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

🙂 Solo nomad: Fes is 48.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fes is 33.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.94 MAD 36.29

$11.88 MX$210

-66.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.27 MAD 298

$41.90 MX$740

-22.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.07 MAD 55.9

$10.55 MX$186

-42.46%

Cappuccino

$1.58 MAD 14.61

$3.60 MX$63.5

-56.11%

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

$0.49 MAD 4.48

$1.50 MX$26.45

-67.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 MAD 3.76

$0.91 MX$16.09

-54.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.11 MAD 28.65

$3.08 MX$54.4

0.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.30 MAD 30.46

$4.47 MX$78.8

-26.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.85 MAD 7.84

$1.39 MX$24.54

-38.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 MAD 5.12

$1.90 MX$33.47

-70.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.62 MAD 14.92

$1.60 MX$28.27

1.25%

Eggs

$2.03 MAD 18.71

$2.60 MX$45.97

-21.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.58 MAD 116

$8.36 MX$148

50.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.33 MAD 49.10

$8.64 MX$152

-38.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.60 MAD 88.5

$10.91 MX$192

-12.01%

Apples (1kg)

$1.13 MAD 10.37

$2.61 MX$45.98

-56.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 MAD 11.85

$1.44 MX$25.46

-10.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.76 MAD 7.04

$1.96 MX$34.55

-61.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.91 MAD 8.42

$2.12 MX$37.34

-57.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 MAD 7.43

$1.86 MX$32.87

-56.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.87 MAD 7.99

$2.22 MX$39.20

-60.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.43 MAD 3.95

$1.02 MX$17.99

-57.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 MAD 5.88

$1.04 MX$18.36

-38.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.06 MAD 37.39

$4.05 MX$71.5

0.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.79 MAD 44.19

$10.18 MX$180

-52.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.49 MAD 22.96

$1.69 MX$29.79

47.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 MAD 30.02

$2.62 MX$46.25

24.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MAD 4.21

$0.51 MX$9.09

-9.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.04 MAD 102

$26.52 MX$468

-58.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.65 MAD 5.97

$3.15 MX$55.7

-79.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.48 MAD 4.40

$2.46 MX$43.49

-80.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.34 MAD 40.00

$3.26 MX$57.5

33.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.57 MAD 14.48

$1.32 MX$23.36

18.94%

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

$37.9K MAD 349.6K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

26.03%

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

$29.3K MAD 270.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

23.28%

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

$33.88 MAD 312

$83.5 MX$1,474

-59.44%

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

$10.73 MAD 98.9

$22.86 MX$404

-53.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.38 MAD 234

$30.04 MX$530

-15.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.58 MAD 245

$51.9 MX$916

-48.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.22 MAD 223

$18.30 MX$323

32.35%

Cinema Ticket

$5.51 MAD 50.8

$5.12 MX$90.4

7.62%

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

$54.4 MAD 501

$201 MX$3,541

-72.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,235 MAD 29.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-39.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.14 MAD 306

$35.73 MX$631

-7.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.06 MAD 314

$40.27 MX$711

-15.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.4 MAD 787

$79.2 MX$1,398

7.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$63.8 MAD 588

$89.3 MX$1,576

-28.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$290 MAD 2,669

$947 MX$16.7K

-69.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$149 MAD 1,376

$483 MX$8,525

-69.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$406 MAD 3,748

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-74.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$218 MAD 2,014

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-81.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,000 MAD 9,224

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-74.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 MAD 4,831

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-91.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$499 MAD 4,604

$730 MX$12.9K

-31.56%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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