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

🙂 Solo nomad: Alanya is 21.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 2.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Alanya is 15.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.42 ₺327
$11.85 MX$210
-37.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.30 ₺1,334
$42.16 MX$746
-28.13%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.71 ₺339
$10.75 MX$190
-28.28%
Cappuccino
$2.50 ₺110
$3.47 MX$61.5
-27.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 ₺38.93
$1.45 MX$25.72
-39.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 ₺15.53
$0.90 MX$15.98
-61.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.08 ₺91.5
$3.05 MX$54.1
-31.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 ₺137
$4.42 MX$78.2
-29.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.02 ₺44.75
$1.37 MX$24.24
-25.55%
White Bread (500g)
$1.42 ₺62.7
$1.87 MX$33.14
-24.06%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.92 ₺84.5
$1.54 MX$27.32
24.68%
Eggs
$2.15 ₺94.8
$2.50 MX$44.31
-14.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.21 ₺361
$8.61 MX$152
-4.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.70 ₺251
$8.63 MX$153
-33.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.11 ₺841
$11.02 MX$195
73.41%
Apples (1kg)
$1.18 ₺51.8
$2.75 MX$48.67
-57.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 ₺76.2
$1.43 MX$25.28
20.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.08 ₺47.68
$1.87 MX$33.15
-42.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.26 ₺55.3
$2.17 MX$38.37
-41.94%
Potato (1kg)
$0.72 ₺31.50
$1.88 MX$33.33
-61.70%
Onion (1kg)
$0.52 ₺22.73
$2.25 MX$39.76
-76.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.96 ₺42.06
$1.07 MX$18.90
-10.28%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 ₺23.00
$1.07 MX$19.00
-51.40%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.27 ₺100
$4.15 MX$73.5
-45.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.38 ₺457
$10.34 MX$183
0.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.38 ₺105
$1.68 MX$29.72
41.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.93 ₺173
$2.48 MX$43.97
58.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.05 ₺46.21
$0.55 MX$9.82
90.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.85 ₺1,358
$26.53 MX$470
16.28%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.00 ₺88.1
$3.22 MX$56.9
-37.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.65 ₺28.56
$2.48 MX$43.93
-73.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.58 ₺334
$3.11 MX$55.0
143.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 ₺51.3
$1.26 MX$22.22
-7.14%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.6K ₺1.9M
$30.7K MX$542.7K
42.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$58.4K ₺2.6M
$24.0K MX$425.5K
142.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$64.0 ₺2,816
$82.5 MX$1,460
-22.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.94 ₺394
$22.29 MX$394
-59.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.55 ₺597
$30.02 MX$531
-54.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$31.99 ₺1,408
$51.4 MX$911
-37.81%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$324
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.92 ₺172
$4.98 MX$88.2
-21.29%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$287 ₺12.6K
$200 MX$3,540
43.48%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K ₺705.4K
$5,304 MX$93.9K
202.12%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.75 ₺1,750
$35.71 MX$632
11.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.7 ₺2,232
$39.56 MX$700
28.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$117 ₺5,164
$80.6 MX$1,426
45.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$43.90 ₺1,933
$88.3 MX$1,563
-50.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$791 ₺34.8K
$969 MX$17.2K
-18.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$604 ₺26.6K
$482 MX$8,535
25.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,176 ₺51.8K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-26.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$804 ₺35.4K
$1,184 MX$21.0K
-32.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,794 ₺79.0K
$4,050 MX$71.7K
-55.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,390 ₺61.2K
$6,522 MX$115.4K
-78.69%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Alanya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,008 ₺44.4K
$756 MX$13.4K
33.30%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
40
11.42
250.26%

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

Last update for Alanya: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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