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 38.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 4.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Beau Vallon is 25.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 8.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$19.05 SCR 274
$11.85 MX$209
60.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$70.7 SCR 1,018
$42.16 MX$744
67.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.84 SCR 98.5
$10.75 MX$190
-36.37%
Cappuccino
$5.86 SCR 84.4
$3.47 MX$61.3
68.88%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 SCR 23.23
$1.45 MX$25.65
11.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 SCR 14.81
$0.90 MX$15.93
14.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.69 SCR 139
$3.05 MX$53.9
217.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.21 SCR 75.0
$4.42 MX$77.9
17.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.69 SCR 38.64
$1.37 MX$24.17
96.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.49 SCR 21.38
$1.87 MX$33.05
-20.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
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$1.54 MX$27.25
-
Eggs
-
$2.50 MX$44.18
-
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$8.61 MX$152
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.04 SCR 86.9
$8.63 MX$152
-30.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.98 SCR 86.1
$11.02 MX$195
-45.74%
Apples (1kg)
$2.04 SCR 29.38
$2.75 MX$48.53
-25.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 SCR 28.23
$1.43 MX$25.21
37.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 SCR 27.92
$1.87 MX$33.05
3.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$9.98 SCR 144
$2.17 MX$38.26
359.91%
Potato (1kg)
-
$1.88 MX$33.23
-
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 SCR 14.11
$2.25 MX$39.65
-56.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.06 SCR 29.63
$1.07 MX$18.85
92.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.07 MX$18.95
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$29.93 SCR 431
$4.15 MX$73.3
621.20%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.34 MX$182
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.68 MX$29.64
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.48 MX$43.84
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🚌 Getting Around
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.93 SCR 13.43
$0.55 MX$9.80
69.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
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$3.22 MX$56.8
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.48 MX$43.80
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.11 MX$54.9
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.26 MX$22.16
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.7K MX$541.1K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$24.0K MX$424.3K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$82.5 MX$1,456
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$22.29 MX$393
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$30.02 MX$530
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.4 MX$908
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.29 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$4.98 MX$88.0
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$200 MX$3,530
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,304 MX$93.6K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$35.71 MX$630
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$39.56 MX$698
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$80.6 MX$1,422
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$88.3 MX$1,559
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,249 SCR 18.0K
$969 MX$17.1K
28.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$826 SCR 11.9K
$482 MX$8,511
71.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,149 SCR 30.9K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
34.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,380 SCR 19.9K
$1,184 MX$20.9K
16.61%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,160 SCR 16.7K
$4,050 MX$71.5K
-71.36%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$577 SCR 8,305
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-91.15%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Beau Vallon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Beau Vallon: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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