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

🙂 Solo nomad: Durango is 3.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Durango is 24.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.12 MX$130

$11.58 MX$212

-38.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.44 MX$539

$42 MX$769

-29.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.21 MX$187

$10.5 MX$192

-2.76%

Cappuccino

$1.89 MX$34.52

$3.43 MX$62.8

-44.90%

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

$1.16 MX$21.18

$1.49 MX$27.34

-22.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.74 MX$13.48

$0.94 MX$17.27

-21.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.3 MX$23.82

$3.08 MX$56.3

-57.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 MX$49.56

$4.37 MX$79.9

-37.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 MX$22.22

$1.39 MX$25.44

-12.95%

White Bread (500g)

$2.41 MX$44.11

$1.85 MX$33.81

30.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 MX$22.19

$1.58 MX$28.88

-23.42%

Eggs

$2.34 MX$42.74

$2.51 MX$46

-6.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.89 MX$144

$8.26 MX$151

-4.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.46 MX$118

$8.7 MX$159

-25.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.69 MX$159

$10.73 MX$196

-19.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.48 MX$45.42

$2.61 MX$47.74

-4.98%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 MX$26.91

$1.49 MX$27.28

-1.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.66 MX$30.4

$1.95 MX$35.72

-14.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 MX$19.19

$2.09 MX$38.26

-49.76%

Potato (1kg)

$1.25 MX$22.85

$1.81 MX$33.05

-30.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 MX$21

$2.16 MX$39.62

-46.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.77 MX$14.01

$1.03 MX$18.85

-25.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 MX$19.96

$1.08 MX$19.7

0.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.54 MX$64.8

$4.14 MX$75.9

-14.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.83 MX$290

$8.88 MX$163

78.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 MX$25.94

$1.67 MX$30.64

-14.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 MX$49.58

$2.53 MX$46.31

7.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 MX$11.9

$0.51 MX$9.27

27.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 MX$20.73

$3.26 MX$59.7

-65.34%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 MX$28.97

$2.51 MX$45.94

-37.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.99 MX$146

$3.12 MX$57.2

156.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$23.06

$1.31 MX$23.96

-3.82%

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

$17.2K MX$314.4K

$30.9K MX$565K

-44.36%

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

$22.7K MX$415.5K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-4.91%

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

$31.54 MX$577

$83 MX$1,520

-62.01%

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

$20.54 MX$376

$22.59 MX$414

-9.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.22 MX$480

$29.51 MX$540

-11.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.54 MX$339

$51.6 MX$944

-64.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.43 MX$173

$18.42 MX$337

-48.81%

Cinema Ticket

$2.71 MX$49.53

$4.9 MX$89.7

-44.69%

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

$173 MX$3,174

$200 MX$3,668

-13.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,249 MX$41.2K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-56.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$47.77 MX$874

$36.41 MX$667

31.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.01 MX$476

$39.91 MX$731

-34.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 MX$1,173

$79.9 MX$1,462

-19.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.4 MX$1,435

$87.7 MX$1,605

-10.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$291 MX$5,332

$983 MX$18K

-70.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 MX$2,427

$470 MX$8,612

-71.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$500 MX$9,157

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-68.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MX$4,861

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-77.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$551 MX$10.1K

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-85.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$541 MX$9,907

$724 MX$13.2K

-25.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

5.08%

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

Last update for Durango: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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