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

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 34.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 15.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.97 VES 3,436

$11.88 MX$210

-16.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.39 VES 11.8K

$41.90 MX$740

-17.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.90 VES 3,067

$10.55 MX$186

-15.64%

Cappuccino

$2.97 VES 1,023

$3.60 MX$63.5

-17.50%

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

$1.01 VES 350

$1.50 MX$26.45

-32.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.65 VES 226

$0.91 MX$16.09

-28.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 VES 336

$3.08 MX$54.4

-68.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 VES 706

$4.47 MX$78.8

-54.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 VES 603

$1.39 MX$24.54

25.90%

White Bread (500g)

$1.48 VES 509

$1.90 MX$33.47

-22.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 VES 493

$1.60 MX$28.27

-10.63%

Eggs

$3.36 VES 1,156

$2.60 MX$45.97

29.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.08 VES 1,750

$8.36 MX$148

-39.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.47 VES 2,230

$8.64 MX$152

-25.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.38 VES 2,543

$10.91 MX$192

-32.36%

Apples (1kg)

$4.55 VES 1,566

$2.61 MX$45.98

74.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 VES 475

$1.44 MX$25.46

-4.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 VES 591

$1.96 MX$34.55

-12.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 VES 694

$2.12 MX$37.34

-5.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.40 VES 483

$1.86 MX$32.87

-24.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1.41 VES 487

$2.22 MX$39.20

-36.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.86 VES 640

$1.02 MX$17.99

82.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 VES 588

$1.04 MX$18.36

64.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.10 VES 1,413

$4.05 MX$71.5

1.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.08 VES 4,161

$10.18 MX$180

18.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 VES 431

$1.69 MX$29.79

-26.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 VES 798

$2.62 MX$46.25

-11.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.62 VES 214

$0.51 MX$9.09

21.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.11 VES 3,482

$26.52 MX$468

-61.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.09 VES 1,753

$3.15 MX$55.7

61.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.16 VES 5,224

$3.26 MX$57.5

365.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 VES 179

$1.32 MX$23.36

-60.61%

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

$28.1K VES 9.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-6.47%

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

$45.2K VES 15.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

90.28%

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

$39.63 VES 13.7K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-52.56%

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

$14.81 VES 5,101

$22.86 MX$404

-35.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.24 VES 14.9K

$30.04 MX$530

43.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.76 VES 10.3K

$51.9 MX$916

-42.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.88 VES 5,128

$18.30 MX$323

-18.69%

Cinema Ticket

$6.81 VES 2,345

$5.12 MX$90.4

33.01%

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

$80.5 VES 27.7K

$201 MX$3,541

-59.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.54 VES 16.0K

$35.73 MX$631

30.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.86 VES 14.8K

$40.27 MX$711

6.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.0 VES 22.4K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-17.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.7 VES 19.9K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-35.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$202 VES 69.5K

$947 MX$16.7K

-78.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$113 VES 38.9K

$483 MX$8,525

-76.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$370 VES 127.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-76.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$277 VES 95.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-77.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$418 VES 143.9K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-89.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$234 VES 80.6K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-96.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$234 VES 80.8K

$730 MX$12.9K

-67.86%

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 Barcelona: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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