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

🙂 Solo nomad: Berkane is 24.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Berkane is 28.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.14 MAD 38.55

$11.85 MX$212

-65.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.82 MAD 222

$42.16 MX$755

-43.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.56 MAD 61.1

$10.75 MX$192

-38.98%

Cappuccino

$1.67 MAD 15.54

$3.47 MX$62.2

-51.87%

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

$0.60 MAD 5.57

$1.45 MX$26.01

-58.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MAD 3.05

$0.90 MX$16.16

-63.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.76 MAD 35.04

$3.05 MX$54.7

23.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.67 MAD 34.24

$4.42 MX$79.1

-16.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.90 MAD 8.40

$1.37 MX$24.51

-34.31%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 MAD 4.53

$1.87 MX$33.51

-73.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.69 MAD 15.73

$1.54 MX$27.63

9.74%

Eggs

$1.98 MAD 18.50

$2.50 MX$44.81

-20.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.77 MAD 91.1

$8.61 MX$154

13.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.20 MAD 57.8

$8.63 MX$155

-28.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.27 MAD 105

$11.02 MX$197

2.27%

Apples (1kg)

$1.35 MAD 12.55

$2.75 MX$49.22

-50.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.30 MAD 12.10

$1.43 MX$25.56

-9.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.77 MAD 7.15

$1.87 MX$33.52

-58.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 MAD 8.02

$2.17 MX$38.80

-60.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.68 MAD 6.34

$1.88 MX$33.70

-63.83%

Onion (1kg)

$0.75 MAD 7.02

$2.25 MX$40.21

-66.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.43 MAD 3.97

$1.07 MX$19.11

-59.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 MAD 5.56

$1.07 MX$19.22

-43.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.08 MAD 38.06

$4.15 MX$74.4

-1.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.81 MAD 72.8

$10.34 MX$185

-24.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.59 MAD 24.17

$1.68 MX$30.06

54.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 MAD 26.47

$2.48 MX$44.46

14.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MAD 4.76

$0.55 MX$9.93

-7.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.17 MAD 151

$26.53 MX$475

-39.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.62 MAD 5.82

$3.22 MX$57.6

-80.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 MAD 4.87

$2.48 MX$44.42

-79.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.32 MAD 40.24

$3.11 MX$55.7

38.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.53 MAD 14.24

$1.26 MX$22.48

21.43%

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

$37.8K MAD 352.6K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

23.40%

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

$29.1K MAD 271.5K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

21.19%

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

$36.17 MAD 337

$82.5 MX$1,476

-56.15%

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

$10.94 MAD 102

$22.29 MX$399

-50.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.36 MAD 367

$30.02 MX$537

31.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.67 MAD 230

$51.4 MX$921

-52.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.09 MAD 215

$18.29 MX$327

26.24%

Cinema Ticket

$6.60 MAD 61.5

$4.98 MX$89.2

32.53%

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

$104 MAD 968

$200 MX$3,580

-48.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,516 MAD 32.8K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-33.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$38.49 MAD 359

$35.71 MX$639

7.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.55 MAD 378

$39.56 MX$708

2.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.0 MAD 811

$80.6 MX$1,442

8.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.1 MAD 672

$88.3 MX$1,581

-18.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 MAD 2,576

$969 MX$17.4K

-71.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 MAD 1,649

$482 MX$8,632

-63.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$512 MAD 4,772

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-67.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$305 MAD 2,846

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-74.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,621 MAD 15.1K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-59.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$998 MAD 9,297

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-84.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$283 MAD 2,640

$756 MX$13.5K

-62.56%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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