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

😐 Solo nomad: Celaya is 9.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Celaya is 16.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.50 MX$206

$11.85 MX$212

-2.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.92 MX$750

$42.16 MX$755

-0.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.75 MX$139

$10.75 MX$192

-27.91%

Cappuccino

$2.92 MX$52.3

$3.47 MX$62.2

-15.85%

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

$1.18 MX$21.19

$1.45 MX$26.01

-18.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.95 MX$16.99

$0.90 MX$16.16

5.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.69 MX$48.21

$3.05 MX$54.7

-11.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.63 MX$82.8

$4.42 MX$79.1

4.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 MX$29.29

$1.37 MX$24.51

19.71%

White Bread (500g)

$2.26 MX$40.52

$1.87 MX$33.51

20.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MX$27.21

$1.54 MX$27.63

-1.30%

Eggs

$1.97 MX$35.22

$2.50 MX$44.81

-21.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.50 MX$170

$8.61 MX$154

10.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.98 MX$161

$8.63 MX$155

4.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.86 MX$194

$11.02 MX$197

-1.45%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 MX$50.8

$2.75 MX$49.22

3.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.54 MX$27.51

$1.43 MX$25.56

7.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 MX$31.25

$1.87 MX$33.52

-6.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.83 MX$32.84

$2.17 MX$38.80

-15.67%

Potato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.86

$1.88 MX$33.70

15.43%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$40.32

$2.25 MX$40.21

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 MX$23.94

$1.07 MX$19.11

25.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 MX$17.41

$1.07 MX$19.22

-9.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.87 MX$69.4

$4.15 MX$74.4

-6.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.49 MX$242

$10.34 MX$185

30.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 MX$30.17

$1.68 MX$30.06

0.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 MX$60.0

$2.48 MX$44.46

35.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.56 MX$9.95

$0.55 MX$9.93

1.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.18 MX$469

$26.53 MX$475

-1.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 MX$13.53

$3.22 MX$57.6

-76.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.55 MX$27.79

$2.48 MX$44.42

-37.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.58 MX$154

$3.11 MX$55.7

175.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 MX$22.69

$1.26 MX$22.48

0.79%

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

$25.7K MX$459.2K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-16.33%

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

$22.3K MX$399.5K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-7.15%

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

$46.09 MX$825

$82.5 MX$1,476

-44.12%

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

$22.55 MX$404

$22.29 MX$399

1.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.35 MX$382

$30.02 MX$537

-28.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.44 MX$652

$51.4 MX$921

-29.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.05 MX$287

$18.29 MX$327

-12.25%

Cinema Ticket

$4.72 MX$84.5

$4.98 MX$89.2

-5.22%

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

$217 MX$3,891

$200 MX$3,580

8.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,375 MX$60.4K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-36.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 MX$1,060

$35.71 MX$639

65.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.74 MX$747

$39.56 MX$708

5.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.0 MX$1,754

$80.6 MX$1,442

21.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.7 MX$1,337

$88.3 MX$1,581

-15.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$512 MX$9,172

$969 MX$17.4K

-47.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 MX$6,988

$482 MX$8,632

-19.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$950 MX$17.0K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-40.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$774 MX$13.9K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-34.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$849 MX$15.2K

$756 MX$13.5K

12.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.5

11.42

0.70%

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

Last update for Celaya: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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