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

🙂 Solo nomad: Balti is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Balti is 2.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.18 MDL 137

$11.6 MX$212

-29.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.18 MDL 624

$41.62 MX$762

-10.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.39 MDL 124

$10.77 MX$197

-31.38%

Cappuccino

$1.64 MDL 27.49

$3.55 MX$65

-53.80%

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

$0.92 MDL 15.46

$1.49 MX$27.29

-38.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.7 MDL 11.78

$0.96 MX$17.5

-27.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 MDL 29.54

$3.02 MX$55.3

-41.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 MDL 38.14

$4.57 MX$83.7

-50.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 MDL 20.83

$1.44 MX$26.41

-13.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.42 MDL 7.08

$1.82 MX$33.4

-76.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.47 MDL 24.63

$1.62 MX$29.63

-9.26%

Eggs

$1.58 MDL 26.58

$2.5 MX$45.82

-36.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.29 MDL 156

$8.58 MX$157

8.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.62 MDL 77.5

$8.57 MX$157

-46.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 MDL 146

$10.69 MX$196

-18.52%

Apples (1kg)

$0.85 MDL 14.19

$2.62 MX$47.93

-67.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 MDL 30.47

$1.46 MX$26.66

24.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.55 MDL 25.95

$1.97 MX$36.07

-21.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 MDL 35.37

$2.12 MX$38.89

-0.47%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 MDL 12.28

$1.81 MX$33.1

-59.67%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 MDL 9.2

$2.23 MX$40.82

-75.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.3 MDL 21.9

$1.07 MX$19.66

21.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MDL 14.79

$1.05 MX$19.22

-16.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.19 MDL 53.5

$4.16 MX$76.2

-23.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.56 MDL 76.5

$9.04 MX$166

-49.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 MDL 20.52

$1.72 MX$31.57

-29.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 MDL 32.38

$2.49 MX$45.52

-22.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 MDL 6.14

$0.55 MX$10.03

-32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.46 MX$484

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.09 MDL 35.14

$3.08 MX$56.4

-32.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.17

$2.48 MX$45.31

-89.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.36 MDL 89.9

$3.22 MX$58.9

66.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 MDL 22.26

$1.32 MX$24.09

0.76%

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

$32.3K MDL 541.6K

$30.8K MX$563K

4.95%

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

$31.2K MDL 523.8K

$23.9K MX$437.9K

30.49%

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

$174 MDL 2,924

$82.2 MX$1,504

112.10%

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

$4.64 MDL 77.8

$22.23 MX$407

-79.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.41 MDL 175

$30.32 MX$555

-65.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.72 MDL 683

$51.1 MX$935

-20.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.2 MX$333

Cinema Ticket

$4.64 MDL 77.8

$4.93 MX$90.3

-5.88%

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

$118 MDL 1,985

$197 MX$3,606

-39.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,437 MDL 91.2K

$5,214 MX$95.5K

4.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.6 MDL 1,117

$36.13 MX$661

84.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.4 MDL 913

$40.28 MX$737

35.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MDL 1,881

$79.9 MX$1,463

40.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 MDL 2,063

$88.1 MX$1,613

39.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$399 MDL 6,689

$976 MX$17.9K

-59.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$294 MDL 4,926

$470 MX$8,610

-37.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,602 MX$29.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,192 MX$21.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,469 MDL 24.7K

$3,080 MX$56.4K

-52.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,004 MDL 16.9K

$7,438 MX$136.2K

-86.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$398 MDL 6,683

$777 MX$14.2K

-48.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

11.42

-19.09%

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

Last update for Balti: November 24, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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