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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chapala is 27.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chapala is 25.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.19 MX$155

$11.73 MX$222

-30.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.91 MX$641

$41.52 MX$785

-18.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.76 MX$128

$10.57 MX$200

-36.05%

Cappuccino

$3.39 MX$64

$3.49 MX$65.9

-2.87%

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

$1.98 MX$37.49

$1.45 MX$27.33

36.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.01 MX$19.13

$0.97 MX$18.33

4.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.98 MX$37.48

$3.03 MX$57.2

-34.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 MX$61.7

$4.59 MX$86.8

-28.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 MX$29.68

$1.42 MX$26.87

10.56%

White Bread (500g)

$2.69 MX$50.8

$1.87 MX$35.43

43.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 MX$29.89

$1.54 MX$29.2

2.60%

Eggs

$2.21 MX$41.79

$2.6 MX$49.21

-15.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.97 MX$151

$8.32 MX$157

-4.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.37 MX$139

$8.54 MX$161

-13.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.49 MX$142

$10.67 MX$202

-29.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 MX$42.82

$2.66 MX$50.2

-14.66%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 MX$17.83

$1.51 MX$28.5

-37.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.84 MX$15.83

$1.9 MX$35.87

-55.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.41 MX$26.67

$2.19 MX$41.45

-35.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.35 MX$25.6

$1.78 MX$33.7

-24.16%

Onion (1kg)

$0.94 MX$17.81

$2.17 MX$41.05

-56.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 MX$16.51

$1.07 MX$20.14

-18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MX$15.78

$1.09 MX$20.53

-23.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 MX$75.4

$4.17 MX$78.8

-4.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.87 MX$187

$8.75 MX$165

12.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 MX$25.44

$1.69 MX$31.91

-20.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 MX$31.33

$2.53 MX$47.74

-34.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.6 MX$11.34

$0.51 MX$9.59

17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.97 MX$510

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 MX$20.52

$3.25 MX$61.4

-66.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.48 MX$27.98

$2.49 MX$47.01

-40.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.09 MX$58.5

$3.22 MX$60.8

-4.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 MX$25.03

$1.26 MX$23.87

4.76%

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

$18.7K MX$353.2K

$29.8K MX$564.1K

-37.40%

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

$18.3K MX$346K

$23.4K MX$442.5K

-21.82%

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

$48.53 MX$917

$84.2 MX$1,592

-42.38%

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

$17.25 MX$326

$22.8 MX$431

-24.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.19 MX$495

$30.04 MX$568

-12.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.15 MX$475

$51.4 MX$972

-51.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.68 MX$296

$18.28 MX$346

-14.22%

Cinema Ticket

$4.19 MX$79.3

$4.97 MX$94.1

-15.69%

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

$178 MX$3,373

$197 MX$3,719

-9.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,674 MX$50.6K

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-49.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.14 MX$797

$35.81 MX$677

17.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.59 MX$295

$39.43 MX$745

-60.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$67.1 MX$1,268

$80.9 MX$1,529

-17.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.6 MX$1,050

$86.3 MX$1,631

-35.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$452 MX$8,551

$968 MX$18.3K

-53.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$415 MX$7,847

$478 MX$9,037

-13.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$799 MX$15.1K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-51.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$644 MX$12.2K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-46.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,801 MX$34.1K

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-42.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$694 MX$13.1K

$7,586 MX$143.4K

-90.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$805 MX$15.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.24

11.42

-1.58%

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

Last update for Chapala: November 4, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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