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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cali is 40% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cali is 23.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 COP 15.2K

$11.99 MX$227

-69.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.31 COP 122.2K

$42.47 MX$803

-30.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.44 COP 31K

$10.47 MX$198

-28.94%

Cappuccino

$1.56 COP 6,522

$3.6 MX$68.2

-56.67%

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

$0.9 COP 3,746

$1.44 MX$27.16

-37.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 COP 2,341

$0.89 MX$16.79

-37.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.05 COP 4,360

$3.09 MX$58.5

-66.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 COP 10.7K

$4.58 MX$86.6

-44.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.22 COP 5,067

$1.38 MX$26.04

-11.59%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 COP 6,331

$1.85 MX$34.9

-17.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 COP 5,261

$1.57 MX$29.68

-19.75%

Eggs

$2.47 COP 10.3K

$2.55 MX$48.3

-3.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.32 COP 18K

$8.61 MX$163

-49.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.3 COP 22.1K

$8.54 MX$161

-37.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.7 COP 32.1K

$10.98 MX$208

-29.87%

Apples (1kg)

$2.48 COP 10.3K

$2.72 MX$51.4

-8.82%

Banana (1kg)

$0.98 COP 4,101

$1.51 MX$28.57

-35.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.14 COP 4,767

$1.88 MX$35.63

-39.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 COP 5,292

$2.19 MX$41.42

-42.01%

Potato (1kg)

$0.89 COP 3,699

$1.87 MX$35.3

-52.41%

Onion (1kg)

$1.05 COP 4,371

$2.19 MX$41.37

-52.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.75 COP 3,107

$1.07 MX$20.23

-29.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 COP 2,722

$1.09 MX$20.64

-40.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.92 COP 12.2K

$3.96 MX$74.9

-26.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.91 COP 45.5K

$8.86 MX$167

23.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 COP 4,466

$1.72 MX$32.53

-37.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 COP 7,856

$2.61 MX$49.37

-27.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,987

$0.52 MX$9.74

38.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.38 COP 84.9K

$26.59 MX$503

-23.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 COP 6,502

$3.24 MX$61.2

-51.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 7,969

$2.38 MX$44.94

-19.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.87 COP 41.1K

$3.11 MX$58.7

217.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 COP 4,121

$1.31 MX$24.85

-24.43%

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

$22.2K COP 92.4M

$30.3K MX$573K

-26.86%

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

$29.5K COP 123M

$24K MX$453.6K

22.99%

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

$80.2 COP 334.3K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-4.80%

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

$8.59 COP 35.8K

$22.14 MX$419

-61.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.04 COP 100.2K

$30.14 MX$570

-20.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.75 COP 82.3K

$52 MX$983

-62.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.26 COP 59.4K

$18.72 MX$354

-23.82%

Cinema Ticket

$4.96 COP 20.7K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-2.17%

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

$224 COP 932.1K

$200 MX$3,787

11.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,064 COP 25.3M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

13.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.1 COP 263.1K

$35.74 MX$676

76.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.4 COP 180.9K

$39.8 MX$753

9.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.9 COP 320.5K

$79 MX$1,493

-2.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.9 COP 370.5K

$88.4 MX$1,671

0.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$239 COP 997.9K

$965 MX$18.3K

-75.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$189 COP 789K

$474 MX$8,968

-60.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$605 COP 2.5M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-63.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$404 COP 1.7M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,074 COP 4.5M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-65.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$852 COP 3.6M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-88.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$399 COP 1.7M

$792 MX$15K

-49.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.58

11.42

1.40%

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

Last update for Cali: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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