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

🙂 Solo nomad: Coatzacoalcos is 3.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Coatzacoalcos is 6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.47 MX$188

$11.85 MX$212

-11.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.70 MX$711

$42.16 MX$755

-5.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.71 MX$138

$10.75 MX$192

-28.28%

Cappuccino

$3.28 MX$58.7

$3.47 MX$62.2

-5.48%

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

$1.28 MX$22.85

$1.45 MX$26.01

-11.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 MX$16.02

$0.90 MX$16.16

-1.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 MX$42.30

$3.05 MX$54.7

-22.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.84 MX$68.8

$4.42 MX$79.1

-13.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.43 MX$25.58

$1.37 MX$24.51

4.38%

White Bread (500g)

$2.53 MX$45.31

$1.87 MX$33.51

35.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.55 MX$27.82

$1.54 MX$27.63

0.65%

Eggs

$2.41 MX$43.13

$2.50 MX$44.81

-3.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.93 MX$142

$8.61 MX$154

-7.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.79 MX$139

$8.63 MX$155

-9.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.79 MX$193

$11.02 MX$197

-2.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2.71 MX$48.42

$2.75 MX$49.22

-1.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 MX$25.69

$1.43 MX$25.56

0.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.76 MX$31.54

$1.87 MX$33.52

-5.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 MX$29.38

$2.17 MX$38.80

-24.42%

Potato (1kg)

$1.89 MX$33.85

$1.88 MX$33.70

0.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 MX$34.95

$2.25 MX$40.21

-13.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.25 MX$22.32

$1.07 MX$19.11

16.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 MX$18.19

$1.07 MX$19.22

-4.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MX$73.9

$4.15 MX$74.4

-0.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.39 MX$186

$10.34 MX$185

0.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 MX$28.07

$1.68 MX$30.06

-6.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 MX$49.92

$2.48 MX$44.46

12.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.60 MX$10.77

$0.55 MX$9.93

9.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.51 MX$45.01

$3.22 MX$57.6

-22.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.59 MX$28.47

$2.48 MX$44.42

-35.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.44 MX$151

$3.11 MX$55.7

171.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$22.50

$1.26 MX$22.48

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

$21.6K MX$385.8K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-29.71%

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

$22.7K MX$405.6K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-5.75%

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

$56.7 MX$1,015

$82.5 MX$1,476

-31.22%

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

$21.75 MX$389

$22.29 MX$399

-2.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.49 MX$510

$30.02 MX$537

-5.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.62 MX$638

$51.4 MX$921

-30.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.63 MX$280

$18.29 MX$327

-14.54%

Cinema Ticket

$4.76 MX$85.1

$4.98 MX$89.2

-4.42%

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

$204 MX$3,644

$200 MX$3,580

1.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,545 MX$63.4K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-33.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.0 MX$932

$35.71 MX$639

45.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.20 MX$720

$39.56 MX$708

1.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.0 MX$1,629

$80.6 MX$1,442

12.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.1 MX$1,434

$88.3 MX$1,581

-9.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$501 MX$8,972

$969 MX$17.4K

-48.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$401 MX$7,175

$482 MX$8,632

-16.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$924 MX$16.5K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-42.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$773 MX$13.8K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-34.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,144 MX$38.4K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-47.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,433 MX$25.7K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-78.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.48

11.42

0.53%

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

Last update for Coatzacoalcos: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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