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

🙂 Solo nomad: Anaco is 32.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 63.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Anaco is 51.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.94 VES 2,953

$11.58 MX$212

3.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42 MX$769

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.5 MX$192

Cappuccino

$0.83 VES 205

$3.43 MX$62.8

-75.80%

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

$1.24 VES 306

$1.49 MX$27.34

-16.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.63 VES 156

$0.94 MX$17.27

-32.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.86 VES 213

$3.08 MX$56.3

-72.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.37 MX$79.9

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 VES 428

$1.39 MX$25.44

24.46%

White Bread (500g)

$1.85 MX$33.81

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 VES 280

$1.58 MX$28.88

-28.48%

Eggs

$2.51 MX$46

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.74 VES 924

$8.26 MX$151

-54.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.7 MX$159

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.95 VES 1,966

$10.73 MX$196

-25.91%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 MX$47.74

Banana (1kg)

$1.49 MX$27.28

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 MX$35.72

Tomato (1kg)

$1.55 VES 382

$2.09 MX$38.26

-25.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.64 VES 406

$1.81 MX$33.05

-9.39%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 MX$39.62

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 MX$18.85

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 VES 243

$1.08 MX$19.7

-9.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MX$75.9

Wine (Bottle)

$8.88 MX$163

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 VES 318

$1.67 MX$30.64

-22.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 VES 405

$2.53 MX$46.31

-35.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 VES 70.7

$0.51 MX$9.27

-43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.02 VES 748

$3.26 MX$59.7

-7.36%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.51 MX$45.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.12 MX$57.2

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 VES 128

$1.31 MX$23.96

-60.31%

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

$30.9K MX$565K

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

$23.9K MX$436.9K

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

$83 MX$1,520

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

$22.59 MX$414

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.3 VES 9,473

$29.51 MX$540

29.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.04 VES 10.9K

$51.6 MX$944

-14.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.03 VES 2,974

$18.42 MX$337

-34.69%

Cinema Ticket

$5.86 VES 1,448

$4.9 MX$89.7

19.59%

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

$44.68 VES 11K

$200 MX$3,668

-77.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,179 MX$94.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.07 VES 11.1K

$36.41 MX$667

23.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.86 VES 9,363

$39.91 MX$731

-5.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.67 VES 11.3K

$79.9 MX$1,462

-42.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.04 VES 9,902

$87.7 MX$1,605

-54.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$109 VES 27.1K

$983 MX$18K

-88.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$69.3 VES 17.1K

$470 MX$8,612

-85.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$249 VES 61.6K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-84.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 VES 44.5K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-84.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$237 VES 58.5K

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-93.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$171 VES 42.3K

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-97.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Anaco: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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