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

🙂 Solo nomad: Casablanca is 13.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Casablanca is 16.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.39 MAD 50.1

$11.85 MX$210

-54.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.38 MAD 301

$42.16 MX$746

-23.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.03 MAD 74.7

$10.75 MX$190

-25.30%

Cappuccino

$2.38 MAD 22.11

$3.47 MX$61.5

-31.41%

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

$0.70 MAD 6.53

$1.45 MX$25.72

-51.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 MAD 4.33

$0.90 MX$15.98

-47.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.77 MAD 35.10

$3.05 MX$54.1

23.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.40 MAD 40.94

$4.42 MX$78.2

-0.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.94 MAD 8.77

$1.37 MX$24.24

-31.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MAD 6.57

$1.87 MX$33.14

-62.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 MAD 17.95

$1.54 MX$27.32

25.32%

Eggs

$1.91 MAD 17.74

$2.50 MX$44.31

-23.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.25 MAD 105

$8.61 MX$152

30.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.47 MAD 69.5

$8.63 MX$153

-13.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.59 MAD 108

$11.02 MX$195

5.17%

Apples (1kg)

$1.93 MAD 17.92

$2.75 MX$48.67

-29.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 MAD 14.67

$1.43 MX$25.28

10.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 MAD 8.72

$1.87 MX$33.15

-49.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 MAD 8.02

$2.17 MX$38.37

-60.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 MAD 6.86

$1.88 MX$33.33

-60.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.74 MAD 6.88

$2.25 MX$39.76

-67.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.43 MAD 3.98

$1.07 MX$18.90

-59.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 MAD 5.70

$1.07 MX$19.00

-42.99%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.49 MAD 41.74

$4.15 MX$73.5

8.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.09 MAD 75.3

$10.34 MX$183

-21.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.88 MAD 26.80

$1.68 MX$29.72

71.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 MAD 26.40

$2.48 MX$43.97

14.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 MAD 6.97

$0.55 MX$9.82

36.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.78 MAD 230

$26.53 MX$470

-6.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.90 MAD 8.40

$3.22 MX$56.9

-72.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.83 MAD 7.69

$2.48 MX$43.93

-66.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.52 MAD 51.4

$3.11 MX$55.0

77.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.52 MAD 14.16

$1.26 MX$22.22

20.63%

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

$36.7K MAD 341.3K

$30.7K MX$542.7K

19.71%

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

$28.4K MAD 264.6K

$24.0K MX$425.5K

18.34%

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

$49.42 MAD 460

$82.5 MX$1,460

-40.08%

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

$12.27 MAD 114

$22.29 MX$394

-44.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.25 MAD 393

$30.02 MX$531

40.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.86 MAD 278

$51.4 MX$911

-41.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.92 MAD 371

$18.29 MX$324

118.26%

Cinema Ticket

$8.52 MAD 79.2

$4.98 MX$88.2

71.08%

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

$210 MAD 1,948

$200 MX$3,540

4.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,450 MAD 50.7K

$5,304 MX$93.9K

2.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.3 MAD 607

$35.71 MX$632

82.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 MAD 492

$39.56 MX$700

33.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$110 MAD 1,019

$80.6 MX$1,426

36.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.3 MAD 840

$88.3 MX$1,563

2.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 MAD 5,462

$969 MX$17.2K

-39.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 MAD 3,151

$482 MX$8,535

-29.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,112 MAD 10.3K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-30.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$570 MAD 5,305

$1,184 MX$21.0K

-51.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,135 MAD 19.9K

$4,050 MX$71.7K

-47.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,192 MAD 11.1K

$6,522 MX$115.4K

-81.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$552 MAD 5,133

$756 MX$13.4K

-27.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.29

11.42

-53.68%

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

Last update for Casablanca: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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