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

🙂 Solo nomad: Choloma is 35.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Choloma is 24.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.66 HNL 149

$11.88 MX$210

-52.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.52 HNL 990

$41.90 MX$740

-10.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.74 HNL 204

$10.55 MX$186

-26.64%

Cappuccino

$2.34 HNL 61.7

$3.60 MX$63.5

-35.00%

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

$0.95 HNL 25.07

$1.50 MX$26.45

-36.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.17 HNL 30.80

$0.91 MX$16.09

28.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.18 HNL 31.21

$3.08 MX$54.4

-61.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 HNL 69.1

$4.47 MX$78.8

-41.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 HNL 38.01

$1.39 MX$24.54

3.60%

White Bread (500g)

$2.12 HNL 56.0

$1.90 MX$33.47

11.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 HNL 32.58

$1.60 MX$28.27

-23.13%

Eggs

$2.04 HNL 53.9

$2.60 MX$45.97

-21.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.95 HNL 157

$8.36 MX$148

-28.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 HNL 99.4

$8.64 MX$152

-56.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.14 HNL 215

$10.91 MX$192

-25.39%

Apples (1kg)

$2.97 HNL 78.3

$2.61 MX$45.98

13.79%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 HNL 38.77

$1.44 MX$25.46

2.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 HNL 39.47

$1.96 MX$34.55

-23.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 HNL 41.47

$2.12 MX$37.34

-25.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 HNL 42.37

$1.86 MX$32.87

-13.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.40 HNL 36.92

$2.22 MX$39.20

-36.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 HNL 23.04

$1.02 MX$17.99

-14.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 HNL 45.29

$1.04 MX$18.36

65.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.52 HNL 66.5

$4.05 MX$71.5

-37.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 HNL 34.03

$1.69 MX$29.79

-23.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 HNL 48.68

$2.62 MX$46.25

-29.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.58 HNL 15.41

$0.51 MX$9.09

13.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.28 HNL 113

$3.15 MX$55.7

35.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 HNL 28.43

$1.32 MX$23.36

-18.18%

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

$18.9K HNL 499.8K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-37.05%

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

$19.1K HNL 503.9K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-19.64%

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

$80.9 HNL 2,135

$83.5 MX$1,474

-3.12%

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

$8.79 HNL 232

$22.86 MX$404

-61.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.07 HNL 1,084

$30.04 MX$530

36.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.90 HNL 156

$5.12 MX$90.4

15.23%

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

$247 HNL 6,508

$201 MX$3,541

22.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.36 HNL 1,224

$35.73 MX$631

29.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.55 HNL 964

$40.27 MX$711

-9.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 HNL 2,918

$79.2 MX$1,398

39.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 HNL 2,755

$89.3 MX$1,576

16.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$108 HNL 2,854

$947 MX$16.7K

-88.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$98.6 HNL 2,601

$483 MX$8,525

-79.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$353 HNL 9,306

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-77.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$297 HNL 7,842

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-75.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$565 HNL 14.9K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-85.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$455 HNL 12.0K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-92.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$530 HNL 14.0K

$730 MX$12.9K

-27.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

5.08%

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

Last update for Choloma: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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