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

🙂 Solo nomad: Caracas is 2.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 4.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Caracas is 33.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.77 VES 4,055

$11.88 MX$210

-0.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$55.5 VES 19.1K

$41.90 MX$740

32.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.89 VES 3,409

$10.55 MX$186

-6.26%

Cappuccino

$2.53 VES 873

$3.60 MX$63.5

-29.72%

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

$1.30 VES 449

$1.50 MX$26.45

-13.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.94 VES 325

$0.91 MX$16.09

3.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.53 VES 528

$3.08 MX$54.4

-50.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 VES 1,007

$4.47 MX$78.8

-34.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 VES 645

$1.39 MX$24.54

34.53%

White Bread (500g)

$2.66 VES 916

$1.90 MX$33.47

40.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.42 VES 489

$1.60 MX$28.27

-11.25%

Eggs

$2.84 VES 978

$2.60 MX$45.97

9.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.09 VES 3,477

$8.36 MX$148

20.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.26 VES 2,500

$8.64 MX$152

-15.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.29 VES 2,512

$10.91 MX$192

-33.18%

Apples (1kg)

$5.36 VES 1,847

$2.61 MX$45.98

105.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.86 VES 641

$1.44 MX$25.46

29.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 VES 777

$1.96 MX$34.55

15.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 VES 682

$2.12 MX$37.34

-6.60%

Potato (1kg)

$2.59 VES 893

$1.86 MX$32.87

39.25%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 VES 736

$2.22 MX$39.20

-3.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 VES 470

$1.02 MX$17.99

33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.91 VES 658

$1.04 MX$18.36

83.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 VES 1,365

$4.05 MX$71.5

-2.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.62 VES 3,314

$10.18 MX$180

-5.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 VES 503

$1.69 MX$29.79

-13.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 VES 671

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 VES 252

$0.51 MX$9.09

43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.54 VES 10.2K

$26.52 MX$468

11.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.86 VES 1,676

$3.15 MX$55.7

54.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.65 VES 912

$2.46 MX$43.49

7.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.85 VES 3,392

$3.26 MX$57.5

202.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 VES 179

$1.32 MX$23.36

-60.61%

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

$25.5K VES 8.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-15.30%

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

$39.8K VES 13.7M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

67.57%

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

$20.09 VES 6,920

$83.5 MX$1,474

-75.95%

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

$12.94 VES 4,457

$22.86 MX$404

-43.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.22 VES 13.9K

$30.04 MX$530

33.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$69.4 VES 23.9K

$51.9 MX$916

33.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.22 VES 5,242

$18.30 MX$323

-16.83%

Cinema Ticket

$6.07 VES 2,091

$5.12 MX$90.4

18.55%

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

$133 VES 45.9K

$201 MX$3,541

-33.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,546 VES 1.9M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

4.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.1 VES 21.7K

$35.73 MX$631

76.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.72 VES 13.3K

$40.27 MX$711

-3.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 VES 36.0K

$79.2 MX$1,398

31.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$113 VES 38.9K

$89.3 MX$1,576

26.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$459 VES 158.3K

$947 MX$16.7K

-51.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$373 VES 128.4K

$483 MX$8,525

-22.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$985 VES 339.4K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-38.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$861 VES 296.6K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-28.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,480 VES 509.8K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-62.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$729 VES 251.1K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-88.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$302 VES 104.2K

$730 MX$12.9K

-58.55%

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: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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