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

🙂 Solo nomad: Colima is 26.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Colima is 23.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.23 MX$111

$11.85 MX$212

-47.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.43 MX$563

$42.16 MX$755

-25.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.78 MX$139

$10.75 MX$192

-27.63%

Cappuccino

$2.14 MX$38.34

$3.47 MX$62.2

-38.33%

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

$0.76 MX$13.64

$1.45 MX$26.01

-47.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 MX$9.06

$0.90 MX$16.16

-43.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 MX$31.70

$3.05 MX$54.7

-41.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 MX$49.07

$4.42 MX$79.1

-38.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 MX$24.78

$1.37 MX$24.51

0.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.60 MX$46.53

$1.87 MX$33.51

39.04%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MX$23.46

$1.54 MX$27.63

-14.94%

Eggs

$2.26 MX$40.51

$2.50 MX$44.81

-9.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.79 MX$104

$8.61 MX$154

-32.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.55 MX$135

$8.63 MX$155

-12.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.59 MX$172

$11.02 MX$197

-12.98%

Apples (1kg)

$2.77 MX$49.54

$2.75 MX$49.22

0.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.35 MX$24.15

$1.43 MX$25.56

-5.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 MX$27.34

$1.87 MX$33.52

-18.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.21 MX$39.53

$2.17 MX$38.80

1.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.77 MX$31.60

$1.88 MX$33.70

-5.85%

Onion (1kg)

$2.42 MX$43.27

$2.25 MX$40.21

7.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 MX$22.95

$1.07 MX$19.11

19.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 MX$18.69

$1.07 MX$19.22

-2.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.47 MX$62.1

$4.15 MX$74.4

-16.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.79 MX$122

$10.34 MX$185

-34.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.63 MX$29.16

$1.68 MX$30.06

-2.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 MX$33.39

$2.48 MX$44.46

-24.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.64 MX$11.54

$0.55 MX$9.93

16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.98 MX$340

$26.53 MX$475

-28.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.41 MX$43.09

$3.22 MX$57.6

-25.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 MX$27.50

$2.48 MX$44.42

-37.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.24 MX$148

$3.11 MX$55.7

164.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 MX$22.71

$1.26 MX$22.48

0.79%

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

$22.2K MX$397.3K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-27.60%

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

$21.4K MX$383.1K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-10.96%

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

$63.5 MX$1,137

$82.5 MX$1,476

-22.99%

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

$19.78 MX$354

$22.29 MX$399

-11.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.22 MX$541

$30.02 MX$537

0.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.26 MX$613

$51.4 MX$921

-33.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.85 MX$373

$18.29 MX$327

14.00%

Cinema Ticket

$4.42 MX$79.1

$4.98 MX$89.2

-11.24%

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

$143 MX$2,564

$200 MX$3,580

-28.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,432 MX$43.5K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-54.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.40 MX$831

$35.71 MX$639

29.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.68 MX$513

$39.56 MX$708

-27.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.6 MX$1,569

$80.6 MX$1,442

8.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.9 MX$1,770

$88.3 MX$1,581

11.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$503 MX$9,010

$969 MX$17.4K

-48.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$247 MX$4,425

$482 MX$8,632

-48.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$337 MX$6,033

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-78.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$547 MX$9,794

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-53.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,775 MX$31.8K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-56.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,107 MX$19.8K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-83.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$303 MX$5,422

$756 MX$13.5K

-59.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.07

11.42

-3.06%

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

Last update for Colima: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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