Cost of Living Comparison Between El Bayadh and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between El Bayadh and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: El Bayadh is 40.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: El Bayadh is 36.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.26 DZD 428
$11.85 MX$212
-72.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.33 DZD 3,070
$42.16 MX$755
-44.66%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.98 DZD 524
$10.75 MX$192
-62.98%
Cappuccino
$0.73 DZD 96.2
$3.47 MX$62.2
-78.96%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.58 DZD 76.3
$1.45 MX$26.01
-60.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.23 DZD 30.38
$0.90 MX$16.16
-74.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.93 DZD 254
$3.05 MX$54.7
-36.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.34 DZD 308
$4.42 MX$79.1
-47.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 DZD 129
$1.37 MX$24.51
-28.47%
White Bread (500g)
$0.13 DZD 17.00
$1.87 MX$33.51
-93.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.59 DZD 209
$1.54 MX$27.63
3.25%
Eggs
$1.78 DZD 234
$2.50 MX$44.81
-28.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.08 DZD 1,195
$8.61 MX$154
5.46%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.26 DZD 692
$8.63 MX$155
-39.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.47 DZD 2,167
$11.02 MX$197
49.46%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 DZD 417
$2.75 MX$49.22
15.27%
Banana (1kg)
$2.92 DZD 384
$1.43 MX$25.56
104.20%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.76 DZD 231
$1.87 MX$33.52
-5.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.75 DZD 98.1
$2.17 MX$38.80
-65.44%
Potato (1kg)
$0.60 DZD 78.6
$1.88 MX$33.70
-68.09%
Onion (1kg)
$0.50 DZD 65.7
$2.25 MX$40.21
-77.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.64 DZD 84.6
$1.07 MX$19.11
-40.19%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.51
$1.07 MX$19.22
-73.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.77 DZD 365
$4.15 MX$74.4
-33.25%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.17 DZD 1,206
$10.34 MX$185
-11.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.29 DZD 169
$1.68 MX$30.06
-23.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 DZD 276
$2.48 MX$44.46
-15.32%
🚌 Getting Around
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.23 DZD 30.13
$0.55 MX$9.93
-58.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.11 DZD 2,251
$26.53 MX$475
-35.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.71 DZD 93.4
$3.22 MX$57.6
-77.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.36 DZD 47.75
$2.48 MX$44.42
-85.48%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.44 DZD 716
$3.11 MX$55.7
74.92%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 DZD 43.88
$1.26 MX$22.48
-73.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K DZD 4.2M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
4.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.2K DZD 4.4M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
38.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.63 DZD 5,345
$82.5 MX$1,476
-50.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.64 DZD 1,268
$22.29 MX$399
-56.75%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.13 DZD 2,254
$30.02 MX$537
-42.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.56 DZD 3,099
$51.4 MX$921
-54.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.27 DZD 693
$4.98 MX$89.2
5.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$95.9 DZD 12.6K
$200 MX$3,580
-52.07%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,569 DZD 469.6K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-32.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.32 DZD 4,778
$35.71 MX$639
1.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.11 DZD 6,066
$39.56 MX$708
16.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.0 DZD 9,737
$80.6 MX$1,442
-8.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$77.1 DZD 10.1K
$88.3 MX$1,581
-12.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$192 DZD 25.2K
$969 MX$17.4K
-80.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$117 DZD 15.4K
$482 MX$8,632
-75.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$275 DZD 36.2K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-82.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$183 DZD 24.1K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-84.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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

Last update for El Bayadh: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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