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

🙂 Solo nomad: El Viejo is 23.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: El Viejo is 21.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.97 NIO 183

$11.85 MX$212

-58.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.82 NIO 1,282

$42.16 MX$755

-17.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.04 NIO 259

$10.75 MX$192

-34.51%

Cappuccino

$2.43 NIO 89.5

$3.47 MX$62.2

-29.97%

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

$0.83 NIO 30.59

$1.45 MX$26.01

-42.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 NIO 25.60

$0.90 MX$16.16

-22.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.33 NIO 49.12

$3.05 MX$54.7

-56.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 NIO 71.8

$4.42 MX$79.1

-55.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 NIO 44.56

$1.37 MX$24.51

-11.68%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 NIO 90.8

$1.87 MX$33.51

32.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.81 NIO 66.6

$1.54 MX$27.63

17.53%

Eggs

$2.31 NIO 85.0

$2.50 MX$44.81

-7.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.11 NIO 409

$8.61 MX$154

29.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.75 NIO 249

$8.63 MX$155

-21.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.24 NIO 303

$11.02 MX$197

-25.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 NIO 143

$2.75 MX$49.22

40.73%

Banana (1kg)

$0.89 NIO 32.89

$1.43 MX$25.56

-37.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 NIO 65.9

$1.87 MX$33.52

-4.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.28 NIO 84.0

$2.17 MX$38.80

5.07%

Potato (1kg)

$4.04 NIO 149

$1.88 MX$33.70

114.89%

Onion (1kg)

$2.26 NIO 83.3

$2.25 MX$40.21

0.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 NIO 37.23

$1.07 MX$19.11

-5.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 NIO 37.26

$1.07 MX$19.22

-5.61%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.59 NIO 95.3

$4.15 MX$74.4

-37.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.58 NIO 537

$10.34 MX$185

41.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.40 NIO 51.5

$1.68 MX$30.06

-16.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 NIO 83.1

$2.48 MX$44.46

-8.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 NIO 54.8

$3.22 MX$57.6

-53.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.42

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.69 NIO 247

$3.11 MX$55.7

115.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 NIO 48.30

$1.26 MX$22.48

3.97%

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

$22.6K NIO 833.3K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-26.20%

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

$26.9K NIO 990.3K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

11.85%

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

$98.1 NIO 3,613

$82.5 MX$1,476

18.95%

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

$17.23 NIO 635

$22.29 MX$399

-22.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 NIO 1,373

$30.02 MX$537

24.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$7.77 NIO 286

$4.98 MX$89.2

56.02%

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

$123 NIO 4,523

$200 MX$3,580

-38.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,082 NIO 224.0K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

14.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.2 NIO 2,843

$35.71 MX$639

116.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$71.2 NIO 2,621

$39.56 MX$708

79.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 NIO 4,878

$80.6 MX$1,442

64.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 NIO 4,041

$88.3 MX$1,581

24.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

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

Last update for El Viejo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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