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

🙂 Solo nomad: El Jadida is 46% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: El Jadida is 31.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.92 MAD 36.17

$11.88 MX$210

-67.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.87 MAD 183

$41.90 MX$740

-52.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.40 MAD 59.1

$10.55 MX$186

-39.34%

Cappuccino

$1.53 MAD 14.12

$3.60 MX$63.5

-57.50%

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

$0.43 MAD 3.99

$1.50 MX$26.45

-71.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MAD 3.17

$0.91 MX$16.09

-62.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.75 MAD 25.42

$3.08 MX$54.4

-10.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 MAD 31.23

$4.47 MX$78.8

-24.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 MAD 8.12

$1.39 MX$24.54

-36.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.44 MAD 4.06

$1.90 MX$33.47

-76.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.76 MAD 16.24

$1.60 MX$28.27

10.00%

Eggs

$1.78 MAD 16.39

$2.60 MX$45.97

-31.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.87 MAD 44.94

$8.36 MX$148

-41.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.78 MAD 34.92

$8.64 MX$152

-56.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 MAD 72.1

$10.91 MX$192

-28.41%

Apples (1kg)

$1.57 MAD 14.53

$2.61 MX$45.98

-39.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.27 MAD 11.75

$1.44 MX$25.46

-11.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.70 MAD 6.44

$1.96 MX$34.55

-64.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.85 MAD 7.85

$2.12 MX$37.34

-59.91%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 MAD 7.28

$1.86 MX$32.87

-57.53%

Onion (1kg)

$0.53 MAD 4.90

$2.22 MX$39.20

-76.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 MAD 2.82

$1.02 MX$17.99

-69.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 MAD 5.54

$1.04 MX$18.36

-42.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.04 MAD 37.31

$4.05 MX$71.5

-0.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.40 MAD 40.64

$10.18 MX$180

-56.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.40 MAD 22.16

$1.69 MX$29.79

42.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 MAD 27.05

$2.62 MX$46.25

11.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 MAD 4.39

$0.51 MX$9.09

-5.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.91 MAD 239

$26.52 MX$468

-2.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 MAD 10.42

$3.15 MX$55.7

-64.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.48 MAD 4.39

$2.46 MX$43.49

-80.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.27 MAD 30.18

$3.26 MX$57.5

0.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.60 MAD 14.74

$1.32 MX$23.36

21.21%

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

$32.7K MAD 301.8K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

8.70%

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

$29.5K MAD 272.4K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

24.24%

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

$32.51 MAD 300

$83.5 MX$1,474

-61.08%

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

$10.83 MAD 100.0

$22.86 MX$404

-52.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.44 MAD 309

$30.04 MX$530

11.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.83 MAD 257

$51.9 MX$916

-46.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.71 MAD 163

$18.30 MX$323

-3.22%

Cinema Ticket

$6.66 MAD 61.5

$5.12 MX$90.4

30.08%

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

$89.5 MAD 826

$201 MX$3,541

-55.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,587 MAD 23.9K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-51.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.74 MAD 367

$35.73 MX$631

11.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.18 MAD 371

$40.27 MX$711

-0.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.2 MAD 630

$79.2 MX$1,398

-13.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.4 MAD 567

$89.3 MX$1,576

-31.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$231 MAD 2,129

$947 MX$16.7K

-75.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 MAD 1,651

$483 MX$8,525

-62.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$378 MAD 3,490

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-76.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$248 MAD 2,286

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-79.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,623 MAD 15.0K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-59.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$915 MAD 8,450

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-85.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$462 MAD 4,267

$730 MX$12.9K

-36.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-56.22%

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

Last update for El Jadida: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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