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

🙂 Solo nomad: Durres is 4.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Durres is 1.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.27 ALL 768
$11.85 MX$211
-21.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$35.00 ALL 2,900
$42.16 MX$750
-16.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.09 ALL 588
$10.75 MX$191
-34.05%
Cappuccino
$1.88 ALL 155
$3.47 MX$61.8
-45.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 ALL 135
$1.45 MX$25.85
11.72%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.83 ALL 69.0
$0.90 MX$16.06
-7.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 ALL 197
$3.05 MX$54.3
-21.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 ALL 276
$4.42 MX$78.6
-24.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.06 ALL 171
$1.37 MX$24.36
50.36%
White Bread (500g)
$0.85 ALL 70.1
$1.87 MX$33.31
-54.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.00 ALL 166
$1.54 MX$27.46
29.87%
Eggs
$3.00 ALL 249
$2.50 MX$44.53
20.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.49 ALL 869
$8.61 MX$153
21.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.80 ALL 646
$8.63 MX$154
-9.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.43 ALL 1,113
$11.02 MX$196
21.87%
Apples (1kg)
$1.19 ALL 98.7
$2.75 MX$48.91
-56.73%
Banana (1kg)
$2.39 ALL 198
$1.43 MX$25.41
67.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.35 ALL 112
$1.87 MX$33.32
-27.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.16 ALL 95.9
$2.17 MX$38.56
-46.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.10 ALL 91.3
$1.88 MX$33.50
-41.49%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 ALL 82.4
$2.25 MX$39.96
-56.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.11 ALL 91.7
$1.07 MX$18.99
3.74%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.62 ALL 51.5
$1.07 MX$19.10
-42.06%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.09 ALL 339
$4.15 MX$73.9
-1.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.20 ALL 1,011
$10.34 MX$184
17.99%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.60 ALL 133
$1.68 MX$29.87
-4.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 ALL 149
$2.48 MX$44.19
-27.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 ALL 40.03
$0.55 MX$9.87
-12.73%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.38 ALL 1,523
$26.53 MX$472
-30.72%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.50 ALL 290
$3.22 MX$57.2
8.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 ALL 176
$2.48 MX$44.15
-14.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.80 ALL 1,475
$3.11 MX$55.3
472.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.10 ALL 174
$1.26 MX$22.34
66.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.4K ALL 1.3M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-49.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.1K ALL 2.1M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
4.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.0 ALL 5,550
$82.5 MX$1,467
-18.79%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.23 ALL 1,510
$22.29 MX$396
-18.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.82 ALL 1,311
$30.02 MX$534
-47.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.66 ALL 3,038
$51.4 MX$915
-28.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$58.2 ALL 4,826
$18.29 MX$325
218.43%
Cinema Ticket
$6.97 ALL 578
$4.98 MX$88.7
39.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$175 ALL 14.5K
$200 MX$3,558
-12.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,387 ALL 363.5K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-17.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.06 ALL 3,154
$35.71 MX$635
6.58%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.28 ALL 3,255
$39.56 MX$704
-0.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$84.7 ALL 7,016
$80.6 MX$1,433
5.10%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$156 ALL 12.9K
$88.3 MX$1,571
76.44%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$426 ALL 35.3K
$969 MX$17.2K
-56.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$310 ALL 25.7K
$482 MX$8,579
-35.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$607 ALL 50.3K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-61.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$431 ALL 35.7K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-63.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,761 ALL 145.9K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-56.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,138 ALL 94.3K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-82.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$828 ALL 68.6K
$756 MX$13.5K
9.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
11.42
-53.33%

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

Last update for Durres: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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