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

🙂 Solo nomad: Catacamas is 25.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Catacamas is 26.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.91 HNL 157
$11.61 MX$200
-49.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.96 HNL 982
$42.75 MX$738
-13.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.84 HNL 208
$10.60 MX$183
-26.04%
Cappuccino
$2.28 HNL 60.6
$3.59 MX$62.0
-36.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.94 HNL 24.97
$1.45 MX$25.08
-35.17%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.14 HNL 30.23
$0.90 MX$15.50
26.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.17 HNL 31.17
$3.03 MX$52.4
-61.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.74 HNL 72.9
$4.56 MX$78.8
-39.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 HNL 38.56
$1.45 MX$25.07
-
White Bread (500g)
$2.16 HNL 57.3
$1.83 MX$31.55
18.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 HNL 33.98
$1.61 MX$27.77
-20.50%
Eggs
$2.01 HNL 53.4
$2.54 MX$43.82
-20.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.06 HNL 161
$8.54 MX$148
-29.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.84 HNL 102
$8.47 MX$146
-54.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.08 HNL 215
$10.86 MX$188
-25.60%
Apples (1kg)
$2.95 HNL 78.3
$2.73 MX$47.13
8.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 HNL 38.39
$1.49 MX$25.77
-3.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 HNL 38.28
$1.94 MX$33.55
-25.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.57 HNL 41.71
$2.16 MX$37.38
-27.31%
Potato (1kg)
$1.60 HNL 42.40
$1.85 MX$31.88
-13.51%
Onion (1kg)
$1.35 HNL 35.80
$2.19 MX$37.80
-38.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.88 HNL 23.47
$1.07 MX$18.52
-17.76%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 HNL 45.96
$1.08 MX$18.71
60.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.44 HNL 64.7
$4.06 MX$70.1
-39.90%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.46 MX$181
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 HNL 34.80
$1.65 MX$28.56
-20.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 HNL 47.79
$2.55 MX$44.01
-29.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.56 MX$9.60
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.20 MX$453
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.16 HNL 111
$3.14 MX$54.2
32.48%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.37 MX$40.96
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.24 MX$56.0
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.03 HNL 27.35
$1.31 MX$22.70
-21.37%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.4K HNL 514.3K
$30.5K MX$527.4K
-36.62%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.5K HNL 517.0K
$23.8K MX$411.4K
-18.32%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$81.0 HNL 2,152
$83.1 MX$1,436
-2.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.86 HNL 235
$22.15 MX$383
-60.00%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.71 HNL 1,108
$29.37 MX$507
42.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.2 MX$884
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.69 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.88 HNL 156
$4.89 MX$84.4
20.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$253 HNL 6,719
$199 MX$3,431
27.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,207 MX$89.9K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$45.63 HNL 1,212
$35.93 MX$621
27.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.01 HNL 957
$39.39 MX$680
-8.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$107 HNL 2,856
$80.3 MX$1,387
33.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$102 HNL 2,706
$87.6 MX$1,512
16.32%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$963 MX$16.6K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$482 MX$8,326
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,957 MX$68.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,513 MX$112.5K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Catacamas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$726 MX$12.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
11.42
5.08%

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Last update for Catacamas: April 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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