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

😐 Solo nomad: Cancun is 13% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 6.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cancun is 8.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 0.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.40 MX$236

$11.85 MX$209

13.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$52.8 MX$932

$42.16 MX$744

25.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.89 MX$175

$10.75 MX$190

-8.00%

Cappuccino

$3.56 MX$62.9

$3.47 MX$61.3

2.59%

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

$1.52 MX$26.80

$1.45 MX$25.65

4.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 MX$15.71

$0.90 MX$15.93

-1.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.98 MX$52.7

$3.05 MX$53.9

-2.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 MX$79.9

$4.42 MX$77.9

2.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 MX$25.59

$1.37 MX$24.17

5.84%

White Bread (500g)

$2.62 MX$46.33

$1.87 MX$33.05

40.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.86 MX$32.88

$1.54 MX$27.25

20.78%

Eggs

$2.57 MX$45.31

$2.50 MX$44.18

2.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.40 MX$201

$8.61 MX$152

32.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.59 MX$152

$8.63 MX$152

-0.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.00 MX$194

$11.02 MX$195

-0.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.30 MX$58.2

$2.75 MX$48.53

20.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 MX$27.41

$1.43 MX$25.21

8.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.16 MX$55.8

$1.87 MX$33.05

68.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.10 MX$37.14

$2.17 MX$38.26

-3.23%

Potato (1kg)

$2.06 MX$36.40

$1.88 MX$33.23

9.57%

Onion (1kg)

$2.23 MX$39.35

$2.25 MX$39.65

-0.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MX$18.33

$1.07 MX$18.85

-2.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 MX$22.60

$1.07 MX$18.95

19.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.10 MX$72.4

$4.15 MX$73.3

-1.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.54 MX$186

$10.34 MX$182

1.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 MX$29.54

$1.68 MX$29.64

-0.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 MX$44.31

$2.48 MX$43.84

1.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.64 MX$11.34

$0.55 MX$9.80

16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.9 MX$1,075

$26.53 MX$468

129.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.18 MX$73.8

$3.22 MX$56.8

29.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.57 MX$45.33

$2.48 MX$43.80

3.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.92 MX$175

$3.11 MX$54.9

218.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 MX$22.61

$1.26 MX$22.16

1.59%

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

$30.4K MX$535.9K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-0.97%

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

$23.6K MX$416.5K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-1.85%

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

$112 MX$1,983

$82.5 MX$1,456

36.19%

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

$23.32 MX$412

$22.29 MX$393

4.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.57 MX$645

$30.02 MX$530

21.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.62 MX$435

$51.4 MX$908

-52.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.64 MX$435

$18.29 MX$323

34.72%

Cinema Ticket

$5.91 MX$104

$4.98 MX$88.0

18.67%

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

$202 MX$3,574

$200 MX$3,530

1.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,241 MX$92.5K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-1.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$53.6 MX$945

$35.71 MX$630

49.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.26 MX$711

$39.56 MX$698

1.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.5 MX$1,473

$80.6 MX$1,422

3.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 MX$1,895

$88.3 MX$1,559

21.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$628 MX$11.1K

$969 MX$17.1K

-35.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$444 MX$7,839

$482 MX$8,511

-7.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,269 MX$22.4K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-20.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,009 MX$17.8K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-14.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,252 MX$39.7K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-44.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,293 MX$40.5K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-64.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$863 MX$15.2K

$756 MX$13.4K

14.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Cancun: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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