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

🙂 Solo nomad: Catamarca is 10% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Catamarca is 14.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.31 ARS 15.0K

$11.85 MX$209

-13.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.19 ARS 49.7K

$42.16 MX$744

-18.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.12 ARS 13.2K

$10.75 MX$190

-15.16%

Cappuccino

$2.65 ARS 3,855

$3.47 MX$61.3

-23.63%

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

$1.73 ARS 2,512

$1.45 MX$25.65

19.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.50 ARS 2,185

$0.90 MX$15.93

66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.06 ARS 2,998

$3.05 MX$53.9

-32.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 ARS 4,405

$4.42 MX$77.9

-31.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.30 ARS 1,884

$1.37 MX$24.17

-5.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.63 ARS 2,370

$1.87 MX$33.05

-12.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 ARS 2,956

$1.54 MX$27.25

32.47%

Eggs

$2.24 ARS 3,249

$2.50 MX$44.18

-10.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.99 ARS 14.5K

$8.61 MX$152

16.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.32 ARS 9,178

$8.63 MX$152

-26.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.48 ARS 13.8K

$11.02 MX$195

-13.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.00 ARS 2,909

$2.75 MX$48.53

-27.27%

Banana (1kg)

$2.06 ARS 2,985

$1.43 MX$25.21

44.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.28 ARS 1,853

$1.87 MX$33.05

-31.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.60 ARS 3,777

$2.17 MX$38.26

19.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 ARS 1,703

$1.88 MX$33.23

-37.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.24 ARS 1,807

$2.25 MX$39.65

-44.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 ARS 1,844

$1.07 MX$18.85

18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 ARS 2,083

$1.07 MX$18.95

33.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.18 ARS 4,616

$4.15 MX$73.3

-23.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.91 ARS 7,132

$10.34 MX$182

-52.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 ARS 3,023

$1.68 MX$29.64

23.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 ARS 4,590

$2.48 MX$43.84

27.42%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 ARS 1,181

$0.55 MX$9.80

47.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 ARS 2,114

$3.22 MX$56.8

-54.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 ARS 1,241

$2.48 MX$43.80

-65.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.94 ARS 8,628

$3.11 MX$54.9

91.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ARS 1,584

$1.26 MX$22.16

-13.49%

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

$27.1K ARS 39.3M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-11.63%

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

$30.2K ARS 43.8M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

25.47%

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

$66.7 ARS 96.9K

$82.5 MX$1,456

-19.10%

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

$17.13 ARS 24.9K

$22.29 MX$393

-23.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.43 ARS 32.6K

$30.02 MX$530

-25.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.46 ARS 38.4K

$51.4 MX$908

-48.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.69 ARS 19.9K

$18.29 MX$323

-25.15%

Cinema Ticket

$6.21 ARS 9,019

$4.98 MX$88.0

24.70%

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

$220 ARS 320.1K

$200 MX$3,530

10.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,714 ARS 3.9M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-48.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$73.4 ARS 106.6K

$35.71 MX$630

105.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$69.2 ARS 100.4K

$39.56 MX$698

74.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ARS 165.2K

$80.6 MX$1,422

41.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$111 ARS 161.4K

$88.3 MX$1,559

25.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$343 ARS 497.8K

$969 MX$17.1K

-64.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$236 ARS 343.2K

$482 MX$8,511

-50.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$690 ARS 1.0M

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-56.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$529 ARS 768.2K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-55.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,334 ARS 3.4M

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-42.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

58.5

11.42

412.26%

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

Last update for Catamarca: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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