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

😐 Solo nomad: Alicante is 10.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Alicante is 9.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 5.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.08 €14.71

$11.85 MX$209

44.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.4 €50.3

$42.16 MX$744

38.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.46 €9.01

$10.75 MX$190

-2.70%

Cappuccino

$2.17 €1.87

$3.47 MX$61.3

-37.46%

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

$2.27 €1.96

$1.45 MX$25.65

56.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 €1.27

$0.90 MX$15.93

64.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.85 €2.45

$3.05 MX$53.9

-6.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 €2.97

$4.42 MX$77.9

-21.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.10

$1.37 MX$24.17

-6.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.80 €1.55

$1.87 MX$33.05

-3.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 €1.28

$1.54 MX$27.25

-3.25%

Eggs

$3.03 €2.61

$2.50 MX$44.18

21.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.53 €9.93

$8.61 MX$152

33.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.43 €8.12

$8.63 MX$152

9.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.70 €12.65

$11.02 MX$195

33.39%

Apples (1kg)

$2.49 €2.14

$2.75 MX$48.53

-9.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$1.43 MX$25.21

34.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.38 €1.19

$1.87 MX$33.05

-26.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$2.17 MX$38.26

4.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 €1.43

$1.88 MX$33.23

-11.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$2.25 MX$39.65

-25.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 €0.96

$1.07 MX$18.85

3.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 €0.56

$1.07 MX$18.95

-38.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.94 €5.11

$4.15 MX$73.3

43.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.90 €5.08

$10.34 MX$182

-42.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.68 MX$29.64

-32.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 €1.60

$2.48 MX$43.84

-25.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.72 €1.48

$0.55 MX$9.80

212.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.24 €21.73

$26.53 MX$468

-4.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.70 €1.47

$3.22 MX$56.8

-47.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 €1.06

$2.48 MX$43.80

-50.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.68 €15.22

$3.11 MX$54.9

468.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.80 €1.55

$1.26 MX$22.16

42.86%

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

$39.2K €33.8K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

27.98%

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

$29.6K €25.5K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

23.07%

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

$127 €110

$82.5 MX$1,456

54.19%

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

$20.13 €17.33

$22.29 MX$393

-9.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.50 €27.12

$30.02 MX$530

4.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.6 €47.90

$51.4 MX$908

8.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.14 €14.76

$18.29 MX$323

-6.29%

Cinema Ticket

$9.52 €8.20

$4.98 MX$88.0

91.16%

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

$713 €614

$200 MX$3,530

256.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K €9,129

$5,304 MX$93.6K

99.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.9 €61.9

$35.71 MX$630

101.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.67 €26.40

$39.56 MX$698

-22.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.2 €82.0

$80.6 MX$1,422

18.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 €94.8

$88.3 MX$1,559

24.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$967 €832

$969 MX$17.1K

-0.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$778 €670

$482 MX$8,511

61.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,493 €1,285

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-6.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,042 €897

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-11.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,887 €3,347

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-4.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,839 €1,584

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-71.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,062 €1,775

$756 MX$13.4K

172.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.58

11.42

-68.65%

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

Last update for Alicante: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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