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

🙂 Solo nomad: Fourways is 32.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Fourways is 5.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.52 R 151
$11.99 MX$227
-28.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$27.51 R 489
$42.47 MX$803
-35.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.81 R 85.5
$10.47 MX$198
-54.06%
Cappuccino
$2.02 R 35.85
$3.6 MX$68.2
-43.89%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 R 18.27
$1.44 MX$27.16
-28.47%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 R 14.86
$0.89 MX$16.79
-5.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.29 R 40.76
$3.09 MX$58.5
-25.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.76 R 49.09
$4.58 MX$86.6
-39.74%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1 R 17.74
$1.38 MX$26.04
-27.54%
White Bread (500g)
$0.83 R 14.75
$1.85 MX$34.9
-55.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 R 27.1
$1.57 MX$29.68
-3.18%
Eggs
$2.05 R 36.5
$2.55 MX$48.3
-19.61%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.12 R 109
$8.61 MX$163
-28.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.37 R 59.9
$8.54 MX$161
-60.54%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.41 R 114
$10.98 MX$208
-41.62%
Apples (1kg)
$1.37 R 24.33
$2.72 MX$51.4
-49.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.54 R 27.38
$1.51 MX$28.57
1.99%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.59 R 28.27
$1.88 MX$35.63
-15.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.51 R 26.79
$2.19 MX$41.42
-31.05%
Potato (1kg)
$1.36 R 24.11
$1.87 MX$35.3
-27.27%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 R 21.43
$2.19 MX$41.37
-44.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 R 18.97
$1.07 MX$20.23
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 R 15.57
$1.09 MX$20.64
-19.27%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.78 R 49.45
$3.96 MX$74.9
-29.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.11 R 90.9
$8.86 MX$167
-42.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 R 26.58
$1.72 MX$32.53
-13.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 R 33.13
$2.61 MX$49.37
-28.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.63 R 29.01
$0.52 MX$9.74
213.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.59 MX$503
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 R 25.5
$3.24 MX$61.2
-55.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.32 R 23.41
$2.38 MX$44.94
-44.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 R 56.1
$3.11 MX$58.7
1.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 R 23.45
$1.31 MX$24.85
0.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14.5K R 257.2K
$30.3K MX$573K
-52.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22K R 390.8K
$24K MX$453.6K
-8.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$81 R 1,441
$84.2 MX$1,592
-3.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$36.75 R 654
$22.14 MX$419
65.99%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.52 R 667
$30.14 MX$570
24.49%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.49 R 524
$52 MX$983
-43.27%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.55 R 277
$18.72 MX$354
-16.93%
Cinema Ticket
$7.07 R 126
$5.07 MX$95.9
39.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$197 R 3,509
$200 MX$3,787
-1.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,329 R 77K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-18.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.7 R 919
$35.74 MX$676
44.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.64 R 581
$39.8 MX$753
-17.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.7 R 1,257
$79 MX$1,493
-10.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.1 R 1,603
$88.4 MX$1,671
1.97%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$369 R 6,568
$965 MX$18.3K
-61.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$370 R 6,587
$474 MX$8,968
-21.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$679 R 12.1K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-58.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$634 R 11.3K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-47.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$649 R 11.5K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-78.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$682 R 12.1K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-90.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Fourways
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,080 R 19.2K
$792 MX$15K
36.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.69
11.42
2.36%

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

Last update for Fourways: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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