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

🙂 Solo nomad: Berkane is 35.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Berkane is 30.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.06 MAD 37.44

$11.88 MX$210

-65.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.87 MAD 220

$41.90 MX$740

-43.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.66 MAD 61.5

$10.55 MX$186

-36.87%

Cappuccino

$1.68 MAD 15.49

$3.60 MX$63.5

-53.33%

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

$0.62 MAD 5.76

$1.50 MX$26.45

-58.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 MAD 3.26

$0.91 MX$16.09

-61.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.91 MAD 36.10

$3.08 MX$54.4

26.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.63 MAD 33.47

$4.47 MX$78.8

-18.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 MAD 8.14

$1.39 MX$24.54

-36.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MAD 4.84

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.70 MAD 15.70

$1.60 MX$28.27

6.25%

Eggs

$1.91 MAD 17.67

$2.60 MX$45.97

-26.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.07 MAD 93.0

$8.36 MX$148

20.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.03 MAD 55.7

$8.64 MX$152

-30.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MAD 102

$10.91 MX$192

1.01%

Apples (1kg)

$1.35 MAD 12.49

$2.61 MX$45.98

-48.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.36 MAD 12.57

$1.44 MX$25.46

-5.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.81 MAD 7.51

$1.96 MX$34.55

-58.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 MAD 7.46

$2.12 MX$37.34

-61.79%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 MAD 6.20

$1.86 MX$32.87

-63.98%

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 MAD 6.64

$2.22 MX$39.20

-67.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.43 MAD 3.97

$1.02 MX$17.99

-57.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 MAD 5.89

$1.04 MX$18.36

-38.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MAD 38.26

$4.05 MX$71.5

2.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.39 MAD 68.2

$10.18 MX$180

-27.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MAD 24.88

$1.69 MX$29.79

59.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 MAD 25.56

$2.62 MX$46.25

5.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 MAD 4.42

$0.51 MX$9.09

-5.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.37 MAD 151

$26.52 MX$468

-38.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 MAD 5.41

$3.15 MX$55.7

-81.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.48 MAD 4.39

$2.46 MX$43.49

-80.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.33 MAD 39.98

$3.26 MX$57.5

32.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.58 MAD 14.62

$1.32 MX$23.36

19.70%

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

$37.4K MAD 345.6K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

24.48%

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

$29.8K MAD 275.3K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

25.53%

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

$36.51 MAD 337

$83.5 MX$1,474

-56.29%

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

$11.01 MAD 102

$22.86 MX$404

-51.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.46 MAD 364

$30.04 MX$530

31.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.85 MAD 229

$51.9 MX$916

-52.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.43 MAD 216

$18.30 MX$323

28.03%

Cinema Ticket

$6.44 MAD 59.4

$5.12 MX$90.4

25.78%

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

$107 MAD 987

$201 MX$3,541

-46.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,452 MAD 31.9K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-35.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$38.30 MAD 354

$35.73 MX$631

7.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.49 MAD 364

$40.27 MX$711

-1.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.6 MAD 818

$79.2 MX$1,398

11.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 MAD 669

$89.3 MX$1,576

-18.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$286 MAD 2,641

$947 MX$16.7K

-69.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 MAD 1,608

$483 MX$8,525

-63.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$508 MAD 4,685

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-68.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$306 MAD 2,820

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-74.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,385 MAD 12.8K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-65.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$799 MAD 7,374

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-87.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$277 MAD 2,558

$730 MX$12.9K

-62.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.78

11.42

-58.14%

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

Last update for Berkane: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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