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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bejaia is 40.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bejaia is 41.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.44 DZD 319
$11.85 MX$211
-79.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$7.72 DZD 1,010
$42.16 MX$750
-81.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.61 DZD 603
$10.75 MX$191
-57.12%
Cappuccino
$0.25 DZD 32.92
$3.47 MX$61.8
-92.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.62 DZD 81.0
$1.45 MX$25.85
-57.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.21 DZD 27.38
$0.90 MX$16.06
-76.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.99 DZD 260
$3.05 MX$54.3
-34.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.22 DZD 160
$4.42 MX$78.6
-72.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 DZD 135
$1.37 MX$24.36
-24.82%
White Bread (500g)
$0.16 DZD 20.91
$1.87 MX$33.31
-91.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.55 DZD 203
$1.54 MX$27.46
0.65%
Eggs
$1.86 DZD 243
$2.50 MX$44.53
-25.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.41 DZD 839
$8.61 MX$153
-25.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.36 DZD 701
$8.63 MX$154
-37.89%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.39 DZD 2,146
$11.02 MX$196
48.73%
Apples (1kg)
$3.15 DZD 413
$2.75 MX$48.91
14.55%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 DZD 253
$1.43 MX$25.41
34.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.72 DZD 225
$1.87 MX$33.32
-8.02%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.93 DZD 121
$2.17 MX$38.56
-57.14%
Potato (1kg)
$0.63 DZD 82.8
$1.88 MX$33.50
-66.49%
Onion (1kg)
$0.50 DZD 65.4
$2.25 MX$39.96
-77.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.69 DZD 90.0
$1.07 MX$18.99
-35.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 DZD 39.59
$1.07 MX$19.10
-71.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.73 DZD 358
$4.15 MX$73.9
-34.22%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.18 DZD 939
$10.34 MX$184
-30.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 DZD 176
$1.68 MX$29.87
-19.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 DZD 275
$2.48 MX$44.19
-15.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.16 DZD 20.84
$0.55 MX$9.87
-70.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$23.24 DZD 3,042
$26.53 MX$472
-12.40%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.70 DZD 91.9
$3.22 MX$57.2
-78.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 DZD 43.61
$2.48 MX$44.15
-86.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.84 DZD 503
$3.11 MX$55.3
23.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.34 DZD 44.08
$1.26 MX$22.34
-73.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.3K DZD 4.6M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
15.20%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.0K DZD 4.3M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
37.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.34 DZD 5,280
$82.5 MX$1,467
-51.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.58 DZD 1,254
$22.29 MX$396
-57.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.03 DZD 2,359
$30.02 MX$534
-39.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$20.88 DZD 2,732
$51.4 MX$915
-59.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.11 DZD 799
$18.29 MX$325
-66.59%
Cinema Ticket
$4.63 DZD 606
$4.98 MX$88.7
-7.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$93.3 DZD 12.2K
$200 MX$3,558
-53.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,367 DZD 309.8K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-55.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.00 DZD 4,188
$35.71 MX$635
-10.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.38 DZD 6,070
$39.56 MX$704
17.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$62.4 DZD 8,162
$80.6 MX$1,433
-22.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$78.2 DZD 10.2K
$88.3 MX$1,571
-11.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$193 DZD 25.2K
$969 MX$17.2K
-80.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$116 DZD 15.2K
$482 MX$8,579
-75.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$279 DZD 36.5K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-82.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$181 DZD 23.7K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-84.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,649 DZD 608.4K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
14.78%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,962 DZD 518.5K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-39.25%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bejaia
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$321 DZD 42.0K
$756 MX$13.5K
-57.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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

Last update for Bejaia: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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