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

😐 Solo nomad: Alcorcón is 18.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Alcorcón is 20.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 5.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.54 €15.14
$11.73 MX$222
49.53%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.2 €49.42
$41.52 MX$785
37.86%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.35 €8.94
$10.57 MX$200
-2.08%
Cappuccino
$2.12 €1.83
$3.49 MX$65.9
-39.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 €2.6
$1.45 MX$27.33
107.59%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 €1.84
$0.97 MX$18.33
120.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.37 €3.77
$3.03 MX$57.2
44.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.95 €3.41
$4.59 MX$86.8
-13.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.41 €1.22
$1.42 MX$26.87
-0.70%
White Bread (500g)
$1.36 €1.17
$1.87 MX$35.43
-27.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 €1.28
$1.54 MX$29.2
-3.25%
Eggs
$2.69 €2.32
$2.6 MX$49.21
3.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.26 €14.9
$8.32 MX$157
107.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.17 €7.92
$8.54 MX$161
7.38%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.13 €14.79
$10.67 MX$202
60.54%
Apples (1kg)
$2.68 €2.32
$2.66 MX$50.2
0.75%
Banana (1kg)
$2.22 €1.92
$1.51 MX$28.5
47.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.45 €2.12
$1.9 MX$35.87
28.95%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.53 €3.04
$2.19 MX$41.45
61.19%
Potato (1kg)
$2.08 €1.8
$1.78 MX$33.7
16.85%
Onion (1kg)
$2.38 €2.05
$2.17 MX$41.05
9.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 €1.17
$1.07 MX$20.14
26.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 €0.64
$1.09 MX$20.53
-32.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.54 €5.65
$4.17 MX$78.8
56.83%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.98 €6.89
$8.75 MX$165
-8.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 €1.05
$1.69 MX$31.91
-27.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.46 €2.12
$2.53 MX$47.74
-2.77%
🚌 Getting Around
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.71 €1.47
$0.51 MX$9.59
235.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$33.96 €29.32
$26.97 MX$510
25.92%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.47 €2.14
$3.25 MX$61.4
-24.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 €0.88
$2.49 MX$47.01
-59.04%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.25 €25.26
$3.22 MX$60.8
808.39%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.87 €1.62
$1.26 MX$23.87
48.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.8K €32.7K
$29.8K MX$564.1K
26.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.9K €25.9K
$23.4K MX$442.5K
27.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$117 €101
$84.2 MX$1,592
39.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.88 €18.03
$22.8 MX$431
-8.42%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.71 €30.83
$30.04 MX$568
18.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.55 €41.91
$51.4 MX$972
-5.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.23 €13.15
$18.28 MX$346
-16.68%
Cinema Ticket
$9.78 €8.45
$4.97 MX$94.1
96.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$514 €444
$197 MX$3,719
161.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,263 €7,134
$5,254 MX$99.3K
57.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$74.9 €64.6
$35.81 MX$677
109.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.99 €36.25
$39.43 MX$745
6.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.7 €76.6
$80.9 MX$1,529
9.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$111 €96.2
$86.3 MX$1,631
29.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$843 €728
$968 MX$18.3K
-12.90%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$687 €593
$478 MX$9,037
43.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,343 €1,160
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-17.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,018 €879
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-14.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,332 €2,877
$3,137 MX$59.3K
6.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,310 €1,994
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-69.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Alcorcón
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$805 MX$15.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.43
11.42
-69.96%

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Last update for Alcorcón: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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