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

🙂 Solo nomad: Alexandria is 39.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alexandria is 15.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.27 RON 40.62

$11.88 MX$210

-21.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.03 RON 145

$41.90 MX$740

-21.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.03 RON 30.79

$10.55 MX$186

-33.36%

Cappuccino

$1.88 RON 8.23

$3.60 MX$63.5

-47.78%

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

$1.94 RON 8.49

$1.50 MX$26.45

29.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 RON 6.95

$0.91 MX$16.09

74.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.25 RON 9.85

$3.08 MX$54.4

-26.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 RON 11.75

$4.47 MX$78.8

-40.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.41 RON 6.17

$1.39 MX$24.54

1.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 RON 5.51

$1.90 MX$33.47

-33.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.40 RON 6.15

$1.60 MX$28.27

-12.50%

Eggs

$1.34 RON 5.87

$2.60 MX$45.97

-48.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.17 RON 22.64

$8.36 MX$148

-38.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.51 RON 19.76

$8.64 MX$152

-47.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.75 RON 38.34

$10.91 MX$192

-19.80%

Apples (1kg)

$0.94 RON 4.13

$2.61 MX$45.98

-63.98%

Banana (1kg)

$1.59 RON 6.97

$1.44 MX$25.46

10.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.13 RON 4.97

$1.96 MX$34.55

-42.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 RON 5.14

$2.12 MX$37.34

-44.81%

Potato (1kg)

$0.44 RON 1.93

$1.86 MX$32.87

-76.34%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 RON 3.08

$2.22 MX$39.20

-68.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.44 RON 1.94

$1.02 MX$17.99

-56.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 RON 3.08

$1.04 MX$18.36

-32.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.41 RON 23.71

$4.05 MX$71.5

33.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.83 RON 25.53

$10.18 MX$180

-42.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 RON 3.16

$1.69 MX$29.79

-57.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 RON 3.83

$2.62 MX$46.25

-66.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.70 RON 3.07

$0.51 MX$9.09

37.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.96 RON 101

$26.52 MX$468

-13.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.47 RON 2.06

$3.15 MX$55.7

-85.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.43 RON 1.89

$2.46 MX$43.49

-82.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.17 RON 22.64

$3.26 MX$57.5

58.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 RON 6.94

$1.32 MX$23.36

20.45%

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

$18.1K RON 79.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-39.93%

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

$23.8K RON 104.2K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

0.10%

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

$119 RON 520

$83.5 MX$1,474

42.25%

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

$6.95 RON 30.42

$22.86 MX$404

-69.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.87 RON 30.10

$30.04 MX$530

-77.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.52 RON 169

$51.9 MX$916

-25.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.29 RON 40.70

$18.30 MX$323

-49.23%

Cinema Ticket

$4.51 RON 19.75

$5.12 MX$90.4

-11.91%

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

$431 RON 1,886

$201 MX$3,541

114.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,890 RON 30.2K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

29.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$69.4 RON 304

$35.73 MX$631

94.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.80 RON 152

$40.27 MX$711

-13.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.7 RON 305

$79.2 MX$1,398

-11.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.7 RON 305

$89.3 MX$1,576

-21.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$351 RON 1,539

$947 MX$16.7K

-62.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$226 RON 989

$483 MX$8,525

-53.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$792 RON 3,469

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-50.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 RON 2,553

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-51.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,398 RON 6,123

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-65.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$849 RON 3,720

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,385 RON 6,066

$730 MX$12.9K

89.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.5

11.42

-43.08%

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

Last update for Alexandria: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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