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

🙂 Solo nomad: Alexandria is 25.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alexandria is 38.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.99 RON 39.54

$11.85 MX$211

-24.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.38 RON 147

$42.16 MX$750

-20.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.73 RON 29.62

$10.75 MX$191

-37.40%

Cappuccino

$1.80 RON 7.92

$3.47 MX$61.8

-48.13%

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

$1.93 RON 8.51

$1.45 MX$25.85

33.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 RON 7.21

$0.90 MX$16.06

82.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.35 RON 10.34

$3.05 MX$54.3

-22.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 RON 12.08

$4.42 MX$78.6

-37.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.40 RON 6.16

$1.37 MX$24.36

2.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 RON 5.51

$1.87 MX$33.31

-33.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 RON 6.03

$1.54 MX$27.46

-11.04%

Eggs

$1.39 RON 6.12

$2.50 MX$44.53

-44.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.17 RON 22.75

$8.61 MX$153

-39.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.57 RON 20.09

$8.63 MX$154

-47.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.60 RON 37.82

$11.02 MX$196

-21.96%

Apples (1kg)

$0.90 RON 3.94

$2.75 MX$48.91

-67.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 RON 6.96

$1.43 MX$25.41

10.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.12 RON 4.91

$1.87 MX$33.32

-40.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.18 RON 5.18

$2.17 MX$38.56

-45.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 RON 2.08

$1.88 MX$33.50

-75.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 RON 2.92

$2.25 MX$39.96

-70.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.44 RON 1.95

$1.07 MX$18.99

-58.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 RON 2.90

$1.07 MX$19.10

-38.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.61 RON 24.69

$4.15 MX$73.9

35.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.55 RON 24.43

$10.34 MX$184

-46.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 RON 2.89

$1.68 MX$29.87

-60.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.94 RON 4.14

$2.48 MX$44.19

-62.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 RON 3.12

$0.55 MX$9.87

29.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.25 RON 102

$26.53 MX$472

-12.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.47 RON 2.08

$3.22 MX$57.2

-85.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 RON 1.93

$2.48 MX$44.15

-82.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.12 RON 22.54

$3.11 MX$55.3

64.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 RON 6.99

$1.26 MX$22.34

26.19%

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

$18.0K RON 79.3K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-41.24%

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

$23.6K RON 103.9K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

-1.80%

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

$118 RON 519

$82.5 MX$1,467

43.09%

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

$6.71 RON 29.52

$22.29 MX$396

-69.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.05 RON 31.02

$30.02 MX$534

-76.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.66 RON 166

$51.4 MX$915

-26.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.10 RON 40.03

$18.29 MX$325

-50.25%

Cinema Ticket

$4.66 RON 20.51

$4.98 MX$88.7

-6.43%

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

$439 RON 1,930

$200 MX$3,558

119.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,058 RON 31.1K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

33.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$67.2 RON 296

$35.71 MX$635

88.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.76 RON 153

$39.56 MX$704

-12.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.1 RON 308

$80.6 MX$1,433

-12.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.8 RON 307

$88.3 MX$1,571

-20.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$351 RON 1,543

$969 MX$17.2K

-63.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$232 RON 1,021

$482 MX$8,579

-51.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$812 RON 3,575

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-49.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$579 RON 2,549

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-51.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,361 RON 5,986

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-66.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$856 RON 3,768

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-86.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,347 RON 5,927

$756 MX$13.5K

78.09%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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