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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cartagena is 20.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.2% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cartagena is 0.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.96 COP 24.8K

$11.99 MX$227

-50.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.85 COP 195.3K

$42.47 MX$803

10.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.9 COP 41.3K

$10.47 MX$198

-5.44%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,894

$3.6 MX$68.2

-54.17%

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

$0.8 COP 3,333

$1.44 MX$27.16

-44.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 COP 2,946

$0.89 MX$16.79

-20.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.3 COP 5,428

$3.09 MX$58.5

-57.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.88 COP 12K

$4.58 MX$86.6

-37.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.2 COP 4,999

$1.38 MX$26.04

-13.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.83 COP 7,626

$1.85 MX$34.9

-1.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 COP 5,518

$1.57 MX$29.68

-15.92%

Eggs

$2.11 COP 8,808

$2.55 MX$48.3

-17.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.12 COP 29.7K

$8.61 MX$163

-17.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 COP 25.6K

$8.54 MX$161

-28.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.78 COP 32.4K

$10.98 MX$208

-29.14%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 COP 13.6K

$2.72 MX$51.4

19.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 COP 8,044

$1.51 MX$28.57

27.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.47 COP 6,118

$1.88 MX$35.63

-21.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 COP 6,620

$2.19 MX$41.42

-27.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 COP 6,485

$1.87 MX$35.3

-16.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,470

$2.19 MX$41.37

-51.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 COP 4,389

$1.07 MX$20.23

-1.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 COP 2,665

$1.09 MX$20.64

-41.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.27 COP 9,446

$3.96 MX$74.9

-42.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$23.76 COP 99.1K

$8.86 MX$167

168.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 COP 4,055

$1.72 MX$32.53

-43.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 COP 4,090

$2.61 MX$49.37

-62.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.06 COP 4,412

$0.52 MX$9.74

103.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.09 COP 117.1K

$26.59 MX$503

5.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.49 COP 10.4K

$3.24 MX$61.2

-23.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.44 COP 10.2K

$2.38 MX$44.94

2.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.97 COP 20.7K

$3.11 MX$58.7

59.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 4,064

$1.31 MX$24.85

-25.95%

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

$21.5K COP 89.7M

$30.3K MX$573K

-29.00%

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

$23.9K COP 99.6M

$24K MX$453.6K

-0.42%

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

$141 COP 586.1K

$84.2 MX$1,592

66.88%

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

$10.92 COP 45.5K

$22.14 MX$419

-50.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.73 COP 103.1K

$30.14 MX$570

-17.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.51 COP 148K

$52 MX$983

-31.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.69 COP 36.2K

$18.72 MX$354

-53.58%

Cinema Ticket

$2.94 COP 12.3K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-42.01%

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

$143 COP 594.7K

$200 MX$3,787

-28.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,872 COP 24.5M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

10.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.11 COP 204.8K

$35.74 MX$676

37.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.16 COP 163.3K

$39.8 MX$753

-1.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 COP 521.4K

$79 MX$1,493

58.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 COP 474.6K

$88.4 MX$1,671

28.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$724 COP 3M

$965 MX$18.3K

-24.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$335 COP 1.4M

$474 MX$8,968

-29.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,312 COP 5.5M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-20.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$477 COP 2M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-60.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,840 COP 11.8M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-7.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,905 COP 12.1M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-61.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$577 COP 2.4M

$792 MX$15K

-27.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

31.35%

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

Last update for Cartagena: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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