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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bouira is 36.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bouira is 42.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.10 DZD 407
$11.85 MX$212
-73.84%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.36 DZD 3,073
$42.16 MX$755
-44.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.71 DZD 619
$10.75 MX$192
-56.19%
Cappuccino
$0.99 DZD 130
$3.47 MX$62.2
-71.47%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 DZD 80.7
$1.45 MX$26.01
-57.93%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.23 DZD 30.27
$0.90 MX$16.16
-74.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.97 DZD 259
$3.05 MX$54.7
-35.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 DZD 309
$4.42 MX$79.1
-46.83%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.00 DZD 132
$1.37 MX$24.51
-27.01%
White Bread (500g)
$0.16 DZD 21.09
$1.87 MX$33.51
-91.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 DZD 177
$1.54 MX$27.63
-12.99%
Eggs
$1.32 DZD 173
$2.50 MX$44.81
-47.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.20 DZD 1,210
$8.61 MX$154
6.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.94 DZD 518
$8.63 MX$155
-54.35%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.77 DZD 2,206
$11.02 MX$197
52.18%
Apples (1kg)
$3.12 DZD 410
$2.75 MX$49.22
13.45%
Banana (1kg)
$2.73 DZD 359
$1.43 MX$25.56
90.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.77 DZD 102
$1.87 MX$33.52
-58.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.65 DZD 85.6
$2.17 MX$38.80
-70.05%
Potato (1kg)
$0.46 DZD 60.3
$1.88 MX$33.70
-75.53%
Onion (1kg)
$0.38 DZD 50.5
$2.25 MX$40.21
-83.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.73 DZD 95.9
$1.07 MX$19.11
-31.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.49
$1.07 MX$19.22
-73.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.78 DZD 366
$4.15 MX$74.4
-33.01%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.80 DZD 895
$10.34 MX$185
-34.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 DZD 177
$1.68 MX$30.06
-20.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 DZD 281
$2.48 MX$44.46
-13.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.23 DZD 30.24
$0.55 MX$9.93
-58.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.59 DZD 2,315
$26.53 MX$475
-33.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.66 DZD 86.3
$3.22 MX$57.6
-79.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.36 DZD 47.49
$2.48 MX$44.42
-85.48%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 DZD 722
$3.11 MX$55.7
76.53%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 DZD 43.87
$1.26 MX$22.48
-73.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.4K DZD 4.7M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
15.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.3K DZD 4.4M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
38.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$22.60 DZD 2,973
$82.5 MX$1,476
-72.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.01 DZD 1,054
$22.29 MX$399
-64.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.65 DZD 2,322
$30.02 MX$537
-41.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.63 DZD 3,109
$51.4 MX$921
-54.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.46 DZD 718
$18.29 MX$327
-70.15%
Cinema Ticket
$4.08 DZD 537
$4.98 MX$89.2
-18.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$63.9 DZD 8,408
$200 MX$3,580
-68.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,575 DZD 470.3K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-32.60%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.77 DZD 4,838
$35.71 MX$639
2.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.36 DZD 6,099
$39.56 MX$708
17.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.6 DZD 9,940
$80.6 MX$1,442
-6.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$78.0 DZD 10.3K
$88.3 MX$1,581
-11.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$194 DZD 25.5K
$969 MX$17.4K
-79.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 DZD 15.0K
$482 MX$8,632
-76.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$274 DZD 36.1K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-82.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 DZD 23.7K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-84.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$740 DZD 97.4K
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-81.72%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$433 DZD 56.9K
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-93.37%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bouira
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$400 DZD 52.6K
$756 MX$13.5K
-47.18%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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

Last update for Bouira: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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