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 43.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: El Oued is 22.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.94 DZD 381
$11.99 MX$227
-75.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.58 DZD 2,533
$42.47 MX$803
-53.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.35 DZD 563
$10.47 MX$198
-58.45%
Cappuccino
$1.26 DZD 163
$3.6 MX$68.2
-65.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 DZD 74.3
$1.44 MX$27.16
-60.42%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.23 DZD 29.62
$0.89 MX$16.79
-74.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.97 DZD 255
$3.09 MX$58.5
-36.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 DZD 298
$4.58 MX$86.6
-49.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 DZD 134
$1.38 MX$26.04
-24.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.16 DZD 20.81
$1.85 MX$34.9
-91.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 DZD 209
$1.57 MX$29.68
2.55%
Eggs
$1.79 DZD 231
$2.55 MX$48.3
-29.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.17 DZD 1,186
$8.61 MX$163
6.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.31 DZD 686
$8.54 MX$161
-37.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.42 DZD 2,124
$10.98 MX$208
49.54%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 DZD 399
$2.72 MX$51.4
13.24%
Banana (1kg)
$2.97 DZD 385
$1.51 MX$28.57
96.69%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.75 DZD 227
$1.88 MX$35.63
-6.91%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.8 DZD 104
$2.19 MX$41.42
-63.47%
Potato (1kg)
$0.59 DZD 76.4
$1.87 MX$35.3
-68.45%
Onion (1kg)
$0.5 DZD 64.9
$2.19 MX$41.37
-77.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 DZD 79.2
$1.07 MX$20.23
-42.99%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.04
$1.09 MX$20.64
-74.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.83 DZD 366
$3.96 MX$74.9
-28.54%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$8.86 MX$167
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 DZD 174
$1.72 MX$32.53
-22.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 32.58
$0.52 MX$9.74
-51.92%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.29 DZD 2,366
$26.59 MX$503
-31.21%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.65 DZD 84
$3.24 MX$61.2
-79.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 DZD 43.15
$2.38 MX$44.94
-86.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.21 DZD 674
$3.11 MX$58.7
67.52%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.37 DZD 47.27
$1.31 MX$24.85
-71.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32K DZD 4.1M
$30.3K MX$573K
5.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.4K DZD 4.3M
$24K MX$453.6K
39.16%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.44 DZD 5,231
$84.2 MX$1,592
-51.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.25 DZD 1,197
$22.14 MX$419
-58.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.06 DZD 2,207
$30.14 MX$570
-43.40%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.44 DZD 3,033
$52 MX$983
-54.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.47 DZD 708
$5.07 MX$95.9
7.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$93.8 DZD 12.1K
$200 MX$3,787
-53.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,535 DZD 457.3K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-33.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.1 DZD 4,800
$35.74 MX$676
3.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.72 DZD 5,915
$39.8 MX$753
14.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.3 DZD 9,875
$79 MX$1,493
-3.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$77.7 DZD 10.1K
$88.4 MX$1,671
-12.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$197 DZD 25.5K
$965 MX$18.3K
-79.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$113 DZD 14.6K
$474 MX$8,968
-76.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$277 DZD 35.9K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-83.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$181 DZD 23.4K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-84.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,643 DZD 212.5K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-46.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$893 DZD 115.5K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-88.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
El Oued
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$251 DZD 32.4K
$792 MX$15K
-68.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for El Oued: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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