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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Gebze is 10.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 13.2% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Gebze is 2.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$12.83 โ‚บ555
$11.88 MX$210
8.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.77 โ‚บ1,115
$41.90 MX$740
-38.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.20 โ‚บ268
$10.55 MX$186
-41.23%
Cappuccino
$2.40 โ‚บ104
$3.60 MX$63.5
-33.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 โ‚บ39.09
$1.50 MX$26.45
-40.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 โ‚บ17.04
$0.91 MX$16.09
-57.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.08 โ‚บ90.1
$3.08 MX$54.4
-32.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 โ‚บ112
$4.47 MX$78.8
-42.28%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.95 โ‚บ40.89
$1.39 MX$24.54
-31.65%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 โ‚บ34.34
$1.90 MX$33.47
-58.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.45 โ‚บ106
$1.60 MX$28.27
53.13%
Eggs
$2.22 โ‚บ96.0
$2.60 MX$45.97
-14.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.71 โ‚บ420
$8.36 MX$148
16.15%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.12 โ‚บ222
$8.64 MX$152
-40.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.50 โ‚บ887
$10.91 MX$192
87.90%
Apples (1kg)
$1.56 โ‚บ67.7
$2.61 MX$45.98
-40.23%
Banana (1kg)
$2.49 โ‚บ108
$1.44 MX$25.46
72.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.92 โ‚บ39.85
$1.96 MX$34.55
-53.06%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.77 โ‚บ76.5
$2.12 MX$37.34
-16.51%
Potato (1kg)
$0.74 โ‚บ32.12
$1.86 MX$32.87
-60.22%
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 โ‚บ31.76
$2.22 MX$39.20
-67.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.70 โ‚บ30.36
$1.02 MX$17.99
-31.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.50 โ‚บ21.54
$1.04 MX$18.36
-51.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.20 โ‚บ95.2
$4.05 MX$71.5
-45.68%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.52 โ‚บ499
$10.18 MX$180
13.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.05 โ‚บ88.9
$1.69 MX$29.79
21.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.57 โ‚บ198
$2.62 MX$46.25
74.43%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.62 โ‚บ26.78
$0.51 MX$9.09
21.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.93 โ‚บ1,338
$26.52 MX$468
16.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.85 โ‚บ36.80
$3.15 MX$55.7
-73.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.62 โ‚บ26.79
$2.46 MX$43.49
-74.80%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.51 โ‚บ325
$3.26 MX$57.5
130.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.92 โ‚บ39.94
$1.32 MX$23.36
-30.30%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$41.1K โ‚บ1.8M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
36.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.1K โ‚บ1.6M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
60.37%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.3 โ‚บ2,175
$83.5 MX$1,474
-39.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.18 โ‚บ484
$22.86 MX$404
-51.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.92 โ‚บ559
$30.04 MX$530
-56.99%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.59 โ‚บ1,886
$51.9 MX$916
-16.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.98 โ‚บ345
$18.30 MX$323
-56.39%
Cinema Ticket
$4.59 โ‚บ199
$5.12 MX$90.4
-10.35%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$309 โ‚บ13.4K
$201 MX$3,541
54.15%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,680 โ‚บ332.2K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
44.41%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.77 โ‚บ1,720
$35.73 MX$631
11.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.12 โ‚บ1,952
$40.27 MX$711
12.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$57.5 โ‚บ2,489
$79.2 MX$1,398
-27.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$125 โ‚บ5,401
$89.3 MX$1,576
39.86%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$510 โ‚บ22.1K
$947 MX$16.7K
-46.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$385 โ‚บ16.7K
$483 MX$8,525
-20.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$874 โ‚บ37.8K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-45.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$700 โ‚บ30.3K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-42.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,383 โ‚บ59.8K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-65.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$977 โ‚บ42.3K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-84.74%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Gebze
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,028 โ‚บ44.5K
$730 MX$12.9K
40.90%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
32
11.42
180.21%

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Last update for Gebze: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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