Cost of Living Comparison Between Cholpon-Ata and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Cholpon-Ata and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Cholpon-Ata is 33.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 63.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cholpon-Ata is 39.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.18 KGS 540
$11.85 MX$205
-47.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$20.96 KGS 1,832
$42.16 MX$730
-50.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.87 KGS 514
$10.75 MX$186
-45.40%
Cappuccino
$2.11 KGS 184
$3.47 MX$60.2
-39.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.63 KGS 55.0
$1.45 MX$25.17
-56.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 KGS 28.32
$0.90 MX$15.64
-64.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.22 KGS 107
$3.05 MX$52.9
-60.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.70 KGS 148
$4.42 MX$76.5
-61.54%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.95 KGS 82.7
$1.37 MX$23.72
-30.66%
White Bread (500g)
$0.48 KGS 42.17
$1.87 MX$32.43
-74.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.55 KGS 135
$1.54 MX$26.74
0.65%
Eggs
$1.71 KGS 150
$2.50 MX$43.36
-31.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.22 KGS 719
$8.61 MX$149
-4.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.85 KGS 424
$8.63 MX$150
-43.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.07 KGS 705
$11.02 MX$191
-26.77%
Apples (1kg)
$1.08 KGS 94.2
$2.75 MX$47.62
-60.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.94 KGS 169
$1.43 MX$24.73
35.66%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 KGS 185
$1.87 MX$32.44
12.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.73 KGS 152
$2.17 MX$37.54
-20.28%
Potato (1kg)
$0.55 KGS 48.52
$1.88 MX$32.61
-70.74%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 KGS 46.61
$2.25 MX$38.91
-76.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.60 KGS 52.0
$1.07 MX$18.49
-43.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.50 KGS 43.82
$1.07 MX$18.59
-53.27%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.70 KGS 148
$4.15 MX$72.0
-59.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.19 KGS 716
$10.34 MX$179
-20.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 KGS 103
$1.68 MX$29.08
-29.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.95 KGS 171
$2.48 MX$43.02
-21.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.55 MX$9.61
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$459
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.35 KGS 118
$3.22 MX$55.7
-58.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 KGS 21.09
$2.48 MX$42.98
-90.32%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.34 KGS 292
$3.11 MX$53.9
7.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.85 KGS 74.2
$1.26 MX$21.75
-32.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K KGS 3.3M
$30.7K MX$531.0K
24.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.5K KGS 3.0M
$24.0K MX$416.4K
43.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$33.59 KGS 2,936
$82.5 MX$1,429
-59.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.96 KGS 609
$22.29 MX$386
-68.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.66 KGS 1,019
$30.02 MX$520
-61.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.4 MX$891
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$317
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.45 KGS 389
$4.98 MX$86.3
-10.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 KGS 17.6K
$200 MX$3,464
0.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,588 KGS 401.2K
$5,304 MX$91.9K
-13.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.58 KGS 3,198
$35.71 MX$618
2.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.30 KGS 3,524
$39.56 MX$685
1.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.0 KGS 8,305
$80.6 MX$1,395
17.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$102 KGS 8,923
$88.3 MX$1,530
15.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$969 MX$16.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$482 MX$8,352
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,595 MX$27.6K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,184 MX$20.5K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$70.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$113.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cholpon-Ata
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.1K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
20.11
11.42
76.09%

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Last update for Cholpon-Ata: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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