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

🙂 Solo nomad: Alexandria is 4.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alexandria is 10.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.71 JMD 1,207

$11.85 MX$209

-34.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$61.6 JMD 9,638

$42.16 MX$744

46.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 JMD 1,368

$10.75 MX$190

-18.70%

Cappuccino

$4.31 JMD 674

$3.47 MX$61.3

24.21%

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

$1.33 JMD 208

$1.45 MX$25.65

-8.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 JMD 109

$0.90 MX$15.93

-22.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 JMD 382

$3.05 MX$53.9

-20.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 496

$4.42 MX$77.9

-28.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.19 JMD 655

$1.37 MX$24.17

205.84%

White Bread (500g)

$3.50 JMD 547

$1.87 MX$33.05

87.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.62 JMD 253

$1.54 MX$27.25

5.19%

Eggs

$3.53 JMD 553

$2.50 MX$44.18

41.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.20 JMD 1,753

$8.61 MX$152

30.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.20 JMD 970

$8.63 MX$152

-28.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.68 JMD 1,202

$11.02 MX$195

-30.31%

Apples (1kg)

$6.13 JMD 959

$2.75 MX$48.53

122.91%

Banana (1kg)

$3.12 JMD 488

$1.43 MX$25.21

118.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.30 JMD 672

$1.87 MX$33.05

129.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.05 JMD 477

$2.17 MX$38.26

40.55%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 JMD 315

$1.88 MX$33.23

6.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.94 JMD 303

$2.25 MX$39.65

-13.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.08 JMD 481

$1.07 MX$18.85

187.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 JMD 226

$1.07 MX$18.95

35.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.93 JMD 1,398

$4.15 MX$73.3

115.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.66 JMD 1,823

$10.34 MX$182

12.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 452

$1.68 MX$29.64

72.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.12 JMD 487

$2.48 MX$43.84

25.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.12 JMD 175

$3.22 MX$56.8

-65.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.09 JMD 483

$2.48 MX$43.80

24.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.29 JMD 984

$3.11 MX$54.9

102.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 JMD 194

$1.26 MX$22.16

-1.59%

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

$42.7K JMD 6.7M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

39.32%

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

$33.5K JMD 5.2M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

39.44%

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

$161 JMD 25.2K

$82.5 MX$1,456

95.32%

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

$22.13 JMD 3,461

$22.29 MX$393

-0.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.5 JMD 7,900

$30.02 MX$530

68.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$13.13 JMD 2,054

$4.98 MX$88.0

163.65%

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

$223 JMD 34.8K

$200 MX$3,530

11.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,508 JMD 392.3K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-52.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.04 JMD 4,072

$35.71 MX$630

-27.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.62 JMD 4,007

$39.56 MX$698

-35.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.4 JMD 11.0K

$80.6 MX$1,422

-12.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.3 JMD 11.8K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-14.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

11.42

-19.88%

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

Last update for Alexandria: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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