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

😐 Solo nomad: Caracas is 10% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 5.2% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Caracas is 8.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.93 VES 5,078

$11.85 MX$209

0.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.5 VES 23.2K

$42.16 MX$744

29.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.87 VES 4,203

$10.75 MX$190

-8.19%

Cappuccino

$2.58 VES 1,100

$3.47 MX$61.3

-25.65%

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

$1.26 VES 537

$1.45 MX$25.65

-13.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 VES 414

$0.90 MX$15.93

7.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.53 VES 651

$3.05 MX$53.9

-49.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 VES 1,297

$4.42 MX$77.9

-31.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 VES 802

$1.37 MX$24.17

37.23%

White Bread (500g)

$2.81 VES 1,196

$1.87 MX$33.05

50.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 VES 613

$1.54 MX$27.25

-6.49%

Eggs

$2.77 VES 1,179

$2.50 MX$44.18

10.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.07 VES 4,285

$8.61 MX$152

16.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.70 VES 3,276

$8.63 MX$152

-10.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.40 VES 3,151

$11.02 MX$195

-32.85%

Apples (1kg)

$5.27 VES 2,242

$2.75 MX$48.53

91.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.85 VES 789

$1.43 MX$25.21

29.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 VES 929

$1.87 MX$33.05

16.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.00 VES 851

$2.17 MX$38.26

-7.83%

Potato (1kg)

$2.61 VES 1,110

$1.88 MX$33.23

38.83%

Onion (1kg)

$2.17 VES 924

$2.25 MX$39.65

-3.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 VES 578

$1.07 MX$18.85

27.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 VES 797

$1.07 MX$18.95

74.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.01 VES 1,708

$4.15 MX$73.3

-3.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.04 VES 4,274

$10.34 MX$182

-2.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 VES 617

$1.68 MX$29.64

-13.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 VES 868

$2.48 MX$43.84

-17.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.78 VES 332

$0.55 MX$9.80

41.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.63 VES 12.6K

$26.53 MX$468

11.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.90 VES 2,085

$3.22 MX$56.8

52.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.65 VES 1,128

$2.48 MX$43.80

6.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.94 VES 4,233

$3.11 MX$54.9

219.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.51 VES 219

$1.26 MX$22.16

-59.52%

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

$25.0K VES 10.6M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-18.59%

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

$39.1K VES 16.6M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

62.58%

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

$20.00 VES 8,513

$82.5 MX$1,456

-75.75%

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

$13.05 VES 5,556

$22.29 MX$393

-41.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.18 VES 17.1K

$30.02 MX$530

33.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$68.7 VES 29.2K

$51.4 MX$908

33.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.11 VES 6,432

$18.29 MX$323

-17.39%

Cinema Ticket

$6.16 VES 2,622

$4.98 MX$88.0

23.69%

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

$133 VES 56.5K

$200 MX$3,530

-33.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,478 VES 2.3M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

3.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.0 VES 26.8K

$35.71 MX$630

76.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.65 VES 16.5K

$39.56 MX$698

-2.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 VES 43.8K

$80.6 MX$1,422

27.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 VES 48.3K

$88.3 MX$1,559

28.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$461 VES 196.3K

$969 MX$17.1K

-52.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 VES 160.4K

$482 MX$8,511

-21.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 VES 410.6K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-39.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$835 VES 355.5K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-29.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,404 VES 597.8K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-65.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$699 VES 297.4K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-89.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$307 VES 130.6K

$756 MX$13.4K

-59.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

21.33

11.42

86.78%

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

Last update for Caracas: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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