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

🙂 Solo nomad: Calarasi is 24.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Calarasi is 19.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.65 MDL 145

$11.58 MX$212

-25.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.05 MDL 622

$42 MX$769

-11.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.51 MDL 126

$10.5 MX$192

-28.48%

Cappuccino

$1.88 MDL 31.54

$3.43 MX$62.8

-45.19%

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

$0.97 MDL 16.22

$1.49 MX$27.34

-34.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MDL 11.52

$0.94 MX$17.27

-26.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 MDL 29.74

$3.08 MX$56.3

-42.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.28 MDL 38.3

$4.37 MX$79.9

-47.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 MDL 20.92

$1.39 MX$25.44

-10.07%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MDL 8.79

$1.85 MX$33.81

-71.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.5 MDL 25.1

$1.58 MX$28.88

-5.06%

Eggs

$2.61 MDL 43.73

$2.51 MX$46

3.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.47 MDL 176

$8.26 MX$151

26.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.4 MDL 90.6

$8.7 MX$159

-37.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.9 MDL 149

$10.73 MX$196

-17.05%

Apples (1kg)

$0.85 MDL 14.34

$2.61 MX$47.74

-67.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.83 MDL 30.73

$1.49 MX$27.28

22.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 29.65

$1.95 MX$35.72

-9.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.15 MDL 36.12

$2.09 MX$38.26

2.87%

Potato (1kg)

$0.77 MDL 12.86

$1.81 MX$33.05

-57.46%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 MDL 9.36

$2.16 MX$39.62

-74.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 MDL 22.83

$1.03 MX$18.85

32.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 MDL 14.09

$1.08 MX$19.7

-22.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 MDL 54.6

$4.14 MX$75.9

-21.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.28 MDL 88.6

$8.88 MX$163

-40.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 MDL 20.35

$1.67 MX$30.64

-27.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 MDL 33.46

$2.53 MX$46.31

-21.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.27

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2 MDL 33.64

$3.26 MX$59.7

-38.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 MDL 4.54

$2.51 MX$45.94

-89.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.3 MDL 89

$3.12 MX$57.2

69.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MDL 23.24

$1.31 MX$23.96

6.11%

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

$31.6K MDL 531K

$30.9K MX$565K

2.52%

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

$31.1K MDL 521.2K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

30.14%

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

$169 MDL 2,840

$83 MX$1,520

103.87%

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

$7.71 MDL 129

$22.59 MX$414

-65.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.64 MDL 179

$29.51 MX$540

-63.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$7.69 MDL 129

$4.9 MX$89.7

56.94%

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

$386 MDL 6,479

$200 MX$3,668

92.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,619 MDL 127.8K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

47.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.2 MDL 1,111

$36.41 MX$667

81.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.7 MDL 918

$39.91 MX$731

37.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 MDL 1,903

$79.9 MX$1,462

41.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 MDL 2,036

$87.7 MX$1,605

38.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$983 MX$18K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$470 MX$8,612

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,610 MX$29.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,189 MX$21.8K

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)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

11.42

-19.09%

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

Last update for Calarasi: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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