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

🙂 Solo nomad: El Oued is 41.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: El Oued is 26.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.92 DZD 380

$11.88 MX$210

-75.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.02 DZD 2,474

$41.90 MX$740

-54.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.40 DZD 572

$10.55 MX$186

-58.29%

Cappuccino

$1.20 DZD 157

$3.60 MX$63.5

-66.67%

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

$0.58 DZD 75.0

$1.50 MX$26.45

-61.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 DZD 29.71

$0.91 MX$16.09

-74.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.93 DZD 251

$3.08 MX$54.4

-37.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 DZD 311

$4.47 MX$78.8

-46.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 DZD 134

$1.39 MX$24.54

-25.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.15 DZD 19.87

$1.90 MX$33.47

-92.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 DZD 205

$1.60 MX$28.27

-1.25%

Eggs

$1.86 DZD 242

$2.60 MX$45.97

-28.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.79 DZD 1,144

$8.36 MX$148

5.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.23 DZD 681

$8.64 MX$152

-39.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.22 DZD 2,110

$10.91 MX$192

48.67%

Apples (1kg)

$3.22 DZD 419

$2.61 MX$45.98

23.37%

Banana (1kg)

$2.87 DZD 373

$1.44 MX$25.46

99.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 DZD 223

$1.96 MX$34.55

-12.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.79 DZD 102

$2.12 MX$37.34

-62.74%

Potato (1kg)

$0.60 DZD 77.6

$1.86 MX$32.87

-67.74%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 DZD 59.9

$2.22 MX$39.20

-79.28%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 DZD 79.7

$1.02 MX$17.99

-40.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 DZD 35.95

$1.04 MX$18.36

-73.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.82 DZD 366

$4.05 MX$71.5

-30.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.11 DZD 795

$10.18 MX$180

-39.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 DZD 175

$1.69 MX$29.79

-20.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 DZD 270

$2.62 MX$46.25

-20.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.25 DZD 32.61

$0.51 MX$9.09

-50.98%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.44 DZD 2,270

$26.52 MX$468

-34.24%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.65 DZD 84.6

$3.15 MX$55.7

-79.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.36 DZD 47.37

$2.46 MX$43.49

-85.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.42 DZD 705

$3.26 MX$57.5

66.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.37 DZD 47.72

$1.32 MX$23.36

-71.97%

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

$32.1K DZD 4.2M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

6.72%

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

$33.6K DZD 4.4M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

41.30%

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

$40.02 DZD 5,207

$83.5 MX$1,474

-52.09%

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

$9.46 DZD 1,231

$22.86 MX$404

-58.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.67 DZD 2,169

$30.04 MX$530

-44.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.63 DZD 3,074

$51.9 MX$916

-54.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.34 DZD 695

$5.12 MX$90.4

4.30%

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

$93.9 DZD 12.2K

$201 MX$3,541

-53.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,621 DZD 471.1K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-31.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$37.10 DZD 4,826

$35.73 MX$631

3.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.78 DZD 5,826

$40.27 MX$711

11.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.4 DZD 9,813

$79.2 MX$1,398

-4.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.3 DZD 10.1K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-13.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$196 DZD 25.5K

$947 MX$16.7K

-79.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 DZD 14.8K

$483 MX$8,525

-76.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 DZD 35.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-83.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 DZD 23.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-85.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,167 DZD 151.9K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-70.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,000 DZD 130.1K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-84.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$248 DZD 32.2K

$730 MX$12.9K

-66.04%

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 Oued: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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