Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-Qusayr and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-Qusayr and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Al-Qusayr is 50% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Al-Qusayr is 38.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 SYP 687

$11.88 MX$210

-49.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.74 SYP 3,164

$41.90 MX$740

-33.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.47 SYP 624

$10.55 MX$186

-48.15%

Cappuccino

$1.50 SYP 171

$3.60 MX$63.5

-58.33%

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

$0.98 SYP 111

$1.50 MX$26.45

-34.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 SYP 82.2

$0.91 MX$16.09

-20.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 SYP 187

$3.08 MX$54.4

-46.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.46 SYP 280

$4.47 MX$78.8

-44.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 SYP 117

$1.39 MX$24.54

-25.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 67.5

$1.90 MX$33.47

-68.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 SYP 199

$1.60 MX$28.27

9.37%

Eggs

$1.95 SYP 222

$2.60 MX$45.97

-25.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.12 SYP 355

$8.36 MX$148

-62.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.85 SYP 895

$8.64 MX$152

-9.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.10 SYP 1,266

$10.91 MX$192

1.74%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 98.7

$2.61 MX$45.98

-66.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 SYP 197

$1.44 MX$25.46

19.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.03 SYP 118

$1.96 MX$34.55

-47.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.95 SYP 108

$2.12 MX$37.34

-55.19%

Potato (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 71.3

$1.86 MX$32.87

-66.67%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 69.8

$2.22 MX$39.20

-72.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.41 SYP 46.38

$1.02 MX$17.99

-59.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 65.4

$1.04 MX$18.36

-45.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.98 SYP 340

$4.05 MX$71.5

-26.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.16 SYP 930

$10.18 MX$180

-19.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 112

$1.69 MX$29.79

-42.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 SYP 203

$2.62 MX$46.25

-32.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 116

$3.15 MX$55.7

-67.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 SYP 116

$2.46 MX$43.49

-58.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 116

$3.26 MX$57.5

-68.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 SYP 116

$1.32 MX$23.36

-22.73%

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

$18.6K SYP 2.1M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-38.07%

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

$21.1K SYP 2.4M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-11.27%

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

$101 SYP 11.5K

$83.5 MX$1,474

21.03%

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

$8.24 SYP 940

$22.86 MX$404

-63.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.2 SYP 6,181

$30.04 MX$530

80.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$3.01 SYP 344

$5.12 MX$90.4

-41.21%

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

$43.51 SYP 4,962

$201 MX$3,541

-78.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,837 SYP 209.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-65.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.97 SYP 3,418

$35.73 MX$631

-16.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.92 SYP 2,956

$40.27 MX$711

-35.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.59 SYP 5,086

$79.2 MX$1,398

-43.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.0 SYP 6,505

$89.3 MX$1,576

-36.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

11.42

20.40%

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

Last update for Al-Qusayr: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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