Cost of Living Comparison Between Essaouira and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Essaouira and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Essaouira is 50.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Essaouira is 26% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.38 MAD 40.39

$11.88 MX$210

-63.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.19 MAD 232

$41.90 MX$740

-39.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.87 MAD 44.99

$10.55 MX$186

-53.84%

Cappuccino

$1.83 MAD 16.85

$3.60 MX$63.5

-49.17%

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

$0.48 MAD 4.47

$1.50 MX$26.45

-68.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 MAD 2.61

$0.91 MX$16.09

-69.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.78 MAD 34.93

$3.08 MX$54.4

22.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 MAD 32.67

$4.47 MX$78.8

-20.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.82 MAD 7.58

$1.39 MX$24.54

-41.01%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 MAD 4.90

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.71 MAD 15.78

$1.60 MX$28.27

6.87%

Eggs

$1.81 MAD 16.70

$2.60 MX$45.97

-30.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.57 MAD 88.4

$8.36 MX$148

14.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.29 MAD 48.87

$8.64 MX$152

-38.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.41 MAD 105

$10.91 MX$192

4.58%

Apples (1kg)

$1.36 MAD 12.59

$2.61 MX$45.98

-47.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 MAD 11.32

$1.44 MX$25.46

-14.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.77 MAD 7.15

$1.96 MX$34.55

-60.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.87 MAD 8.05

$2.12 MX$37.34

-58.96%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 MAD 6.07

$1.86 MX$32.87

-64.52%

Onion (1kg)

$0.87 MAD 7.98

$2.22 MX$39.20

-60.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.40 MAD 3.65

$1.02 MX$17.99

-60.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MAD 5.29

$1.04 MX$18.36

-45.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.04 MAD 37.25

$4.05 MX$71.5

-0.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.68 MAD 61.6

$10.18 MX$180

-34.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.91 MAD 17.60

$1.69 MX$29.79

13.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 MAD 19.73

$2.62 MX$46.25

-18.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 MAD 7.76

$0.51 MX$9.09

64.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.36 MAD 151

$26.52 MX$468

-38.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.64 MAD 5.87

$3.15 MX$55.7

-79.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.49 MAD 4.51

$2.46 MX$43.49

-80.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.73 MAD 80.6

$3.26 MX$57.5

167.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.57 MAD 14.52

$1.32 MX$23.36

18.94%

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

$37.2K MAD 343.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

23.70%

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

$20.3K MAD 187.8K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-14.38%

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

$28.20 MAD 260

$83.5 MX$1,474

-66.24%

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

$13.82 MAD 128

$22.86 MX$404

-39.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.12 MAD 260

$30.04 MX$530

-6.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.19 MAD 205

$51.9 MX$916

-57.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.06 MAD 213

$18.30 MX$323

26.01%

Cinema Ticket

$6.45 MAD 59.5

$5.12 MX$90.4

25.98%

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

$77.9 MAD 719

$201 MX$3,541

-61.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,929 MAD 17.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-63.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.73 MAD 284

$35.73 MX$631

-13.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.06 MAD 370

$40.27 MX$711

-0.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.16 MAD 454

$79.2 MX$1,398

-37.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.97 MAD 406

$89.3 MX$1,576

-50.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$378 MAD 3,485

$947 MX$16.7K

-60.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$344 MAD 3,173

$483 MX$8,525

-28.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$809 MAD 7,465

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-49.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$551 MAD 5,083

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-54.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$271 MAD 2,499

$730 MX$12.9K

-62.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.5

11.42

-51.84%

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

Last update for Essaouira: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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