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

😐 Solo nomad: Dali is 30.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Dali is 6.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.10 €14.60

$11.85 MX$205

44.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.5 €49.93

$42.16 MX$730

38.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.58 €7.33

$10.75 MX$186

-20.19%

Cappuccino

$3.68 €3.14

$3.47 MX$60.2

6.05%

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

$1.51 €1.29

$1.45 MX$25.17

4.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.18 €1.01

$0.90 MX$15.64

31.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.66 €3.12

$3.05 MX$52.9

20.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.29 €3.66

$4.42 MX$76.5

-2.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 €1.48

$1.37 MX$23.72

26.28%

White Bread (500g)

$1.77 €1.51

$1.87 MX$32.43

-5.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.42 €2.07

$1.54 MX$26.74

57.14%

Eggs

$3.75 €3.20

$2.50 MX$43.36

50.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.26 €13.03

$8.61 MX$149

77.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.99 €7.68

$8.63 MX$150

4.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.34 €11.39

$11.02 MX$191

21.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.80 €2.39

$2.75 MX$47.62

1.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.85 €1.58

$1.43 MX$24.73

29.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 €1.56

$1.87 MX$32.44

-2.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.75 €2.34

$2.17 MX$37.54

26.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 €1.13

$1.88 MX$32.61

-29.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.12 €0.95

$2.25 MX$38.91

-50.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 €0.55

$1.07 MX$18.49

-39.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 €0.70

$1.07 MX$18.59

-23.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.63 €4.81

$4.15 MX$72.0

35.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.80 €5.81

$10.34 MX$179

-34.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 €1.46

$1.68 MX$29.08

1.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.42 €2.07

$2.48 MX$43.02

-2.42%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.25 €1.92

$0.55 MX$9.61

309.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$51.3 €43.80

$26.53 MX$459

93.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.65 €6.53

$3.22 MX$55.7

137.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 €1.70

$2.48 MX$42.98

-19.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.67 €18.51

$3.11 MX$53.9

596.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.58 €1.35

$1.26 MX$21.75

25.40%

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

$25.5K €21.8K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-16.87%

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

$32.6K €27.8K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

35.58%

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

$189 €162

$82.5 MX$1,429

129.39%

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

$22.04 €18.83

$22.29 MX$386

-1.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.21 €29.22

$30.02 MX$520

13.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$70.5 €60.2

$51.4 MX$891

37.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.79 €25.44

$18.29 MX$317

62.88%

Cinema Ticket

$11.73 €10.01

$4.98 MX$86.3

135.54%

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

$436 €372

$200 MX$3,464

117.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,706 €6,581

$5,304 MX$91.9K

45.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$75.4 €64.4

$35.71 MX$618

111.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.17 €27.48

$39.56 MX$685

-18.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.8 €76.7

$80.6 MX$1,395

11.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$105 €90.0

$88.3 MX$1,530

19.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$761 €650

$969 MX$16.8K

-21.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$667 €570

$482 MX$8,352

38.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,521 €1,299

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-4.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,293 €1,104

$1,184 MX$20.5K

9.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,338 €2,851

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-17.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,128 €1,817

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-67.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,159 €990

$756 MX$13.1K

53.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

11.42

-67.25%

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

Last update for Dali: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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