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

🙂 Solo nomad: Altos is 72.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 80.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Altos is 77.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 84.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$212

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$755

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$192

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$62.2

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

$1.45 MX$26.01

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$16.16

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$54.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$79.1

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 ₲3,102

$1.37 MX$24.51

-64.96%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 ₲3,821

$1.87 MX$33.51

-68.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.01 ₲6,570

$1.54 MX$27.63

-34.42%

Eggs

$1.90 ₲12.4K

$2.50 MX$44.81

-24.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.09 ₲39.5K

$8.61 MX$154

-29.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.60 ₲23.4K

$8.63 MX$155

-58.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.40 ₲35.0K

$11.02 MX$197

-51.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 ₲15.4K

$2.75 MX$49.22

-13.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.27 ₲8,228

$1.43 MX$25.56

-11.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.42 ₲9,225

$1.87 MX$33.52

-24.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.76 ₲11.4K

$2.17 MX$38.80

-18.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 ₲7,985

$1.88 MX$33.70

-34.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.61 ₲10.5K

$2.25 MX$40.21

-28.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.17 ₲7,593

$1.07 MX$19.11

9.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ₲3,332

$1.07 MX$19.22

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$74.4

Wine (Bottle)

$8.06 ₲52.3K

$10.34 MX$185

-22.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 ₲4,366

$1.68 MX$30.06

-60.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 ₲5,099

$2.48 MX$44.46

-68.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.38 ₲2,479

$0.55 MX$9.93

-30.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.90 ₲77.2K

$26.53 MX$475

-55.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₲5,117

$3.22 MX$57.6

-75.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.68 ₲4,424

$2.48 MX$44.42

-72.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$55.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ₲7,276

$1.26 MX$22.48

-11.11%

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

$18.7K ₲121.1M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-39.12%

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

$23.4K ₲152.2M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-2.47%

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

$35.11 ₲227.9K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-57.43%

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

$8.20 ₲53.2K

$22.29 MX$399

-63.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.26 ₲92.6K

$30.02 MX$537

-52.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$3.56 ₲23.1K

$4.98 MX$89.2

-28.51%

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

$200 MX$3,580

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$94.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.49 ₲165.5K

$35.71 MX$639

-28.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$708

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,442

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,581

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,509 ₲9.8M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-62.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$984 ₲6.4M

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-84.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$505 ₲3.3M

$756 MX$13.5K

-33.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-12.43%

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

Last update for Altos: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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