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

🙂 Solo nomad: Fes is 42.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fes is 43.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.80 MAD 35.46

$11.85 MX$212

-67.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.21 MAD 310

$42.16 MX$755

-21.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.86 MAD 54.7

$10.75 MX$192

-45.49%

Cappuccino

$1.50 MAD 13.95

$3.47 MX$62.2

-56.77%

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

$0.45 MAD 4.21

$1.45 MX$26.01

-68.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MAD 3.73

$0.90 MX$16.16

-55.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.98 MAD 27.79

$3.05 MX$54.7

-2.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 MAD 30.84

$4.42 MX$79.1

-25.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 MAD 8.25

$1.37 MX$24.51

-35.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 MAD 4.94

$1.87 MX$33.51

-71.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.59 MAD 14.79

$1.54 MX$27.63

3.25%

Eggs

$1.94 MAD 18.07

$2.50 MX$44.81

-22.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.62 MAD 118

$8.61 MX$154

46.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.48 MAD 51.1

$8.63 MX$155

-36.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.54 MAD 89.0

$11.02 MX$197

-13.43%

Apples (1kg)

$1.13 MAD 10.49

$2.75 MX$49.22

-58.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 MAD 11.99

$1.43 MX$25.56

-9.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.71 MAD 6.65

$1.87 MX$33.52

-62.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.84 MAD 7.84

$2.17 MX$38.80

-61.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.85 MAD 7.94

$1.88 MX$33.70

-54.79%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MAD 8.86

$2.25 MX$40.21

-57.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.47 MAD 4.39

$1.07 MX$19.11

-56.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MAD 5.52

$1.07 MX$19.22

-44.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.04 MAD 37.65

$4.15 MX$74.4

-2.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.75 MAD 44.28

$10.34 MX$185

-54.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.59 MAD 24.10

$1.68 MX$30.06

54.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.43 MAD 32.00

$2.48 MX$44.46

38.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 MAD 4.20

$0.55 MX$9.93

-18.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.92 MAD 102

$26.53 MX$475

-58.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 MAD 6.34

$3.22 MX$57.6

-78.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 MAD 4.82

$2.48 MX$44.42

-79.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.26 MAD 39.75

$3.11 MX$55.7

36.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.52 MAD 14.17

$1.26 MX$22.48

20.63%

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

$37.3K MAD 347.8K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

21.72%

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

$29.7K MAD 276.8K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

23.56%

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

$34.14 MAD 318

$82.5 MX$1,476

-58.61%

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

$10.71 MAD 99.8

$22.29 MX$399

-51.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.68 MAD 239

$30.02 MX$537

-14.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.46 MAD 247

$51.4 MX$921

-48.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.55 MAD 229

$18.29 MX$327

34.23%

Cinema Ticket

$5.54 MAD 51.7

$4.98 MX$89.2

11.24%

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

$55.2 MAD 514

$200 MX$3,580

-72.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,355 MAD 31.3K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-36.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.30 MAD 310

$35.71 MX$639

-6.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.19 MAD 319

$39.56 MX$708

-13.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.3 MAD 805

$80.6 MX$1,442

7.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$63.6 MAD 593

$88.3 MX$1,581

-27.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$287 MAD 2,672

$969 MX$17.4K

-70.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$152 MAD 1,412

$482 MX$8,632

-68.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$414 MAD 3,858

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-74.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$223 MAD 2,083

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-81.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$975 MAD 9,085

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-75.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$528 MAD 4,919

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-91.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$488 MAD 4,547

$756 MX$13.5K

-35.50%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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