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

😐 Solo nomad: Culiacan is 4.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Culiacan is 2.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.60 MX$190

$11.85 MX$212

-10.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.01 MX$627

$42.16 MX$755

-16.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.77 MX$139

$10.75 MX$192

-27.72%

Cappuccino

$3.55 MX$63.6

$3.47 MX$62.2

2.31%

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

$1.11 MX$19.86

$1.45 MX$26.01

-23.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 MX$13.49

$0.90 MX$16.16

-16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.07 MX$36.99

$3.05 MX$54.7

-32.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 MX$59.5

$4.42 MX$79.1

-24.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.66 MX$29.63

$1.37 MX$24.51

21.17%

White Bread (500g)

$2.62 MX$46.82

$1.87 MX$33.51

40.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 MX$20.19

$1.54 MX$27.63

-26.62%

Eggs

$2.18 MX$39.01

$2.50 MX$44.81

-12.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.45 MX$133

$8.61 MX$154

-13.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.11 MX$163

$8.63 MX$155

5.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.57 MX$189

$11.02 MX$197

-4.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.53 MX$45.28

$2.75 MX$49.22

-8.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 MX$28.74

$1.43 MX$25.56

12.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.53

$1.87 MX$33.52

-23.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.46 MX$26.14

$2.17 MX$38.80

-32.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 MX$28.16

$1.88 MX$33.70

-16.49%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 MX$37.11

$2.25 MX$40.21

-8.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.90 MX$33.92

$1.07 MX$19.11

77.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 MX$23.81

$1.07 MX$19.22

24.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.42 MX$79.1

$4.15 MX$74.4

6.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.56 MX$261

$10.34 MX$185

40.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.30 MX$23.34

$1.68 MX$30.06

-22.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.93

$2.48 MX$44.46

5.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 MX$12.78

$0.55 MX$9.93

29.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.27 MX$238

$26.53 MX$475

-49.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.10 MX$55.5

$3.22 MX$57.6

-3.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.77 MX$31.73

$2.48 MX$44.42

-28.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.69 MX$191

$3.11 MX$55.7

243.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 MX$23.93

$1.26 MX$22.48

6.35%

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

$33.7K MX$603.4K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

9.95%

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

$24.2K MX$432.5K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

0.52%

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

$52.0 MX$931

$82.5 MX$1,476

-36.95%

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

$19.31 MX$346

$22.29 MX$399

-13.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.32 MX$507

$30.02 MX$537

-5.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.30 MX$525

$51.4 MX$921

-43.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.28 MX$381

$18.29 MX$327

16.35%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 MX$77.8

$4.98 MX$89.2

-12.65%

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

$105 MX$1,884

$200 MX$3,580

-47.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,131 MX$56.0K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-40.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.5 MX$1,083

$35.71 MX$639

69.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.48 MX$564

$39.56 MX$708

-20.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.2 MX$1,669

$80.6 MX$1,442

15.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$97.6 MX$1,746

$88.3 MX$1,581

10.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$358 MX$6,402

$969 MX$17.4K

-63.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$242 MX$4,331

$482 MX$8,632

-49.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$770 MX$13.8K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-51.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$504 MX$9,021

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-57.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,312 MX$41.4K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-42.91%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,150 MX$20.6K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-82.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$751 MX$13.4K

$756 MX$13.5K

-0.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.25

11.42

-1.49%

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

Last update for Culiacan: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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