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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cuautla is 0.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 7.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cuautla is 17.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 13.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.79 MX$175

$11.85 MX$212

-17.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$47.08 MX$843

$42.16 MX$755

11.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.98 MX$143

$10.75 MX$192

-25.77%

Cappuccino

$3.66 MX$65.6

$3.47 MX$62.2

5.48%

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

$1.30 MX$23.26

$1.45 MX$26.01

-10.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.01 MX$18.07

$0.90 MX$16.16

12.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.32 MX$41.47

$3.05 MX$54.7

-23.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.27 MX$76.5

$4.42 MX$79.1

-3.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 MX$28.58

$1.37 MX$24.51

16.79%

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 MX$45.50

$1.87 MX$33.51

35.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 MX$36.48

$1.54 MX$27.63

32.47%

Eggs

$2.38 MX$42.56

$2.50 MX$44.81

-4.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.52 MX$153

$8.61 MX$154

-1.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.87 MX$177

$8.63 MX$155

14.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.79 MX$229

$11.02 MX$197

16.06%

Apples (1kg)

$3.56 MX$63.7

$2.75 MX$49.22

29.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MX$26.07

$1.43 MX$25.56

2.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.85 MX$33.09

$1.87 MX$33.52

-1.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.72 MX$30.79

$2.17 MX$38.80

-20.74%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 MX$30.94

$1.88 MX$33.70

-7.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 MX$33.92

$2.25 MX$40.21

-15.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 MX$23.09

$1.07 MX$19.11

20.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 MX$20.46

$1.07 MX$19.22

6.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.31 MX$77.1

$4.15 MX$74.4

3.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.62 MX$315

$10.34 MX$185

70.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 MX$35.21

$1.68 MX$30.06

17.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.29 MX$59.0

$2.48 MX$44.46

32.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 MX$11.72

$0.55 MX$9.93

18.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.21 MX$57.4

$3.22 MX$57.6

-0.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.25 MX$22.31

$2.48 MX$44.42

-49.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.49 MX$170

$3.11 MX$55.7

205.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 MX$22.81

$1.26 MX$22.48

0.79%

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

$19.9K MX$356.1K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-35.11%

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

$20.6K MX$368.8K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-14.30%

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

$62.6 MX$1,120

$82.5 MX$1,476

-24.16%

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

$23.88 MX$427

$22.29 MX$399

7.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.74 MX$497

$30.02 MX$537

-7.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.08 MX$646

$51.4 MX$921

-29.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.80 MX$283

$18.29 MX$327

-13.61%

Cinema Ticket

$6.12 MX$110

$4.98 MX$89.2

22.89%

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

$319 MX$5,712

$200 MX$3,580

59.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,825 MX$86.4K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-9.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.74 MX$890

$35.71 MX$639

39.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.80 MX$766

$39.56 MX$708

8.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.1 MX$1,756

$80.6 MX$1,442

21.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.2 MX$1,723

$88.3 MX$1,581

8.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$518 MX$9,266

$969 MX$17.4K

-46.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 MX$6,980

$482 MX$8,632

-19.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$932 MX$16.7K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-41.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$761 MX$13.6K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-35.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,783 MX$31.9K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-55.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,383 MX$24.7K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-78.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.55

11.42

1.14%

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

Last update for Cuautla: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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