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

🙂 Solo nomad: Granada is 46.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Granada is 25.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.33 NIO 159

$11.88 MX$210

-63.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.28 NIO 1,225

$41.90 MX$740

-20.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.87 NIO 253

$10.55 MX$186

-34.88%

Cappuccino

$1.99 NIO 73.2

$3.60 MX$63.5

-44.72%

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

$0.85 NIO 31.35

$1.50 MX$26.45

-43.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.65 NIO 23.82

$0.91 MX$16.09

-28.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.29 NIO 47.38

$3.08 MX$54.4

-58.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 NIO 75.1

$4.47 MX$78.8

-54.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 NIO 41.99

$1.39 MX$24.54

-17.99%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 NIO 45.47

$1.90 MX$33.47

-34.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.80 NIO 29.32

$1.60 MX$28.27

-50.00%

Eggs

$1.44 NIO 53.2

$2.60 MX$45.97

-44.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.97 NIO 146

$8.36 MX$148

-52.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.85 NIO 179

$8.64 MX$152

-43.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 NIO 287

$10.91 MX$192

-28.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.93 NIO 145

$2.61 MX$45.98

50.57%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 NIO 31.34

$1.44 MX$25.46

-40.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 NIO 65.9

$1.96 MX$34.55

-8.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.93 NIO 34.11

$2.12 MX$37.34

-56.13%

Potato (1kg)

$2.28 NIO 83.8

$1.86 MX$32.87

22.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 NIO 41.53

$2.22 MX$39.20

-49.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 NIO 37.30

$1.02 MX$17.99

-0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 NIO 37.40

$1.04 MX$18.36

-1.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.72 NIO 100

$4.05 MX$71.5

-32.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.88 NIO 364

$10.18 MX$180

-2.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 NIO 53.3

$1.69 MX$29.79

-14.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 NIO 58.5

$2.62 MX$46.25

-39.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.10 NIO 3.55

$0.51 MX$9.09

-80.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.89 NIO 143

$26.52 MX$468

-85.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.63 NIO 23.18

$3.15 MX$55.7

-80.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 NIO 21.38

$2.46 MX$43.49

-76.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.85 NIO 252

$3.26 MX$57.5

110.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 NIO 46.47

$1.32 MX$23.36

-4.55%

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

$22.9K NIO 841.8K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-24.00%

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

$25.9K NIO 955.0K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

9.17%

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

$97.3 NIO 3,583

$83.5 MX$1,474

16.49%

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

$16.90 NIO 622

$22.86 MX$404

-26.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.62 NIO 1,385

$30.04 MX$530

25.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.71 NIO 1,278

$51.9 MX$916

-33.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$8.06 NIO 297

$5.12 MX$90.4

57.42%

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

$122 NIO 4,494

$201 MX$3,541

-39.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,999 NIO 220.9K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

12.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.16 NIO 558

$35.73 MX$631

-57.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.11 NIO 1,109

$40.27 MX$711

-25.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$35.62 NIO 1,312

$79.2 MX$1,398

-55.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.17 NIO 1,332

$89.3 MX$1,576

-59.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$379 NIO 14.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-59.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 NIO 10.1K

$483 MX$8,525

-43.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$590 NIO 21.7K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-63.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 NIO 16.2K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-63.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$169 NIO 6,205

$730 MX$12.9K

-76.90%

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: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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