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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ajijic is 21.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 5.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ajijic is 37.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.85 MX$141

$11.85 MX$212

-33.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.70 MX$603

$42.16 MX$755

-20.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.69 MX$120

$10.75 MX$192

-37.77%

Cappuccino

$3.27 MX$58.6

$3.47 MX$62.2

-5.76%

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

$1.12 MX$20.04

$1.45 MX$26.01

-22.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 MX$15.36

$0.90 MX$16.16

-4.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.90 MX$33.96

$3.05 MX$54.7

-37.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 MX$57.8

$4.42 MX$79.1

-26.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 MX$24.29

$1.37 MX$24.51

-0.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.18 MX$39.03

$1.87 MX$33.51

16.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.08 MX$19.25

$1.54 MX$27.63

-29.87%

Eggs

$1.97 MX$35.32

$2.50 MX$44.81

-21.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.98 MX$143

$8.61 MX$154

-7.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.19 MX$129

$8.63 MX$155

-16.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.05 MX$126

$11.02 MX$197

-36.03%

Apples (1kg)

$2.25 MX$40.24

$2.75 MX$49.22

-18.18%

Banana (1kg)

$0.91 MX$16.26

$1.43 MX$25.56

-36.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.84 MX$15.06

$1.87 MX$33.52

-55.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.48 MX$26.50

$2.17 MX$38.80

-31.80%

Potato (1kg)

$1.36 MX$24.29

$1.88 MX$33.70

-27.66%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 MX$18.28

$2.25 MX$40.21

-54.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 MX$15.47

$1.07 MX$19.11

-19.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MX$14.91

$1.07 MX$19.22

-22.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.08 MX$73.0

$4.15 MX$74.4

-1.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.49 MX$170

$10.34 MX$185

-8.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.37 MX$24.47

$1.68 MX$30.06

-18.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 MX$29.55

$2.48 MX$44.46

-33.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 MX$11.58

$0.55 MX$9.93

18.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 MX$19.41

$3.22 MX$57.6

-66.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.60 MX$28.64

$2.48 MX$44.42

-35.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.12 MX$55.8

$3.11 MX$55.7

0.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 MX$23.32

$1.26 MX$22.48

3.17%

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

$18.5K MX$331.9K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-39.52%

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

$18.6K MX$332.4K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-22.75%

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

$43.35 MX$776

$82.5 MX$1,476

-47.44%

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

$16.38 MX$293

$22.29 MX$399

-26.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.29 MX$453

$30.02 MX$537

-15.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.65 MX$423

$51.4 MX$921

-54.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.23 MX$93.6

$18.29 MX$327

-71.41%

Cinema Ticket

$4.29 MX$76.8

$4.98 MX$89.2

-13.86%

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

$179 MX$3,197

$200 MX$3,580

-10.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,656 MX$47.5K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-49.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.80 MX$766

$35.71 MX$639

19.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.03 MX$287

$39.56 MX$708

-59.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.4 MX$1,188

$80.6 MX$1,442

-17.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 MX$964

$88.3 MX$1,581

-39.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$802 MX$14.4K

$969 MX$17.4K

-17.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$629 MX$11.3K

$482 MX$8,632

30.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,572 MX$28.1K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-1.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 MX$24.8K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

17.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,196 MX$57.2K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-21.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,761 MX$31.5K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-73.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$582 MX$10.4K

$756 MX$13.5K

-23.11%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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