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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ajijic is 40% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 3.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ajijic is 20.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.71 MX$136

$11.88 MX$210

-35.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.76 MX$596

$41.90 MX$740

-19.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.78 MX$120

$10.55 MX$186

-35.73%

Cappuccino

$3.31 MX$58.5

$3.60 MX$63.5

-8.06%

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

$1.07 MX$18.84

$1.50 MX$26.45

-28.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 MX$14.16

$0.91 MX$16.09

-12.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 MX$33.35

$3.08 MX$54.4

-38.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 MX$55.7

$4.47 MX$78.8

-29.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 MX$23.87

$1.39 MX$24.54

-2.88%

White Bread (500g)

$2.28 MX$40.16

$1.90 MX$33.47

20.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.07 MX$18.97

$1.60 MX$28.27

-33.13%

Eggs

$2.05 MX$36.13

$2.60 MX$45.97

-21.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.26 MX$146

$8.36 MX$148

-1.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.10 MX$125

$8.64 MX$152

-17.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.02 MX$124

$10.91 MX$192

-35.66%

Apples (1kg)

$2.18 MX$38.39

$2.61 MX$45.98

-16.48%

Banana (1kg)

$0.97 MX$17.14

$1.44 MX$25.46

-32.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.85 MX$15.04

$1.96 MX$34.55

-56.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.40 MX$24.70

$2.12 MX$37.34

-33.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.41 MX$24.87

$1.86 MX$32.87

-24.19%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MX$16.76

$2.22 MX$39.20

-57.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MX$15.84

$1.02 MX$17.99

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 MX$15.43

$1.04 MX$18.36

-16.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.02 MX$70.9

$4.05 MX$71.5

-0.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.93 MX$175

$10.18 MX$180

-2.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.39 MX$24.57

$1.69 MX$29.79

-17.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 MX$29.20

$2.62 MX$46.25

-37.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 MX$11.56

$0.51 MX$9.09

27.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 MX$18.52

$3.15 MX$55.7

-66.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 MX$27.91

$2.46 MX$43.49

-35.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.10 MX$54.7

$3.26 MX$57.5

-4.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 MX$22.39

$1.32 MX$23.36

-3.79%

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

$19.0K MX$335.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-36.88%

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

$18.5K MX$326.7K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-22.09%

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

$44.42 MX$784

$83.5 MX$1,474

-46.82%

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

$16.37 MX$289

$22.86 MX$404

-28.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.83 MX$456

$30.04 MX$530

-14.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.73 MX$419

$51.9 MX$916

-54.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.27 MX$93.0

$18.30 MX$323

-71.20%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 MX$73.5

$5.12 MX$90.4

-18.55%

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

$183 MX$3,235

$201 MX$3,541

-8.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,664 MX$47.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-49.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.87 MX$739

$35.73 MX$631

17.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.64 MX$276

$40.27 MX$711

-61.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.2 MX$1,169

$79.2 MX$1,398

-16.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 MX$975

$89.3 MX$1,576

-38.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$813 MX$14.3K

$947 MX$16.7K

-14.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$652 MX$11.5K

$483 MX$8,525

35.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,575 MX$27.8K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-1.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,387 MX$24.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

14.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,255 MX$57.5K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-18.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,719 MX$30.3K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-73.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$580 MX$10.2K

$730 MX$12.9K

-20.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.24

11.42

-1.58%

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

Last update for Ajijic: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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