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

🙂 Solo nomad: Guelmim is 38.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Guelmim is 52% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.80 MAD 25.98

$11.85 MX$209

-76.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.96 MAD 232

$42.16 MX$744

-40.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.68 MAD 62.0

$10.75 MX$190

-37.86%

Cappuccino

$1.77 MAD 16.40

$3.47 MX$61.3

-48.99%

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

$0.62 MAD 5.72

$1.45 MX$25.65

-57.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 MAD 2.61

$0.90 MX$15.93

-68.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.70 MAD 34.33

$3.05 MX$53.9

21.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.74 MAD 34.71

$4.42 MX$77.9

-15.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 MAD 8.41

$1.37 MX$24.17

-33.58%

White Bread (500g)

$0.40 MAD 3.67

$1.87 MX$33.05

-78.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.90 MAD 8.32

$1.54 MX$27.25

-41.56%

Eggs

$1.82 MAD 16.92

$2.50 MX$44.18

-27.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.05 MAD 65.4

$8.61 MX$152

-18.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.29 MAD 30.54

$8.63 MX$152

-61.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.15 MAD 94.2

$11.02 MX$195

-7.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1.41 MAD 13.05

$2.75 MX$48.53

-48.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.24 MAD 11.48

$1.43 MX$25.21

-13.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.80 MAD 7.46

$1.87 MX$33.05

-57.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 MAD 5.93

$2.17 MX$38.26

-70.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 MAD 6.40

$1.88 MX$33.23

-63.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.64 MAD 5.89

$2.25 MX$39.65

-71.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 MAD 5.87

$1.07 MX$18.85

-41.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 MAD 6.09

$1.07 MX$18.95

-38.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.09 MAD 37.98

$4.15 MX$73.3

-1.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 MAD 63.7

$10.34 MX$182

-33.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 MAD 11.96

$1.68 MX$29.64

-23.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 MAD 15.19

$2.48 MX$43.84

-33.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 MAD 6.97

$0.55 MX$9.80

36.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.66 MAD 155

$26.53 MX$468

-37.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.67 MAD 6.22

$3.22 MX$56.8

-79.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 MAD 5.39

$2.48 MX$43.80

-76.61%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.67 MAD 61.9

$3.11 MX$54.9

114.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.53 MAD 14.22

$1.26 MX$22.16

21.43%

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

$27.3K MAD 253.0K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-11.06%

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

$20.5K MAD 189.8K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-14.91%

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

$28.58 MAD 265

$82.5 MX$1,456

-65.35%

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

$10.76 MAD 99.8

$22.29 MX$393

-51.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.75 MAD 202

$30.02 MX$530

-27.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.30 MAD 226

$51.4 MX$908

-52.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.79 MAD 211

$18.29 MX$323

24.60%

Cinema Ticket

$6.74 MAD 62.6

$4.98 MX$88.0

35.34%

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

$77.6 MAD 720

$200 MX$3,530

-61.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,922 MAD 17.8K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-63.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.39 MAD 180

$35.71 MX$630

-45.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.68 MAD 155

$39.56 MX$698

-57.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$47.75 MAD 443

$80.6 MX$1,422

-40.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.87 MAD 305

$88.3 MX$1,559

-62.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$289 MAD 2,685

$969 MX$17.1K

-70.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$201 MAD 1,865

$482 MX$8,511

-58.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$592 MAD 5,492

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-62.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$382 MAD 3,542

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-67.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,555 MAD 14.4K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-61.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$944 MAD 8,763

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-85.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$319 MAD 2,963

$756 MX$13.4K

-57.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.5

11.42

-51.84%

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

Last update for Guelmim: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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