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

🙂 Solo nomad: Belem is 50% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Belem is 30.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.54 R$25.21

$11.99 MX$227

-62.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.91 R$160

$42.47 MX$803

-31.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.46 R$35.84

$10.47 MX$198

-38.30%

Cappuccino

$1.6 R$8.86

$3.6 MX$68.2

-55.56%

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

$0.97 R$5.4

$1.44 MX$27.16

-32.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 R$2.62

$0.89 MX$16.79

-47.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.67 R$9.25

$3.09 MX$58.5

-45.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.67 R$20.37

$4.58 MX$86.6

-19.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 R$6.19

$1.38 MX$26.04

-19.57%

White Bread (500g)

$2.22 R$12.34

$1.85 MX$34.9

20.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 R$7.13

$1.57 MX$29.68

-18.47%

Eggs

$1.96 R$10.89

$2.55 MX$48.3

-23.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.41 R$57.8

$8.61 MX$163

20.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.8 R$21.12

$8.54 MX$161

-55.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.58 R$36.5

$10.98 MX$208

-40.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.69 R$9.4

$2.72 MX$51.4

-37.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 R$9.6

$1.51 MX$28.57

14.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.29 R$7.17

$1.88 MX$35.63

-31.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.41 R$7.83

$2.19 MX$41.42

-35.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 R$5.1

$1.87 MX$35.3

-50.80%

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 R$2.9

$2.19 MX$41.37

-76.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 R$5.76

$1.07 MX$20.23

-2.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 R$7.18

$1.09 MX$20.64

18.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.36 R$13.1

$3.96 MX$74.9

-40.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.09 R$50.4

$8.86 MX$167

2.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 R$7.57

$1.72 MX$32.53

-20.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.44 R$24.64

$2.61 MX$49.37

70.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.7 R$3.87

$0.52 MX$9.74

34.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$21.69 R$120

$26.59 MX$503

-18.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 R$5.82

$3.24 MX$61.2

-67.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 R$4.14

$2.38 MX$44.94

-68.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.05 R$50.2

$3.11 MX$58.7

191.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 R$5.72

$1.31 MX$24.85

-21.37%

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

$16.3K R$90.2K

$30.3K MX$573K

-46.37%

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

$29.2K R$162K

$24K MX$453.6K

21.65%

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

$110 R$611

$84.2 MX$1,592

30.57%

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

$14.35 R$79.7

$22.14 MX$419

-35.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.49 R$119

$30.14 MX$570

-28.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.28 R$118

$52 MX$983

-59.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.96 R$122

$18.72 MX$354

17.31%

Cinema Ticket

$6.42 R$35.63

$5.07 MX$95.9

26.63%

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

$97.8 R$543

$200 MX$3,787

-51.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,101 R$17.2K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-41.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.79 R$182

$35.74 MX$676

-8.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.13 R$162

$39.8 MX$753

-26.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.2 R$417

$79 MX$1,493

-4.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.78 R$232

$88.4 MX$1,671

-52.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$442 R$2,456

$965 MX$18.3K

-54.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$186 R$1,032

$474 MX$8,968

-60.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$824 R$4,571

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-50.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$459 R$2,547

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-61.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,854 R$10.3K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-39.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,270 R$7,047

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-83.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$326 R$1,811

$792 MX$15K

-58.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.2

11.42

6.83%

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

Last update for Belem: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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