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

🙂 Solo nomad: El Calafate is 9.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: El Calafate is 13.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.47 ARS 15.2K

$11.85 MX$205

-11.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.16 ARS 49.6K

$42.16 MX$730

-18.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.87 ARS 12.9K

$10.75 MX$186

-17.49%

Cappuccino

$2.64 ARS 3,833

$3.47 MX$60.2

-23.92%

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

$1.63 ARS 2,370

$1.45 MX$25.17

12.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 ARS 2,239

$0.90 MX$15.64

71.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.17 ARS 3,146

$3.05 MX$52.9

-28.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 ARS 4,233

$4.42 MX$76.5

-34.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 ARS 1,821

$1.37 MX$23.72

-8.76%

White Bread (500g)

$1.64 ARS 2,384

$1.87 MX$32.43

-12.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 ARS 2,873

$1.54 MX$26.74

28.57%

Eggs

$2.19 ARS 3,186

$2.50 MX$43.36

-12.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.25 ARS 14.9K

$8.61 MX$149

19.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.17 ARS 8,956

$8.63 MX$150

-28.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.55 ARS 13.9K

$11.02 MX$191

-13.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 ARS 2,949

$2.75 MX$47.62

-26.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 ARS 3,130

$1.43 MX$24.73

50.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.31 ARS 1,903

$1.87 MX$32.44

-29.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.56 ARS 3,714

$2.17 MX$37.54

17.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.15 ARS 1,669

$1.88 MX$32.61

-38.83%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 ARS 1,748

$2.25 MX$38.91

-46.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ARS 1,923

$1.07 MX$18.49

23.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 ARS 2,179

$1.07 MX$18.59

40.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.09 ARS 4,491

$4.15 MX$72.0

-25.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.87 ARS 7,067

$10.34 MX$179

-52.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 ARS 3,020

$1.68 MX$29.08

23.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 ARS 4,459

$2.48 MX$43.02

23.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 ARS 1,218

$0.55 MX$9.61

52.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 ARS 2,229

$3.22 MX$55.7

-52.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 ARS 1,241

$2.48 MX$42.98

-65.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.06 ARS 8,808

$3.11 MX$53.9

94.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ARS 1,584

$1.26 MX$21.75

-13.49%

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

$27.4K ARS 39.7M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-10.76%

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

$29.9K ARS 43.5M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

24.51%

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

$68.0 ARS 98.8K

$82.5 MX$1,429

-17.54%

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

$17.21 ARS 25.0K

$22.29 MX$386

-22.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.35 ARS 32.5K

$30.02 MX$520

-25.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.88 ARS 37.6K

$51.4 MX$891

-49.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.66 ARS 19.8K

$18.29 MX$317

-25.31%

Cinema Ticket

$6.22 ARS 9,034

$4.98 MX$86.3

24.90%

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

$219 ARS 318.1K

$200 MX$3,464

9.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,689 ARS 3.9M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-49.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$75.1 ARS 109.1K

$35.71 MX$618

110.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$69.0 ARS 100.2K

$39.56 MX$685

74.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ARS 165.5K

$80.6 MX$1,395

41.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 ARS 159.9K

$88.3 MX$1,530

24.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$334 ARS 485.6K

$969 MX$16.8K

-65.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$242 ARS 350.7K

$482 MX$8,352

-49.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$686 ARS 996.1K

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-57.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$547 ARS 794.9K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-53.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,879 ARS 2.7M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-53.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,557 ARS 2.3M

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-76.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

58.5

11.42

412.26%

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

Last update for El Calafate: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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