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

🙂 Solo nomad: Casablanca is 24.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.2% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Casablanca is 0.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.34 MAD 49.28

$11.88 MX$210

-55.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.00 MAD 305

$41.90 MX$740

-21.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.05 MAD 74.3

$10.55 MX$186

-23.70%

Cappuccino

$2.29 MAD 21.10

$3.60 MX$63.5

-36.39%

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

$0.69 MAD 6.41

$1.50 MX$26.45

-54.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 MAD 4.34

$0.91 MX$16.09

-48.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.76 MAD 34.70

$3.08 MX$54.4

22.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.51 MAD 41.61

$4.47 MX$78.8

0.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 MAD 8.45

$1.39 MX$24.54

-33.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 MAD 7.16

$1.90 MX$33.47

-58.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.03 MAD 18.70

$1.60 MX$28.27

26.87%

Eggs

$1.97 MAD 18.20

$2.60 MX$45.97

-24.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.24 MAD 104

$8.36 MX$148

34.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.59 MAD 70.1

$8.64 MX$152

-12.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.58 MAD 107

$10.91 MX$192

6.14%

Apples (1kg)

$1.90 MAD 17.53

$2.61 MX$45.98

-27.20%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MAD 13.94

$1.44 MX$25.46

4.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.87 MAD 8.00

$1.96 MX$34.55

-55.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.82 MAD 7.60

$2.12 MX$37.34

-61.32%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 MAD 6.80

$1.86 MX$32.87

-60.22%

Onion (1kg)

$0.79 MAD 7.33

$2.22 MX$39.20

-64.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 MAD 4.26

$1.02 MX$17.99

-54.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 MAD 5.80

$1.04 MX$18.36

-39.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.45 MAD 41.04

$4.05 MX$71.5

9.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.98 MAD 73.6

$10.18 MX$180

-21.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.88 MAD 26.60

$1.69 MX$29.79

70.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 MAD 27.12

$2.62 MX$46.25

12.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 MAD 7.38

$0.51 MX$9.09

56.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.33 MAD 234

$26.52 MX$468

-4.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 MAD 7.87

$3.15 MX$55.7

-73.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.78 MAD 7.23

$2.46 MX$43.49

-68.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.51 MAD 50.8

$3.26 MX$57.5

69.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 MAD 14.19

$1.32 MX$23.36

16.67%

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

$36.8K MAD 340.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

22.48%

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

$29.4K MAD 271.8K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

23.95%

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

$48.72 MAD 450

$83.5 MX$1,474

-41.67%

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

$12.20 MAD 113

$22.86 MX$404

-46.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.99 MAD 388

$30.04 MX$530

39.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.75 MAD 275

$51.9 MX$916

-42.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$41.14 MAD 380

$18.30 MX$323

124.81%

Cinema Ticket

$8.95 MAD 82.6

$5.12 MX$90.4

74.80%

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

$210 MAD 1,935

$201 MX$3,541

4.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,476 MAD 50.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

2.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$67.0 MAD 618

$35.73 MX$631

87.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.6 MAD 495

$40.27 MX$711

33.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MAD 1,031

$79.2 MX$1,398

40.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.4 MAD 853

$89.3 MX$1,576

3.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$595 MAD 5,491

$947 MX$16.7K

-37.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$337 MAD 3,106

$483 MX$8,525

-30.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,141 MAD 10.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-28.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$578 MAD 5,338

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-52.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,142 MAD 19.8K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-46.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,188 MAD 11.0K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-81.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$567 MAD 5,233

$730 MX$12.9K

-22.29%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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