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

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 13.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 21.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.02 VES 4,267

$11.85 MX$209

-15.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.35 VES 14.6K

$42.16 MX$744

-18.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.02 VES 3,838

$10.75 MX$190

-16.09%

Cappuccino

$3.02 VES 1,285

$3.47 MX$61.3

-12.97%

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

$1.05 VES 446

$1.45 MX$25.65

-27.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 VES 298

$0.90 MX$15.93

-22.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 VES 420

$3.05 MX$53.9

-67.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 VES 834

$4.42 MX$77.9

-55.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 VES 727

$1.37 MX$24.17

24.82%

White Bread (500g)

$1.46 VES 621

$1.87 MX$33.05

-21.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.50 VES 638

$1.54 MX$27.25

-2.60%

Eggs

$3.37 VES 1,434

$2.50 MX$44.18

34.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.06 VES 2,155

$8.61 MX$152

-41.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.61 VES 2,814

$8.63 MX$152

-23.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.26 VES 3,092

$11.02 MX$195

-34.12%

Apples (1kg)

$4.59 VES 1,955

$2.75 MX$48.53

66.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 VES 587

$1.43 MX$25.21

-3.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 VES 720

$1.87 MX$33.05

-9.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 VES 882

$2.17 MX$38.26

-4.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.40 VES 596

$1.88 MX$33.23

-25.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 VES 612

$2.25 MX$39.65

-36.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.81 VES 770

$1.07 MX$18.85

69.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 VES 732

$1.07 MX$18.95

60.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 VES 1,722

$4.15 MX$73.3

-2.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.92 VES 5,075

$10.34 MX$182

15.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 VES 549

$1.68 MX$29.64

-23.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 VES 1,020

$2.48 MX$43.84

-3.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.62 VES 264

$0.55 MX$9.80

12.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.93 VES 4,228

$26.53 MX$468

-62.57%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.88 VES 2,078

$3.22 MX$56.8

51.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.80

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.11 VES 6,433

$3.11 MX$54.9

385.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 VES 207

$1.26 MX$22.16

-61.11%

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

$28.1K VES 12.0M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-8.41%

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

$45.5K VES 19.4M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

89.40%

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

$39.33 VES 16.7K

$82.5 MX$1,456

-52.32%

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

$14.91 VES 6,346

$22.29 MX$393

-33.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.77 VES 18.6K

$30.02 MX$530

45.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.70 VES 12.6K

$51.4 MX$908

-42.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.26 VES 6,496

$18.29 MX$323

-16.57%

Cinema Ticket

$7.14 VES 3,039

$4.98 MX$88.0

43.37%

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

$81.0 VES 34.5K

$200 MX$3,530

-59.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.86 VES 19.9K

$35.71 MX$630

31.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.06 VES 18.3K

$39.56 MX$698

8.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.7 VES 27.5K

$80.6 MX$1,422

-19.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 VES 24.5K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-34.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$203 VES 86.4K

$969 MX$17.1K

-79.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$116 VES 49.3K

$482 MX$8,511

-76.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 VES 162.2K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-76.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$279 VES 118.8K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-76.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$419 VES 178.4K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-89.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$238 VES 101.2K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-96.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$232 VES 98.7K

$756 MX$13.4K

-69.34%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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