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

🙂 Solo nomad: Berat is 10.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 9.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Berat is 5.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.69 ALL 969
$11.85 MX$211
-1.35%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.61 ALL 2,786
$42.16 MX$750
-20.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.46 ALL 701
$10.75 MX$191
-21.30%
Cappuccino
$1.75 ALL 145
$3.47 MX$61.8
-49.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 ALL 145
$1.45 MX$25.85
21.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 ALL 75.7
$0.90 MX$16.06
1.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.57 ALL 213
$3.05 MX$54.3
-15.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.44 ALL 285
$4.42 MX$78.6
-22.17%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 ALL 163
$1.37 MX$24.36
43.80%
White Bread (500g)
$1.09 ALL 90.7
$1.87 MX$33.31
-41.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.15 ALL 178
$1.54 MX$27.46
39.61%
Eggs
$2.92 ALL 242
$2.50 MX$44.53
16.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.81 ALL 896
$8.61 MX$153
25.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.74 ALL 642
$8.63 MX$154
-10.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.01 ALL 1,327
$11.02 MX$196
45.28%
Apples (1kg)
$1.71 ALL 142
$2.75 MX$48.91
-37.82%
Banana (1kg)
$2.41 ALL 200
$1.43 MX$25.41
68.53%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 ALL 125
$1.87 MX$33.32
-19.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.37 ALL 114
$2.17 MX$38.56
-36.87%
Potato (1kg)
$0.96 ALL 79.8
$1.88 MX$33.50
-48.94%
Onion (1kg)
$1.15 ALL 95.6
$2.25 MX$39.96
-48.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 ALL 66.5
$1.07 MX$18.99
-25.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 ALL 61.1
$1.07 MX$19.10
-30.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.17 ALL 346
$4.15 MX$73.9
0.48%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.14 ALL 924
$10.34 MX$184
7.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 ALL 95.4
$1.68 MX$29.87
-31.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.40 ALL 116
$2.48 MX$44.19
-43.55%
🚌 Getting Around
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 ALL 27.80
$0.55 MX$9.87
-38.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.86 ALL 1,563
$26.53 MX$472
-28.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.44 ALL 285
$3.22 MX$57.2
6.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.07 ALL 254
$2.48 MX$44.15
23.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.78 ALL 1,473
$3.11 MX$55.3
471.70%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 ALL 173
$1.26 MX$22.34
65.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$40.2K ALL 3.3M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
31.26%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.4K ALL 2.9M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
47.33%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.4 ALL 6,829
$82.5 MX$1,467
-0.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.82 ALL 1,477
$22.29 MX$396
-20.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.72 ALL 1,552
$30.02 MX$534
-37.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55.6 ALL 4,610
$51.4 MX$915
8.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.20 ALL 2,088
$18.29 MX$325
37.78%
Cinema Ticket
$9.61 ALL 797
$4.98 MX$88.7
92.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$158 ALL 13.1K
$200 MX$3,558
-20.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,782 ALL 147.7K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-66.41%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.6 ALL 5,600
$35.71 MX$635
89.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.8 ALL 4,206
$39.56 MX$704
28.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$105 ALL 8,739
$80.6 MX$1,433
30.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$127 ALL 10.5K
$88.3 MX$1,571
44.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$444 ALL 36.8K
$969 MX$17.2K
-54.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$337 ALL 27.9K
$482 MX$8,579
-30.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$600 ALL 49.7K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-62.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$434 ALL 35.9K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-63.36%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,825 ALL 151.2K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-54.95%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,232 ALL 102.1K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-81.10%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Berat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$486 ALL 40.3K
$756 MX$13.5K
-35.75%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.52
11.42
-51.66%

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

Last update for Berat: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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