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

🙂 Solo nomad: Granada is 40.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Granada is 26.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.3 NIO 158

$11.99 MX$227

-64.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.71 NIO 1,198

$42.47 MX$803

-22.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.98 NIO 255

$10.47 MX$198

-33.33%

Cappuccino

$2.02 NIO 74

$3.6 MX$68.2

-43.89%

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

$0.83 NIO 30.52

$1.44 MX$27.16

-42.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 NIO 24.88

$0.89 MX$16.79

-23.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.26 NIO 46.18

$3.09 MX$58.5

-59.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 NIO 74.2

$4.58 MX$86.6

-55.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.2 NIO 43.85

$1.38 MX$26.04

-13.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.2 NIO 43.89

$1.85 MX$34.9

-35.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 NIO 27.17

$1.57 MX$29.68

-52.87%

Eggs

$1.49 NIO 54.7

$2.55 MX$48.3

-41.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.89 NIO 143

$8.61 MX$163

-54.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.77 NIO 175

$8.54 MX$161

-44.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.16 NIO 299

$10.98 MX$208

-25.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 NIO 144

$2.72 MX$51.4

44.85%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 NIO 31.3

$1.51 MX$28.57

-43.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 NIO 64.9

$1.88 MX$35.63

-5.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.91 NIO 33.47

$2.19 MX$41.42

-58.45%

Potato (1kg)

$2.24 NIO 82.2

$1.87 MX$35.3

19.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 NIO 39.09

$2.19 MX$41.37

-51.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 NIO 37.7

$1.07 MX$20.23

-3.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 NIO 36.87

$1.09 MX$20.64

-7.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.6 NIO 95.1

$3.96 MX$74.9

-34.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.16 NIO 372

$8.86 MX$167

14.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 NIO 52

$1.72 MX$32.53

-17.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 NIO 58.8

$2.61 MX$49.37

-38.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.1 NIO 3.65

$0.52 MX$9.74

-80.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.97 NIO 145

$26.59 MX$503

-85.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 NIO 21.54

$3.24 MX$61.2

-81.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 NIO 21.36

$2.38 MX$44.94

-75.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.73 NIO 246

$3.11 MX$58.7

116.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 NIO 48.23

$1.31 MX$24.85

0.76%

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

$22.6K NIO 826.5K

$30.3K MX$573K

-25.55%

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

$26K NIO 953.6K

$24K MX$453.6K

8.51%

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

$100 NIO 3,677

$84.2 MX$1,592

19.18%

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

$17.04 NIO 624

$22.14 MX$419

-23.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.34 NIO 1,367

$30.14 MX$570

23.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.41 NIO 1,260

$52 MX$983

-33.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$8.05 NIO 295

$5.07 MX$95.9

58.78%

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

$123 NIO 4,504

$200 MX$3,787

-38.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 NIO 218.7K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

11.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.23 NIO 558

$35.74 MX$676

-57.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.83 NIO 1,093

$39.8 MX$753

-25.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$34.59 NIO 1,267

$79 MX$1,493

-56.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.85 NIO 1,313

$88.4 MX$1,671

-59.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 NIO 13.9K

$965 MX$18.3K

-60.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 NIO 10.1K

$474 MX$8,968

-42.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$598 NIO 21.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-63.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$445 NIO 16.3K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-62.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$167 NIO 6,111

$792 MX$15K

-78.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

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

Last update for Granada: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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