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

🙂 Solo nomad: Diriamba is 15.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Diriamba is 13.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.01 NIO 184

$11.88 MX$210

-57.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.54 NIO 1,308

$41.90 MX$740

-15.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.81 NIO 251

$10.55 MX$186

-35.45%

Cappuccino

$2.35 NIO 86.6

$3.60 MX$63.5

-34.72%

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

$0.79 NIO 28.94

$1.50 MX$26.45

-47.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 NIO 25.96

$0.91 MX$16.09

-21.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.32 NIO 48.66

$3.08 MX$54.4

-57.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 NIO 72.4

$4.47 MX$78.8

-55.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.20 NIO 44.33

$1.39 MX$24.54

-13.67%

White Bread (500g)

$2.46 NIO 90.5

$1.90 MX$33.47

29.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.82 NIO 66.8

$1.60 MX$28.27

13.75%

Eggs

$2.32 NIO 85.5

$2.60 MX$45.97

-10.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.06 NIO 407

$8.36 MX$148

32.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.48 NIO 238

$8.64 MX$152

-25.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.79 NIO 287

$10.91 MX$192

-28.60%

Apples (1kg)

$3.83 NIO 141

$2.61 MX$45.98

46.74%

Banana (1kg)

$0.90 NIO 33.20

$1.44 MX$25.46

-37.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.78 NIO 65.6

$1.96 MX$34.55

-9.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 NIO 80.0

$2.12 MX$37.34

2.36%

Potato (1kg)

$3.98 NIO 147

$1.86 MX$32.87

113.98%

Onion (1kg)

$2.24 NIO 82.5

$2.22 MX$39.20

0.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 NIO 37.83

$1.02 MX$17.99

0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 NIO 38.72

$1.04 MX$18.36

0.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.60 NIO 95.8

$4.05 MX$71.5

-35.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.44 NIO 532

$10.18 MX$180

41.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 NIO 52.2

$1.69 MX$29.79

-15.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 NIO 83.0

$2.62 MX$46.25

-13.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 NIO 54.6

$3.15 MX$55.7

-53.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 NIO 248

$3.26 MX$57.5

106.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 NIO 50.4

$1.32 MX$23.36

3.79%

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

$23.0K NIO 846.3K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-23.60%

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

$26.4K NIO 971.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

11.06%

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

$98.4 NIO 3,621

$83.5 MX$1,474

17.74%

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

$16.83 NIO 620

$22.86 MX$404

-26.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.94 NIO 1,397

$30.04 MX$530

26.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$8.21 NIO 302

$5.12 MX$90.4

60.35%

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

$123 NIO 4,544

$201 MX$3,541

-38.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,044 NIO 222.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

13.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.1 NIO 2,874

$35.73 MX$631

118.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$73.9 NIO 2,722

$40.27 MX$711

83.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 NIO 4,871

$79.2 MX$1,398

67.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 NIO 4,046

$89.3 MX$1,576

23.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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