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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cucuta is 30.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cucuta is 39.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 COP 13.4K

$11.85 MX$209

-69.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.68 COP 89.1K

$42.16 MX$744

-43.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.08 COP 26.6K

$10.75 MX$190

-34.14%

Cappuccino

$1.00 COP 3,749

$3.47 MX$61.3

-71.18%

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

$0.88 COP 3,310

$1.45 MX$25.65

-39.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 COP 1,305

$0.90 MX$15.93

-61.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.17 COP 4,387

$3.05 MX$53.9

-61.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 COP 8,145

$4.42 MX$77.9

-51.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.83 COP 3,118

$1.37 MX$24.17

-39.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 COP 3,802

$1.87 MX$33.05

-45.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 COP 3,510

$1.54 MX$27.25

-39.61%

Eggs

$2.23 COP 8,407

$2.50 MX$44.18

-10.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.35 COP 20.1K

$8.61 MX$152

-37.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.41 COP 20.3K

$8.63 MX$152

-37.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.53 COP 28.3K

$11.02 MX$195

-31.67%

Apples (1kg)

$2.42 COP 9,098

$2.75 MX$48.53

-12.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.70 COP 2,623

$1.43 MX$25.21

-51.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.70 COP 2,649

$1.87 MX$33.05

-62.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.60 COP 2,252

$2.17 MX$38.26

-72.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 COP 2,612

$1.88 MX$33.23

-63.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 COP 2,359

$2.25 MX$39.65

-72.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.62 COP 2,340

$1.07 MX$18.85

-42.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 COP 2,826

$1.07 MX$18.95

-29.91%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 COP 9,108

$4.15 MX$73.3

-41.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.67 COP 36.4K

$10.34 MX$182

-6.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 COP 4,238

$1.68 MX$29.64

-32.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 COP 6,516

$2.48 MX$43.84

-30.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.66 COP 2,493

$0.55 MX$9.80

20.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.80 COP 138.5K

$26.53 MX$468

38.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,525

$3.22 MX$56.8

-54.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 COP 5,646

$2.48 MX$43.80

-39.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.25 COP 19.8K

$3.11 MX$54.9

68.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,522

$1.26 MX$22.16

-25.40%

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

$17.8K COP 66.8M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-42.10%

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

$26.0K COP 98.0M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

8.36%

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

$86.0 COP 323.6K

$82.5 MX$1,456

4.26%

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

$9.16 COP 34.5K

$22.29 MX$393

-58.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.04 COP 71.6K

$30.02 MX$530

-36.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.29 COP 87.6K

$51.4 MX$908

-54.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.96 COP 33.7K

$18.29 MX$323

-51.01%

Cinema Ticket

$3.99 COP 15.0K

$4.98 MX$88.0

-19.88%

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

$331 COP 1.2M

$200 MX$3,530

65.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,237 COP 15.9M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-20.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.6 COP 220.6K

$35.71 MX$630

64.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.82 COP 123.5K

$39.56 MX$698

-17.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.7 COP 311.3K

$80.6 MX$1,422

2.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.2 COP 268.0K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-19.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$251 COP 945.0K

$969 MX$17.1K

-74.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 COP 649.5K

$482 MX$8,511

-64.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$565 COP 2.1M

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-64.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$361 COP 1.4M

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-69.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,533 COP 5.8M

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-62.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,110 COP 4.2M

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-82.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$434 COP 1.6M

$756 MX$13.4K

-42.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.18

11.42

15.41%

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

Last update for Cucuta: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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