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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bosaso is 59.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bosaso is 56.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.97 SOS 1,122

$11.88 MX$210

-83.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.89 SOS 5,643

$41.90 MX$740

-76.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.09 SOS 2,904

$10.55 MX$186

-51.75%

Cappuccino

$1.27 SOS 724

$3.60 MX$63.5

-64.72%

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

$1.02 SOS 582

$1.50 MX$26.45

-32.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 SOS 309

$0.91 MX$16.09

-40.66%

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)

$2.52 SOS 1,440

$1.39 MX$24.54

81.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 SOS 579

$1.90 MX$33.47

-46.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.02 SOS 582

$1.60 MX$28.27

-36.25%

Eggs

$1.85 SOS 1,055

$2.60 MX$45.97

-28.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.17 SOS 3,517

$8.36 MX$148

-26.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.59 SOS 3,760

$8.64 MX$152

-23.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.55 SOS 3,164

$10.91 MX$192

-49.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.43 SOS 1,955

$2.61 MX$45.98

31.42%

Banana (1kg)

$3.52 SOS 2,007

$1.44 MX$25.46

144.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.09 SOS 1,763

$1.96 MX$34.55

57.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.97 SOS 1,125

$2.12 MX$37.34

-7.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.99 SOS 1,135

$1.86 MX$32.87

6.99%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 SOS 580

$2.22 MX$39.20

-54.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 MX$17.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.70 SOS 968

$1.04 MX$18.36

63.46%

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)

$0.29 SOS 163

$0.51 MX$9.09

-43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 SOS 842

$3.15 MX$55.7

-53.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 SOS 328

$2.46 MX$43.49

-76.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.06 SOS 1,747

$3.26 MX$57.5

-6.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 SOS 558

$1.32 MX$23.36

-25.76%

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

$3,942 SOS 2.2M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-86.90%

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

$8,974 SOS 5.1M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-62.23%

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)

$9.91 SOS 5,652

$22.86 MX$404

-56.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.91 SOS 18.2K

$30.04 MX$530

6.23%

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)

$10.89 SOS 6,211

$35.73 MX$631

-69.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.25 SOS 8,698

$40.27 MX$711

-62.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$12.98 SOS 7,406

$79.2 MX$1,398

-83.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$14.74 SOS 8,410

$89.3 MX$1,576

-83.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$124 SOS 70.8K

$947 MX$16.7K

-86.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$84.4 SOS 48.1K

$483 MX$8,525

-82.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$196 SOS 112.0K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-87.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 SOS 107.0K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-84.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$30.3K SOS 17.3M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

657.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$293 SOS 167.1K

$730 MX$12.9K

-59.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.57

11.42

-24.96%

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

Last update for Bosaso: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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