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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bender is 48.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bender is 41.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.57 MDL 147

$11.88 MX$210

-27.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.85 MDL 306

$41.90 MX$740

-57.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.71 MDL 97.7

$10.55 MX$186

-45.88%

Cappuccino

$1.07 MDL 18.33

$3.60 MX$63.5

-70.28%

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

$0.94 MDL 16.01

$1.50 MX$26.45

-37.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.58 MDL 9.87

$0.91 MX$16.09

-36.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 MDL 16.72

$3.08 MX$54.4

-68.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 MDL 35.45

$4.47 MX$78.8

-53.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.90 MDL 15.42

$1.39 MX$24.54

-35.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 MDL 8.71

$1.90 MX$33.47

-73.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 MDL 24.75

$1.60 MX$28.27

-9.38%

Eggs

$1.97 MDL 33.70

$2.60 MX$45.97

-24.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.19 MDL 71.7

$8.36 MX$148

-49.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.11 MDL 70.4

$8.64 MX$152

-52.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 MDL 85.2

$10.91 MX$192

-54.35%

Apples (1kg)

$0.72 MDL 12.27

$2.61 MX$45.98

-72.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 30.26

$1.44 MX$25.46

22.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 MDL 28.92

$1.96 MX$34.55

-13.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.56 MDL 26.65

$2.12 MX$37.34

-26.42%

Potato (1kg)

$0.84 MDL 14.37

$1.86 MX$32.87

-54.84%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 MDL 9.46

$2.22 MX$39.20

-75.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 MDL 22.53

$1.02 MX$17.99

29.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 MDL 12.70

$1.04 MX$18.36

-28.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.89 MDL 49.40

$4.05 MX$71.5

-28.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.66 MDL 45.58

$10.18 MX$180

-73.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 MDL 12.09

$1.69 MX$29.79

-57.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 MDL 26.24

$2.62 MX$46.25

-41.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.33 MDL 5.72

$0.51 MX$9.09

-35.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.16 MDL 71.3

$26.52 MX$468

-84.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 MDL 18.46

$3.15 MX$55.7

-65.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 MDL 4.66

$2.46 MX$43.49

-89.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MDL 20.42

$3.26 MX$57.5

-63.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 MDL 24.40

$1.32 MX$23.36

8.33%

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

$17.2K MDL 294.6K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-42.81%

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

$18.3K MDL 313.6K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-22.89%

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

$174 MDL 2,971

$83.5 MX$1,474

107.78%

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

$7.51 MDL 129

$22.86 MX$404

-67.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.11 MDL 139

$30.04 MX$530

-73.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.08 MDL 395

$51.9 MX$916

-55.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$2.28 MDL 38.97

$5.12 MX$90.4

-55.47%

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

$391 MDL 6,702

$201 MX$3,541

95.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,718 MDL 132.1K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

45.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.91 MDL 204

$35.73 MX$631

-66.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.21 MDL 449

$40.27 MX$711

-34.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 MDL 1,949

$79.2 MX$1,398

43.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 MDL 2,101

$89.3 MX$1,576

37.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$219 MDL 3,754

$947 MX$16.7K

-76.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$94.5 MDL 1,618

$483 MX$8,525

-80.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$311 MDL 5,322

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-80.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$224 MDL 3,835

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-81.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$321 MDL 5,495

$730 MX$12.9K

-56.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

11.42

-19.09%

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

Last update for Bender: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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