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

😐 Solo nomad: Carrefour is 24.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Carrefour is 83.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.89 HTG 1,947
$11.61 MX$200
28.25%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$90.8 HTG 11.9K
$42.75 MX$738
112.49%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.93 HTG 907
$10.60 MX$183
-34.62%
Cappuccino
$1.62 HTG 212
$3.59 MX$62.0
-54.87%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.51 HTG 198
$1.45 MX$25.08
4.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.52 HTG 199
$0.90 MX$15.50
68.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.08 HTG 664
$3.03 MX$52.4
67.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.81 HTG 891
$4.56 MX$78.8
49.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 HTG 197
$1.45 MX$25.07
4.14%
White Bread (500g)
$2.27 HTG 297
$1.83 MX$31.55
24.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.13 HTG 409
$1.61 MX$27.77
94.41%
Eggs
$2.81 HTG 368
$2.54 MX$43.82
10.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.69 HTG 1,006
$8.54 MX$148
-9.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.04 HTG 790
$8.47 MX$146
-28.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.66 HTG 1,526
$10.86 MX$188
7.37%
Apples (1kg)
$1.86 HTG 244
$2.73 MX$47.13
-31.87%
Banana (1kg)
$2.54 HTG 333
$1.49 MX$25.77
70.47%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.93 HTG 122
$1.94 MX$33.55
-52.06%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.26 HTG 296
$2.16 MX$37.38
4.63%
Potato (1kg)
$5.97 HTG 781
$1.85 MX$31.88
222.70%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 HTG 132
$2.19 MX$37.80
-53.88%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.64 HTG 84.1
$1.07 MX$18.52
-40.19%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.98 HTG 129
$1.08 MX$18.71
-9.26%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.11 HTG 538
$4.06 MX$70.1
1.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.33 HTG 1,482
$10.46 MX$181
8.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 HTG 115
$1.65 MX$28.56
-46.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.49 HTG 195
$2.55 MX$44.01
-41.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.21 HTG 27.02
$0.56 MX$9.60
-62.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.90 HTG 2,602
$26.20 MX$453
-24.05%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.39 HTG 51.1
$3.14 MX$54.2
-87.58%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.38 HTG 49.99
$2.37 MX$40.96
-83.97%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.15 HTG 2,636
$3.24 MX$56.0
521.91%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 HTG 159
$1.31 MX$22.70
-7.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.7K HTG 5.2M
$30.5K MX$527.4K
29.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$45.1K HTG 5.9M
$23.8K MX$411.4K
89.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$101 HTG 13.2K
$83.1 MX$1,436
21.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$49.26 HTG 6,443
$22.15 MX$383
122.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$165 HTG 21.6K
$29.37 MX$507
463.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$69.2 HTG 9,049
$51.2 MX$884
35.14%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.20 HTG 2,642
$18.69 MX$323
8.08%
Cinema Ticket
$10.02 HTG 1,311
$4.89 MX$84.4
104.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$98.3 HTG 12.9K
$199 MX$3,431
-50.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,065 HTG 924.1K
$5,207 MX$89.9K
35.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$78.4 HTG 10.3K
$35.93 MX$621
118.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$74.0 HTG 9,678
$39.39 MX$680
87.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$120 HTG 15.7K
$80.3 MX$1,387
49.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$147 HTG 19.3K
$87.6 MX$1,512
68.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$888 HTG 116.2K
$963 MX$16.6K
-7.80%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$723 HTG 94.6K
$482 MX$8,326
49.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,279 HTG 167.3K
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-22.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,058 HTG 138.4K
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-11.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$772 HTG 101.0K
$3,957 MX$68.3K
-80.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$605 HTG 79.1K
$6,513 MX$112.5K
-90.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Carrefour
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,415 HTG 185.1K
$726 MX$12.5K
94.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15
11.42
31.35%

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

Last update for Carrefour: April 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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