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 19.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: El Calafate is 5.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.67 ARS 15.5K

$11.88 MX$210

-10.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.93 ARS 49.3K

$41.90 MX$740

-19.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.12 ARS 13.2K

$10.55 MX$186

-13.55%

Cappuccino

$2.78 ARS 4,035

$3.60 MX$63.5

-22.78%

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

$1.66 ARS 2,413

$1.50 MX$26.45

10.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 ARS 2,242

$0.91 MX$16.09

69.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.08 ARS 3,015

$3.08 MX$54.4

-32.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ARS 4,342

$4.47 MX$78.8

-33.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 ARS 1,806

$1.39 MX$24.54

-10.79%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 ARS 2,341

$1.90 MX$33.47

-15.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 ARS 2,936

$1.60 MX$28.27

26.25%

Eggs

$2.25 ARS 3,269

$2.60 MX$45.97

-13.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.92 ARS 14.4K

$8.36 MX$148

18.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.08 ARS 8,827

$8.64 MX$152

-29.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.54 ARS 13.9K

$10.91 MX$192

-12.56%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 ARS 2,947

$2.61 MX$45.98

-22.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 ARS 3,014

$1.44 MX$25.46

44.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.31 ARS 1,906

$1.96 MX$34.55

-33.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.60 ARS 3,783

$2.12 MX$37.34

22.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 ARS 1,651

$1.86 MX$32.87

-38.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 ARS 1,822

$2.22 MX$39.20

-43.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 ARS 1,856

$1.02 MX$17.99

25.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.48 ARS 2,151

$1.04 MX$18.36

42.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.21 ARS 4,656

$4.05 MX$71.5

-20.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.03 ARS 7,312

$10.18 MX$180

-50.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 ARS 2,977

$1.69 MX$29.79

21.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 ARS 4,582

$2.62 MX$46.25

20.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 ARS 1,180

$0.51 MX$9.09

58.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 ARS 2,200

$3.15 MX$55.7

-52.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.87 ARS 1,269

$2.46 MX$43.49

-64.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.02 ARS 8,748

$3.26 MX$57.5

84.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.05 ARS 1,532

$1.32 MX$23.36

-20.45%

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

$27.2K ARS 39.5M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-9.61%

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

$30.8K ARS 44.7M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

29.45%

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

$68.1 ARS 98.9K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-18.46%

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

$16.84 ARS 24.5K

$22.86 MX$404

-26.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.72 ARS 33.0K

$30.04 MX$530

-24.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.95 ARS 37.7K

$51.9 MX$916

-50.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.66 ARS 19.8K

$18.30 MX$323

-25.36%

Cinema Ticket

$6.33 ARS 9,188

$5.12 MX$90.4

23.63%

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

$221 ARS 321.1K

$201 MX$3,541

10.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,662 ARS 3.9M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-49.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.5 ARS 108.3K

$35.73 MX$631

108.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$68.3 ARS 99.1K

$40.27 MX$711

69.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$116 ARS 168.1K

$79.2 MX$1,398

46.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$113 ARS 164.1K

$89.3 MX$1,576

26.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$331 ARS 480.4K

$947 MX$16.7K

-65.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$241 ARS 350.7K

$483 MX$8,525

-50.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$685 ARS 994.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-57.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$531 ARS 770.6K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-56.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,877 ARS 2.7M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-53.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,595 ARS 2.3M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-75.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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