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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Dewas is 68% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.7% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Dewas is 72.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 77% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.26 โ‚น208
$11.85 MX$211
-80.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$6.56 โ‚น603
$42.16 MX$750
-84.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.19 โ‚น385
$10.75 MX$191
-61.02%
Cappuccino
$1.77 โ‚น163
$3.47 MX$61.8
-48.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.33 โ‚น30.56
$1.45 MX$25.85
-77.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 โ‚น12.15
$0.90 MX$16.06
-85.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.88 โ‚น173
$3.05 MX$54.3
-38.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.18 โ‚น292
$4.42 MX$78.6
-28.05%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.62 โ‚น57.2
$1.37 MX$24.36
-54.74%
White Bread (500g)
$0.40 โ‚น36.50
$1.87 MX$33.31
-78.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.56 โ‚น51.7
$1.54 MX$27.46
-63.64%
Eggs
$0.90 โ‚น82.5
$2.50 MX$44.53
-64.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.11 โ‚น378
$8.61 MX$153
-52.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.48 โ‚น227
$8.63 MX$154
-71.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.02 MX$196
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.60 โ‚น147
$2.75 MX$48.91
-41.82%
Banana (1kg)
$0.40 โ‚น36.55
$1.43 MX$25.41
-72.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.55 โ‚น50.9
$1.87 MX$33.32
-70.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚น33.45
$2.17 MX$38.56
-83.41%
Potato (1kg)
$0.16 โ‚น14.65
$1.88 MX$33.50
-91.49%
Onion (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚น33.31
$2.25 MX$39.96
-84.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.15 โ‚น13.63
$1.07 MX$18.99
-85.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 โ‚น27.60
$1.07 MX$19.10
-71.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.48 โ‚น319
$4.15 MX$73.9
-16.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.50 โ‚น505
$10.34 MX$184
-46.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.91 โ‚น176
$1.68 MX$29.87
13.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.03 โ‚น279
$2.48 MX$44.19
22.18%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.70 โ‚น524
-
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 โ‚น33.71
$0.55 MX$9.87
-32.73%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.49 โ‚น780
$26.53 MX$472
-68.00%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.19 โ‚น110
$3.22 MX$57.2
-63.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 โ‚น22.85
$2.48 MX$44.15
-89.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.27 โ‚น208
$3.11 MX$55.3
-27.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.05 โ‚น96.5
$1.26 MX$22.34
-16.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.8K โ‚น1.3M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-55.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.2K โ‚น1.9M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
-11.71%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$29.39 โ‚น2,700
$82.5 MX$1,467
-64.37%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.36 โ‚น309
$22.29 MX$396
-84.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$4.55 โ‚น418
$30.02 MX$534
-84.84%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$5.74 โ‚น528
$51.4 MX$915
-88.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.89 โ‚น633
$18.29 MX$325
-62.33%
Cinema Ticket
$1.38 โ‚น127
$4.98 MX$88.7
-72.29%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$11.44 โ‚น1,051
$200 MX$3,558
-94.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,072 โ‚น282.2K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-42.08%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$13.84 โ‚น1,271
$35.71 MX$635
-61.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$5.70 โ‚น523
$39.56 MX$704
-85.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$41.88 โ‚น3,847
$80.6 MX$1,433
-48.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$11.79 โ‚น1,083
$88.3 MX$1,571
-86.65%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$51.5 โ‚น4,728
$969 MX$17.2K
-94.69%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$41.36 โ‚น3,800
$482 MX$8,579
-91.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$235 โ‚น21.5K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-85.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$172 โ‚น15.8K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-85.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$969 โ‚น89.0K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-76.07%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$524 โ‚น48.2K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-91.96%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Dewas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$493 โ‚น45.3K
$756 MX$13.5K
-34.84%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.2
11.42
-28.20%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input โ€“ minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Dewas: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.
Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities