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

😐 Solo nomad: Cholula is 8.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cholula is 9.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.19 MX$217

$11.85 MX$211

2.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.01 MX$818

$42.16 MX$750

9.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.04 MX$143

$10.75 MX$191

-25.21%

Cappuccino

$3.68 MX$65.5

$3.47 MX$61.8

6.05%

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

$1.23 MX$21.81

$1.45 MX$25.85

-15.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 MX$15.39

$0.90 MX$16.06

-4.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 MX$41.13

$3.05 MX$54.3

-24.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.12 MX$73.3

$4.42 MX$78.6

-6.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MX$26.52

$1.37 MX$24.36

8.76%

White Bread (500g)

$2.67 MX$47.51

$1.87 MX$33.31

42.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 MX$27.94

$1.54 MX$27.46

1.95%

Eggs

$2.38 MX$42.27

$2.50 MX$44.53

-4.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.17 MX$127

$8.61 MX$153

-16.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.31 MX$112

$8.63 MX$154

-26.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.90 MX$194

$11.02 MX$196

-1.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2.48 MX$44.20

$2.75 MX$48.91

-9.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.41 MX$25.14

$1.43 MX$25.41

-1.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 MX$29.19

$1.87 MX$33.32

-12.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.77 MX$31.51

$2.17 MX$38.56

-18.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 MX$30.52

$1.88 MX$33.50

-8.51%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 MX$32.75

$2.25 MX$39.96

-18.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 MX$21.64

$1.07 MX$18.99

14.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 MX$20.40

$1.07 MX$19.10

7.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 MX$75.6

$4.15 MX$73.9

2.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.19 MX$252

$10.34 MX$184

37.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 MX$24.14

$1.68 MX$29.87

-19.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 MX$48.57

$2.48 MX$44.19

10.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.61 MX$10.77

$0.55 MX$9.87

10.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.89 MX$283

$26.53 MX$472

-40.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.13 MX$55.6

$3.22 MX$57.2

-2.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.18 MX$21.07

$2.48 MX$44.15

-52.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.64 MX$189

$3.11 MX$55.3

242.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MX$23.25

$1.26 MX$22.34

3.97%

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

$19.7K MX$350.6K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-35.72%

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

$20.4K MX$362.2K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

-15.30%

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

$62.2 MX$1,106

$82.5 MX$1,467

-24.64%

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

$21.81 MX$388

$22.29 MX$396

-2.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.88 MX$443

$30.02 MX$534

-17.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.49 MX$631

$51.4 MX$915

-31.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.15 MX$287

$18.29 MX$325

-11.70%

Cinema Ticket

$5.45 MX$96.9

$4.98 MX$88.7

9.44%

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

$315 MX$5,601

$200 MX$3,558

57.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,619 MX$64.4K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-31.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.1 MX$892

$35.71 MX$635

40.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.38 MX$754

$39.56 MX$704

7.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$110 MX$1,952

$80.6 MX$1,433

36.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.2 MX$1,747

$88.3 MX$1,571

11.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$371 MX$6,593

$969 MX$17.2K

-61.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$247 MX$4,394

$482 MX$8,579

-48.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$525 MX$9,332

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-67.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$384 MX$6,838

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-67.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,017 MX$35.9K

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-50.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,249 MX$22.2K

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-80.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$860 MX$15.3K

$756 MX$13.5K

13.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.25

11.42

-1.49%

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

Last update for Cholula: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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