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

🙂 Solo nomad: Fes is 49.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fes is 14.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.9 MAD 35.49

$11.99 MX$227

-67.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.37 MAD 304

$42.47 MX$803

-21.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.13 MAD 55.8

$10.47 MX$198

-41.45%

Cappuccino

$1.57 MAD 14.29

$3.6 MX$68.2

-56.39%

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

$0.49 MAD 4.42

$1.44 MX$27.16

-65.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 MAD 3.68

$0.89 MX$16.79

-55.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.1 MAD 28.23

$3.09 MX$58.5

0.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.36 MAD 30.54

$4.58 MX$86.6

-26.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.85 MAD 7.74

$1.38 MX$26.04

-38.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MAD 4.7

$1.85 MX$34.9

-71.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.59 MAD 14.49

$1.57 MX$29.68

1.27%

Eggs

$2.02 MAD 18.39

$2.55 MX$48.3

-20.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.64 MAD 115

$8.61 MX$163

46.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.51 MAD 50.2

$8.54 MX$161

-35.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.52 MAD 86.5

$10.98 MX$208

-13.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.12 MAD 10.22

$2.72 MX$51.4

-58.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.25 MAD 11.4

$1.51 MX$28.57

-17.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.73 MAD 6.63

$1.88 MX$35.63

-61.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.92 MAD 8.36

$2.19 MX$41.42

-57.99%

Potato (1kg)

$0.8 MAD 7.29

$1.87 MX$35.3

-57.22%

Onion (1kg)

$0.88 MAD 7.96

$2.19 MX$41.37

-59.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 MAD 4.22

$1.07 MX$20.23

-57.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MAD 5.37

$1.09 MX$20.64

-45.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.07 MAD 37.05

$3.96 MX$74.9

2.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.89 MAD 44.47

$8.86 MX$167

-44.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.48 MAD 22.56

$1.72 MX$32.53

44.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.29 MAD 29.95

$2.61 MX$49.37

26.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MAD 4.18

$0.52 MX$9.74

-11.54%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.91 MAD 99.2

$26.59 MX$503

-58.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.64 MAD 5.78

$3.24 MX$61.2

-80.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.51 MAD 4.64

$2.38 MX$44.94

-78.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.3 MAD 39.12

$3.11 MX$58.7

38.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.52 MAD 13.84

$1.31 MX$24.85

16.03%

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

$37.2K MAD 338.6K

$30.3K MX$573K

22.86%

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

$29.7K MAD 270.1K

$24K MX$453.6K

23.79%

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

$34.69 MAD 316

$84.2 MX$1,592

-58.82%

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

$11.02 MAD 100

$22.14 MX$419

-50.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.92 MAD 227

$30.14 MX$570

-17.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.76 MAD 243

$52 MX$983

-48.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.06 MAD 219

$18.72 MX$354

28.53%

Cinema Ticket

$5.33 MAD 48.46

$5.07 MX$95.9

5.13%

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

$53.9 MAD 490

$200 MX$3,787

-73.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,288 MAD 29.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-38.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.88 MAD 299

$35.74 MX$676

-8.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.1 MAD 310

$39.8 MX$753

-14.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.7 MAD 779

$79 MX$1,493

8.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$62.5 MAD 568

$88.4 MX$1,671

-29.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$293 MAD 2,664

$965 MX$18.3K

-69.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$150 MAD 1,367

$474 MX$8,968

-68.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$413 MAD 3,753

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-75.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$218 MAD 1,980

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-81.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$985 MAD 8,956

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-68.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$518 MAD 4,708

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-93.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$489 MAD 4,447

$792 MX$15K

-38.24%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

11.42

-60.60%

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

Last update for Fes: October 26, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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