Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabo Frio and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabo Frio and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Cabo Frio is 29.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cabo Frio is 13.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.15 R$38.31

$11.58 MX$212

-38.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.53 R$153

$42 MX$769

-32.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.25 R$33.48

$10.5 MX$192

-40.48%

Cappuccino

$1.95 R$10.47

$3.43 MX$62.8

-43.15%

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

$1.28 R$6.84

$1.49 MX$27.34

-14.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 R$2.98

$0.94 MX$17.27

-40.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 R$9.74

$3.08 MX$56.3

-40.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 R$14.54

$4.37 MX$79.9

-37.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.16 R$6.22

$1.39 MX$25.44

-16.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.7 R$9.12

$1.85 MX$33.81

-8.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 R$7.66

$1.58 MX$28.88

-9.49%

Eggs

$2.03 R$10.88

$2.51 MX$46

-19.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.12 R$43.51

$8.26 MX$151

-1.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 R$19

$8.7 MX$159

-59.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.24 R$44.12

$10.73 MX$196

-23.21%

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 R$12.28

$2.61 MX$47.74

-12.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.57 R$8.42

$1.49 MX$27.28

5.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.5 R$8.04

$1.95 MX$35.72

-23.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.55 R$8.33

$2.09 MX$38.26

-25.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.31 R$7

$1.81 MX$33.05

-27.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 R$5.93

$2.16 MX$39.62

-48.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 R$3.68

$1.03 MX$18.85

-33.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 R$3.31

$1.08 MX$19.7

-42.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.93 R$10.32

$4.14 MX$75.9

-53.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.49 R$29.42

$8.88 MX$163

-38.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 R$6.78

$1.67 MX$30.64

-23.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 R$11.13

$2.53 MX$46.31

-17.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 R$6.35

$0.51 MX$9.27

131.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.07 R$209

$26.68 MX$488

46.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.12 R$5.99

$3.26 MX$59.7

-65.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.67 R$3.59

$2.51 MX$45.94

-73.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.79 R$41.73

$3.12 MX$57.2

149.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 R$5.9

$1.31 MX$23.96

-16.03%

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

$20.7K R$111.2K

$30.9K MX$565K

-32.77%

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

$27.6K R$148.1K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

15.83%

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

$103 R$551

$83 MX$1,520

23.95%

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

$12.27 R$65.7

$22.59 MX$414

-45.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.65 R$99.9

$29.51 MX$540

-36.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.43 R$120

$51.6 MX$944

-56.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.96 R$118

$18.42 MX$337

19.22%

Cinema Ticket

$6.37 R$34.12

$4.9 MX$89.7

30.00%

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

$547 R$2,932

$200 MX$3,668

173.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K R$61.1K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

120.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.18 R$242

$36.41 MX$667

24.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.01 R$220

$39.91 MX$731

2.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.9 R$412

$79.9 MX$1,462

-3.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.5 R$329

$87.7 MX$1,605

-29.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$313 R$1,678

$983 MX$18K

-68.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$217 R$1,164

$470 MX$8,612

-53.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$593 R$3,175

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-63.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$431 R$2,310

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-63.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$264 R$1,413

$724 MX$13.2K

-63.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.33

11.42

-0.79%

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

Last update for Cabo Frio: November 30, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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