Cost of Living Comparison Between Beau Vallon and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Beau Vallon and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Beau Vallon is 48.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 2.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Beau Vallon is 11.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 7.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$19.23 SCR 280
$11.99 MX$227
60.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$69.9 SCR 1,018
$42.47 MX$803
64.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.85 SCR 99.7
$10.47 MX$198
-34.57%
Cappuccino
$5.62 SCR 81.8
$3.6 MX$68.2
56.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.56 SCR 22.64
$1.44 MX$27.16
8.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 SCR 15.1
$0.89 MX$16.79
16.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 SCR 140
$3.09 MX$58.5
212.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.21 SCR 75.8
$4.58 MX$86.6
13.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.71 SCR 39.49
$1.38 MX$26.04
96.38%
White Bread (500g)
$1.53 SCR 22.25
$1.85 MX$34.9
-17.30%
Rice (white) (1kg)
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$1.57 MX$29.68
-
Eggs
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$2.55 MX$48.3
-
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$8.61 MX$163
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.97 SCR 87
$8.54 MX$161
-30.09%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.98 SCR 87.1
$10.98 MX$208
-45.54%
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 SCR 28.77
$2.72 MX$51.4
-27.21%
Banana (1kg)
$2.02 SCR 29.44
$1.51 MX$28.57
33.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.01 SCR 29.3
$1.88 MX$35.63
6.91%
Tomato (1kg)
$9.83 SCR 143
$2.19 MX$41.42
348.86%
Potato (1kg)
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$1.87 MX$35.3
-
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 SCR 14.39
$2.19 MX$41.37
-54.79%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.05 SCR 29.9
$1.07 MX$20.23
91.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.09 MX$20.64
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$29.48 SCR 429
$3.96 MX$74.9
644.44%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$8.86 MX$167
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.72 MX$32.53
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.87 SCR 12.64
$0.52 MX$9.74
67.31%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.59 MX$503
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.24 MX$61.2
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$2.38 MX$44.94
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.11 MX$58.7
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.31 MX$24.85
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.3K MX$573K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$24K MX$453.6K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$84.2 MX$1,592
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$22.14 MX$419
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$30.14 MX$570
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
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$52 MX$983
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$5.07 MX$95.9
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$200 MX$3,787
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$35.74 MX$676
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$39.8 MX$753
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$79 MX$1,493
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$88.4 MX$1,671
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 SCR 17.7K
$965 MX$18.3K
26.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$823 SCR 12K
$474 MX$8,968
73.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,161 SCR 31.5K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
30.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,382 SCR 20.1K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
15.00%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,178 SCR 17.2K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-61.76%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$590 SCR 8,589
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-92.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$792 MX$15K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Beau Vallon: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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