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

🙂 Solo nomad: Diriamba is 6.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Diriamba is 16% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.79 NIO 177

$11.85 MX$212

-59.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.93 NIO 1,287

$42.16 MX$755

-17.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.87 NIO 253

$10.75 MX$192

-36.09%

Cappuccino

$2.41 NIO 88.9

$3.47 MX$62.2

-30.55%

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

$0.84 NIO 30.92

$1.45 MX$26.01

-42.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 NIO 27.57

$0.90 MX$16.16

-16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 NIO 46.87

$3.05 MX$54.7

-58.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 NIO 74.0

$4.42 MX$79.1

-54.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.67

$1.37 MX$24.51

-7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 NIO 90.2

$1.87 MX$33.51

31.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 NIO 69.7

$1.54 MX$27.63

22.73%

Eggs

$2.25 NIO 83.0

$2.50 MX$44.81

-10.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.13 NIO 410

$8.61 MX$154

29.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 NIO 239

$8.63 MX$155

-24.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.99 NIO 294

$11.02 MX$197

-27.50%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 NIO 145

$2.75 MX$49.22

43.27%

Banana (1kg)

$0.90 NIO 33.25

$1.43 MX$25.56

-37.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 NIO 66.8

$1.87 MX$33.52

-3.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 NIO 80.1

$2.17 MX$38.80

Potato (1kg)

$4.01 NIO 148

$1.88 MX$33.70

113.30%

Onion (1kg)

$2.18 NIO 80.4

$2.25 MX$40.21

-3.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 NIO 39.38

$1.07 MX$19.11

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 NIO 38.96

$1.07 MX$19.22

-0.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.67 NIO 98.5

$4.15 MX$74.4

-35.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.65 NIO 540

$10.34 MX$185

41.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 NIO 53.4

$1.68 MX$30.06

-13.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 NIO 81.3

$2.48 MX$44.46

-10.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 NIO 56.9

$3.22 MX$57.6

-52.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.42

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.88 NIO 253

$3.11 MX$55.7

121.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 NIO 48.41

$1.26 MX$22.48

3.97%

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

$23.0K NIO 846.9K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-25.00%

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

$25.9K NIO 953.3K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

7.68%

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

$97.0 NIO 3,572

$82.5 MX$1,476

17.59%

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

$17.06 NIO 628

$22.29 MX$399

-23.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.41 NIO 1,378

$30.02 MX$537

24.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$8.13 NIO 299

$4.98 MX$89.2

63.25%

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

$127 NIO 4,660

$200 MX$3,580

-36.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,923 NIO 218.1K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

11.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.0 NIO 2,834

$35.71 MX$639

115.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.6 NIO 2,672

$39.56 MX$708

83.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$133 NIO 4,909

$80.6 MX$1,442

65.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 NIO 3,959

$88.3 MX$1,581

21.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

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

Last update for Diriamba: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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