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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cucuta is 42.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cucuta is 29% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 COP 14.9K

$11.99 MX$227

-70.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.67 COP 98.7K

$42.47 MX$803

-44.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 COP 30.5K

$10.47 MX$198

-30.09%

Cappuccino

$0.92 COP 3,853

$3.6 MX$68.2

-74.44%

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

$0.93 COP 3,858

$1.44 MX$27.16

-35.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 COP 1,545

$0.89 MX$16.79

-58.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 COP 5,059

$3.09 MX$58.5

-60.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 COP 8,893

$4.58 MX$86.6

-53.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 COP 3,711

$1.38 MX$26.04

-35.51%

White Bread (500g)

$0.93 COP 3,896

$1.85 MX$34.9

-49.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.94 COP 3,914

$1.57 MX$29.68

-40.13%

Eggs

$2.21 COP 9,198

$2.55 MX$48.3

-13.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.48 COP 22.9K

$8.61 MX$163

-36.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.19 COP 21.6K

$8.54 MX$161

-39.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.19 COP 30K

$10.98 MX$208

-34.52%

Apples (1kg)

$2.53 COP 10.5K

$2.72 MX$51.4

-6.99%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 COP 3,104

$1.51 MX$28.57

-50.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.7 COP 2,912

$1.88 MX$35.63

-62.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 COP 2,650

$2.19 MX$41.42

-70.78%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 COP 3,094

$1.87 MX$35.3

-60.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 COP 2,614

$2.19 MX$41.37

-71.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.58 COP 2,432

$1.07 MX$20.23

-45.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 COP 3,089

$1.09 MX$20.64

-32.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.32 COP 9,677

$3.96 MX$74.9

-41.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.63 COP 48.5K

$8.86 MX$167

31.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 COP 4,692

$1.72 MX$32.53

-34.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 COP 7,226

$2.61 MX$49.37

-33.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 COP 2,950

$0.52 MX$9.74

36.54%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.13 COP 150.6K

$26.59 MX$503

35.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.44 COP 5,990

$3.24 MX$61.2

-55.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.47 COP 6,122

$2.38 MX$44.94

-38.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.36 COP 22.4K

$3.11 MX$58.7

72.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 COP 3,951

$1.31 MX$24.85

-27.48%

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

$18.1K COP 75.7M

$30.3K MX$573K

-40.13%

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

$26.1K COP 108.7M

$24K MX$453.6K

8.69%

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

$86 COP 358.5K

$84.2 MX$1,592

2.08%

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

$8.96 COP 37.4K

$22.14 MX$419

-59.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.55 COP 81.5K

$30.14 MX$570

-35.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.02 COP 96K

$52 MX$983

-55.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.98 COP 37.4K

$18.72 MX$354

-52.03%

Cinema Ticket

$3.89 COP 16.2K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-23.27%

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

$320 COP 1.3M

$200 MX$3,787

59.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,237 COP 17.7M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-20.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 COP 245.3K

$35.74 MX$676

64.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.18 COP 134.2K

$39.8 MX$753

-19.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.3 COP 351.2K

$79 MX$1,493

6.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71 COP 295.8K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-19.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$249 COP 1M

$965 MX$18.3K

-74.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$169 COP 703.8K

$474 MX$8,968

-64.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$581 COP 2.4M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$364 COP 1.5M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-69.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,522 COP 6.3M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-50.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,112 COP 4.6M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-85.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$425 COP 1.8M

$792 MX$15K

-46.31%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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