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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chinandega is 21.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chinandega is 15.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.87 NIO 179

$11.85 MX$211

-58.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.44 NIO 1,305

$42.16 MX$750

-15.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.11 NIO 262

$10.75 MX$191

-33.86%

Cappuccino

$2.42 NIO 88.9

$3.47 MX$61.8

-30.26%

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

$0.85 NIO 31.39

$1.45 MX$25.85

-41.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 NIO 26.02

$0.90 MX$16.06

-21.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 NIO 49.39

$3.05 MX$54.3

-56.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 NIO 72.7

$4.42 MX$78.6

-55.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.89

$1.37 MX$24.36

-7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 NIO 90.8

$1.87 MX$33.31

32.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 NIO 69.5

$1.54 MX$27.46

22.73%

Eggs

$2.31 NIO 85.1

$2.50 MX$44.53

-7.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.16 NIO 411

$8.61 MX$153

29.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.79 NIO 250

$8.63 MX$154

-21.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.91 NIO 291

$11.02 MX$196

-28.22%

Apples (1kg)

$3.82 NIO 141

$2.75 MX$48.91

38.91%

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 NIO 30.46

$1.43 MX$25.41

-41.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.84 NIO 67.9

$1.87 MX$33.32

-1.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.27 NIO 83.7

$2.17 MX$38.56

4.61%

Potato (1kg)

$3.89 NIO 143

$1.88 MX$33.50

106.91%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 NIO 78.9

$2.25 MX$39.96

-4.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 NIO 38.74

$1.07 MX$18.99

-1.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 NIO 38.53

$1.07 MX$19.10

-1.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.61 NIO 96.2

$4.15 MX$73.9

-37.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.52 NIO 535

$10.34 MX$184

40.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 NIO 53.8

$1.68 MX$29.87

-13.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.20 NIO 81.0

$2.48 MX$44.19

-11.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.87

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 NIO 56.8

$3.22 MX$57.2

-52.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.15

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.83 NIO 251

$3.11 MX$55.3

119.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 NIO 48.01

$1.26 MX$22.34

3.17%

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

$22.6K NIO 833.5K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-26.17%

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

$26.2K NIO 964.5K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

8.97%

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

$97.1 NIO 3,573

$82.5 MX$1,467

17.66%

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

$16.74 NIO 616

$22.29 MX$396

-24.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.23 NIO 1,297

$30.02 MX$534

17.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$7.82 NIO 288

$4.98 MX$88.7

57.03%

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

$126 NIO 4,652

$200 MX$3,558

-36.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,961 NIO 219.5K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

12.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.0 NIO 2,871

$35.71 MX$635

118.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.8 NIO 2,681

$39.56 MX$704

84.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 NIO 4,922

$80.6 MX$1,433

65.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$109 NIO 4,009

$88.3 MX$1,571

23.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,579

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

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

Last update for Chinandega: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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