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

🙂 Solo nomad: Borama is 94.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 92.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Borama is 90.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 87.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.88 MX$210

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.90 MX$740

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.55 MX$186

Cappuccino

$3.60 MX$63.5

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

$1.50 MX$26.45

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 MX$16.09

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.08 MX$54.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 MX$78.8

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SOS 553

$1.39 MX$24.54

-30.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.90 MX$33.47

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 MX$28.27

Eggs

$2.93 SOS 1,671

$2.60 MX$45.97

12.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.36 MX$148

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.91 SOS 1,660

$8.64 MX$152

-66.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.91 MX$192

Apples (1kg)

$1.98 SOS 1,131

$2.61 MX$45.98

-24.14%

Banana (1kg)

$0.98 SOS 561

$1.44 MX$25.46

-31.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.96 MX$34.55

Tomato (1kg)

$2.12 MX$37.34

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 MX$32.87

Onion (1kg)

$2.22 MX$39.20

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 MX$17.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 MX$18.36

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 MX$71.5

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 MX$29.79

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 MX$55.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 MX$23.36

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

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

$83.5 MX$1,474

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

$22.86 MX$404

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.04 MX$530

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.12 MX$90.4

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

$201 MX$3,541

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.73 MX$631

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.27 MX$711

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 MX$1,398

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.3 MX$1,576

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$59.9 SOS 34.2K

$947 MX$16.7K

-93.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$40.31 SOS 23.0K

$483 MX$8,525

-91.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$296 SOS 169.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-81.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$255 SOS 145.3K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-78.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,987 SOS 5.1M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

124.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$44.9K SOS 25.6M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

601.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$400 SOS 228.0K

$730 MX$12.9K

-45.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Borama: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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