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

🙂 Solo nomad: Durres is 10.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Durres is 7.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.57 ALL 808
$11.99 MX$227
-20.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.66 ALL 2,927
$42.47 MX$803
-18.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.22 ALL 609
$10.47 MX$198
-31.04%
Cappuccino
$1.89 ALL 160
$3.6 MX$68.2
-47.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 ALL 137
$1.44 MX$27.16
13.19%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.8 ALL 67.2
$0.89 MX$16.79
-10.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.37 ALL 200
$3.09 MX$58.5
-23.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 ALL 281
$4.58 MX$86.6
-27.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.98 ALL 167
$1.38 MX$26.04
43.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.92 ALL 77.5
$1.85 MX$34.9
-50.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.93 ALL 163
$1.57 MX$29.68
22.93%
Eggs
$2.95 ALL 249
$2.55 MX$48.3
15.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.62 ALL 897
$8.61 MX$163
23.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.72 ALL 652
$8.54 MX$161
-9.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.41 ALL 1,133
$10.98 MX$208
22.13%
Apples (1kg)
$1.21 ALL 102
$2.72 MX$51.4
-55.51%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 ALL 197
$1.51 MX$28.57
54.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.3 ALL 110
$1.88 MX$35.63
-30.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.2 ALL 101
$2.19 MX$41.42
-45.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.09 ALL 92
$1.87 MX$35.3
-41.71%
Onion (1kg)
$1 ALL 84.3
$2.19 MX$41.37
-54.34%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.11 ALL 93.5
$1.07 MX$20.23
3.74%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 ALL 56.5
$1.09 MX$20.64
-38.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 ALL 334
$3.96 MX$74.9
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Wine (Bottle)
$14.63 ALL 1,235
$8.86 MX$167
65.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.62 ALL 137
$1.72 MX$32.53
-5.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 ALL 151
$2.61 MX$49.37
-31.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 ALL 41.07
$0.52 MX$9.74
-5.77%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.57 ALL 1,568
$26.59 MX$503
-30.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.47 ALL 293
$3.24 MX$61.2
7.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.06 ALL 174
$2.38 MX$44.94
-13.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.54 ALL 1,481
$3.11 MX$58.7
463.99%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.18 ALL 184
$1.31 MX$24.85
66.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.3K ALL 1.3M
$30.3K MX$573K
-49.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.9K ALL 2.1M
$24K MX$453.6K
3.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.5 ALL 5,697
$84.2 MX$1,592
-19.91%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.07 ALL 1,526
$22.14 MX$419
-18.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.14 ALL 1,363
$30.14 MX$570
-46.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.79 ALL 3,107
$52 MX$983
-29.22%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$57.7 ALL 4,873
$18.72 MX$354
208.28%
Cinema Ticket
$7.06 ALL 596
$5.07 MX$95.9
39.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$174 ALL 14.7K
$200 MX$3,787
-12.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,490 ALL 379.2K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-15.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.21 ALL 3,226
$35.74 MX$676
6.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.67 ALL 3,350
$39.8 MX$753
-0.33%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$83.8 ALL 7,074
$79 MX$1,493
6.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$153 ALL 12.9K
$88.4 MX$1,671
73.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$419 ALL 35.4K
$965 MX$18.3K
-56.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$320 ALL 27K
$474 MX$8,968
-32.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$615 ALL 51.9K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-62.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$430 ALL 36.3K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-64.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,700 ALL 143.6K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-44.82%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,156 ALL 97.6K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-84.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Durres
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$843 ALL 71.1K
$792 MX$15K
6.41%
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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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