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

🙂 Solo nomad: Hama is 58.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hama is 51% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.54 SYP 404

$11.88 MX$210

-70.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.83 SYP 1,350

$41.90 MX$740

-71.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.52 SYP 288

$10.55 MX$186

-76.11%

Cappuccino

$0.72 SYP 81.7

$3.60 MX$63.5

-80.00%

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

$0.89 SYP 101

$1.50 MX$26.45

-40.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 SYP 58.8

$0.91 MX$16.09

-42.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 SYP 187

$3.08 MX$54.4

-46.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 SYP 278

$4.47 MX$78.8

-45.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 SYP 59.8

$1.39 MX$24.54

-62.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 67.4

$1.90 MX$33.47

-68.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 SYP 146

$1.60 MX$28.27

-20.00%

Eggs

$1.94 SYP 221

$2.60 MX$45.97

-25.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.03 SYP 345

$8.36 MX$148

-63.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.78 SYP 431

$8.64 MX$152

-56.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.16 SYP 702

$10.91 MX$192

-43.54%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 101

$2.61 MX$45.98

-66.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 204

$1.44 MX$25.46

24.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.03 SYP 118

$1.96 MX$34.55

-47.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 SYP 58.6

$2.12 MX$37.34

-75.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.57 SYP 65.2

$1.86 MX$32.87

-69.35%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 SYP 50.1

$2.22 MX$39.20

-80.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 SYP 27.24

$1.02 MX$17.99

-76.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 SYP 65.8

$1.04 MX$18.36

-44.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 SYP 278

$4.05 MX$71.5

-39.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.88 SYP 671

$10.18 MX$180

-42.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 SYP 116

$1.69 MX$29.79

-39.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 204

$2.62 MX$46.25

-31.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 SYP 22.00

$0.51 MX$9.09

-62.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.49 SYP 55.9

$3.15 MX$55.7

-84.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 SYP 59.5

$2.46 MX$43.49

-78.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.40 SYP 730

$3.26 MX$57.5

96.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.52 SYP 173

$1.32 MX$23.36

15.15%

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

$18.2K SYP 2.1M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-39.62%

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

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-12.97%

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

$103 SYP 11.8K

$83.5 MX$1,474

23.57%

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

$8.31 SYP 948

$22.86 MX$404

-63.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$53.9 SYP 6,152

$30.04 MX$530

79.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$3.58 SYP 409

$51.9 MX$916

-93.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.54 SYP 404

$18.30 MX$323

-80.66%

Cinema Ticket

$2.94 SYP 335

$5.12 MX$90.4

-42.58%

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

$35.14 SYP 4,007

$201 MX$3,541

-82.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$506 SYP 57.7K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-90.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$10.09 SYP 1,151

$35.73 MX$631

-71.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.15 SYP 2,868

$40.27 MX$711

-37.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.50 SYP 5,075

$79.2 MX$1,398

-43.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$20.31 SYP 2,316

$89.3 MX$1,576

-77.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$91.6 SYP 10.4K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-94.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$65.3 SYP 7,445

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-94.61%

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)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

5.08%

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

Last update for Hama: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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