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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 37.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: El Bayadh is 36.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.16 DZD 409
$11.58 MX$212
-72.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.89 DZD 3,098
$42 MX$769
-43.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.95 DZD 512
$10.5 MX$192
-62.38%
Cappuccino
$0.77 DZD 99.6
$3.43 MX$62.8
-77.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 DZD 78.9
$1.49 MX$27.34
-59.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.21 DZD 27.18
$0.94 MX$17.27
-77.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.96 DZD 254
$3.08 MX$56.3
-36.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 DZD 301
$4.37 MX$79.9
-46.68%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 DZD 127
$1.39 MX$25.44
-29.50%
White Bread (500g)
$0.14 DZD 18.49
$1.85 MX$33.81
-92.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.64 DZD 212
$1.58 MX$28.88
3.80%
Eggs
$1.84 DZD 239
$2.51 MX$46
-26.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.2 DZD 1,193
$8.26 MX$151
11.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.4 DZD 700
$8.7 MX$159
-37.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.25 DZD 2,106
$10.73 MX$196
51.44%
Apples (1kg)
$3.23 DZD 419
$2.61 MX$47.74
23.75%
Banana (1kg)
$2.83 DZD 367
$1.49 MX$27.28
89.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.69 DZD 219
$1.95 MX$35.72
-13.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.73 DZD 95.3
$2.09 MX$38.26
-65.07%
Potato (1kg)
$0.6 DZD 77.6
$1.81 MX$33.05
-66.85%
Onion (1kg)
$0.46 DZD 60
$2.16 MX$39.62
-78.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.65 DZD 84.5
$1.03 MX$18.85
-36.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 35.75
$1.08 MX$19.7
-74.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.67 DZD 346
$4.14 MX$75.9
-35.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.08 DZD 918
$8.88 MX$163
-20.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 DZD 175
$1.67 MX$30.64
-19.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.08 DZD 269
$2.53 MX$46.31
-17.79%
🚌 Getting Around
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.23 DZD 29.71
$0.51 MX$9.27
-54.90%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.48 DZD 2,266
$26.68 MX$488
-34.48%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.65 DZD 84.2
$3.26 MX$59.7
-80.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.36 DZD 46.89
$2.51 MX$45.94
-85.66%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.36 DZD 695
$3.12 MX$57.2
71.79%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.36 DZD 46.96
$1.31 MX$23.96
-72.52%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.7K DZD 4.2M
$30.9K MX$565K
5.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.8K DZD 4.4M
$23.9K MX$436.9K
41.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.66 DZD 5,271
$83 MX$1,520
-51.02%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.55 DZD 1,238
$22.59 MX$414
-57.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.97 DZD 2,200
$29.51 MX$540
-42.49%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.86 DZD 2,964
$51.6 MX$944
-55.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.42 MX$337
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.28 DZD 685
$4.9 MX$89.7
7.76%
🧸 Childcare & Education
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$95.7 DZD 12.4K
$200 MX$3,668
-52.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,569 DZD 462.7K
$5,179 MX$94.8K
-31.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.13 DZD 4,813
$36.41 MX$667
1.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.26 DZD 5,997
$39.91 MX$731
15.91%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.2 DZD 9,754
$79.9 MX$1,462
-5.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$76 DZD 9,856
$87.7 MX$1,605
-13.30%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$194 DZD 25.2K
$983 MX$18K
-80.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$116 DZD 15K
$470 MX$8,612
-75.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$271 DZD 35.2K
$1,610 MX$29.5K
-83.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$183 DZD 23.7K
$1,189 MX$21.8K
-84.65%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,310 DZD 169.8K
$3,839 MX$70.3K
-65.88%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$784 DZD 101.6K
$6,205 MX$113.6K
-87.37%
💵 Salaries & Financials
El Bayadh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$724 MX$13.2K
-
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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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