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

🙂 Solo nomad: Goma is 22.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Goma is 9.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.71 CDF 29.1K

$11.61 MX$200

9.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.80 CDF 102.4K

$42.75 MX$738

4.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.90 CDF 22.6K

$10.60 MX$183

-6.60%

Cappuccino

$3.43 CDF 7,842

$3.59 MX$62.0

-4.46%

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

$1.01 CDF 2,314

$1.45 MX$25.08

-30.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 CDF 2,328

$0.90 MX$15.50

13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 CDF 3,758

$3.03 MX$52.4

-45.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.07 CDF 11.6K

$4.56 MX$78.8

11.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 CDF 3,482

$1.45 MX$25.07

4.83%

White Bread (500g)

$1.96 CDF 4,477

$1.83 MX$31.55

7.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.59 CDF 3,634

$1.61 MX$27.77

-1.24%

Eggs

$1.72 CDF 3,929

$2.54 MX$43.82

-32.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.85 CDF 13.4K

$8.54 MX$148

-31.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.44 CDF 14.7K

$8.47 MX$146

-23.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 CDF 11.2K

$10.86 MX$188

-54.88%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 CDF 4,635

$2.73 MX$47.13

-25.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 CDF 4,509

$1.49 MX$25.77

32.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 CDF 4,053

$1.94 MX$33.55

-8.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.93 CDF 6,689

$2.16 MX$37.38

35.65%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 CDF 1,120

$1.85 MX$31.88

-73.51%

Onion (1kg)

$1.96 CDF 4,473

$2.19 MX$37.80

-10.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.52

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 CDF 1,630

$1.08 MX$18.71

-34.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.06 MX$70.1

Wine (Bottle)

$10.46 MX$181

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 CDF 4,633

$1.65 MX$28.56

23.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 CDF 5,113

$2.55 MX$44.01

-12.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.56 MX$9.60

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.20 MX$453

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.14 MX$54.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.98 CDF 4,534

$2.37 MX$40.96

-16.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$56.0

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 CDF 2,313

$1.31 MX$22.70

-22.90%

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

$30.5K MX$527.4K

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

$23.8K MX$411.4K

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

$202 CDF 462.8K

$83.1 MX$1,436

143.47%

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

$15.10 CDF 34.5K

$22.15 MX$383

-31.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.1 CDF 123.6K

$29.37 MX$507

84.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.26 CDF 69.2K

$51.2 MX$884

-40.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.69 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$4.89 MX$84.4

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

$199 MX$3,431

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,207 MX$89.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.83 CDF 45.3K

$35.93 MX$621

-44.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.39 MX$680

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.3 MX$1,387

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.7 CDF 225.8K

$87.6 MX$1,512

12.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$498 CDF 1.1M

$963 MX$16.6K

-48.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$305 CDF 697.0K

$482 MX$8,326

-36.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$795 CDF 1.8M

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-51.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$492 CDF 1.1M

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-58.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,957 MX$68.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,513 MX$112.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$726 MX$12.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Goma: April 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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