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

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Diest is 45.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.3% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Diest is 68.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$23.22 โ‚ฌ20.01
$11.88 MX$210
95.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$91.8 โ‚ฌ79.1
$41.90 MX$740
119.09%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.35 โ‚ฌ10.65
$10.55 MX$186
17.06%
Cappuccino
$3.55 โ‚ฌ3.06
$3.60 MX$63.5
-1.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.43 โ‚ฌ2.96
$1.50 MX$26.45
128.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.04 โ‚ฌ2.62
$0.91 MX$16.09
234.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.41 โ‚ฌ4.66
$3.08 MX$54.4
75.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.64 โ‚ฌ4.00
$4.47 MX$78.8
3.80%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 โ‚ฌ1.15
$1.39 MX$24.54
-4.32%
White Bread (500g)
$2.77 โ‚ฌ2.39
$1.90 MX$33.47
45.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.55 โ‚ฌ2.20
$1.60 MX$28.27
59.37%
Eggs
$4.11 โ‚ฌ3.54
$2.60 MX$45.97
58.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.23 โ‚ฌ14.85
$8.36 MX$148
106.10%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.72 โ‚ฌ10.10
$8.64 MX$152
35.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$21.68 โ‚ฌ18.69
$10.91 MX$192
98.72%
Apples (1kg)
$2.69 โ‚ฌ2.32
$2.61 MX$45.98
3.07%
Banana (1kg)
$2.35 โ‚ฌ2.02
$1.44 MX$25.46
63.19%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.26 โ‚ฌ1.95
$1.96 MX$34.55
15.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.93 โ‚ฌ2.53
$2.12 MX$37.34
38.21%
Potato (1kg)
$2.10 โ‚ฌ1.81
$1.86 MX$32.87
12.90%
Onion (1kg)
$2.13 โ‚ฌ1.84
$2.22 MX$39.20
-4.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 โ‚ฌ1.25
$1.02 MX$17.99
42.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.94 โ‚ฌ0.81
$1.04 MX$18.36
-9.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$12.52 โ‚ฌ10.79
$4.05 MX$71.5
209.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.15 โ‚ฌ7.89
$10.18 MX$180
-10.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.75 โ‚ฌ1.51
$1.69 MX$29.79
3.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 โ‚ฌ1.67
$2.62 MX$46.25
-26.34%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.85 โ‚ฌ2.45
$0.51 MX$9.09
458.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$57.7 โ‚ฌ49.73
$26.52 MX$468
117.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.88 โ‚ฌ5.07
$3.15 MX$55.7
86.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.43 โ‚ฌ2.09
$2.46 MX$43.49
-1.22%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$38.32 โ‚ฌ33.03
$3.26 MX$57.5
1075.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.85 โ‚ฌ1.59
$1.32 MX$23.36
40.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.3K โ‚ฌ28.7K
$30.1K MX$531.0K
10.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.7K โ‚ฌ26.5K
$23.8K MX$419.3K
29.38%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$202 โ‚ฌ174
$83.5 MX$1,474
141.58%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.80 โ‚ฌ21.37
$22.86 MX$404
8.49%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$50.7 โ‚ฌ43.70
$30.04 MX$530
68.77%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.25 โ‚ฌ33.83
$51.9 MX$916
-24.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.03 โ‚ฌ14.68
$18.30 MX$323
-6.94%
Cinema Ticket
$14.84 โ‚ฌ12.79
$5.12 MX$90.4
189.84%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$614 โ‚ฌ529
$201 MX$3,541
206.15%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.6K โ‚ฌ11.7K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
154.83%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$106 โ‚ฌ91.4
$35.73 MX$631
196.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.14 โ‚ฌ41.49
$40.27 MX$711
19.54%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$107 โ‚ฌ92.2
$79.2 MX$1,398
35.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$160 โ‚ฌ138
$89.3 MX$1,576
79.12%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$894 โ‚ฌ771
$947 MX$16.7K
-5.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$764 โ‚ฌ659
$483 MX$8,525
58.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,346 โ‚ฌ1,160
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-15.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,114 โ‚ฌ960
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-8.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,481 โ‚ฌ3,001
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-12.89%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,527 โ‚ฌ2,178
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-60.53%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Diest
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,208 โ‚ฌ1,904
$730 MX$12.9K
202.68%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.42
11.42
-70.05%

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Last update for Diest: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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