

$51.4 MX$891

-54.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$5.49 DZD 716

$4.98 MX$86.3

10.24%

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

$92.3 DZD 12.0K

$200 MX$3,464

-53.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,624 DZD 472.6K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-31.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$36.44 DZD 4,752

$35.71 MX$618

2.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.09 DZD 5,881

$39.56 MX$685

13.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.5 DZD 9,842

$80.6 MX$1,395

-6.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.0 DZD 10.0K

$88.3 MX$1,530

-12.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$198 DZD 25.8K

$969 MX$16.8K

-79.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 DZD 15.2K

$482 MX$8,352

-75.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 DZD 36.3K

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-82.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$184 DZD 24.0K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-84.43%

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)

$315 DZD 41.1K

$756 MX$13.1K

-58.34%

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 Ain Beida: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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