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

🙂 Solo nomad: Homs is 61.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 65.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Homs is 59.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.91 SYP 327

$11.85 MX$209

-75.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.03 SYP 1,349

$42.16 MX$744

-71.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.11 SYP 460

$10.75 MX$190

-61.77%

Cappuccino

$1.03 SYP 116

$3.47 MX$61.3

-70.32%

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

$0.66 SYP 74.2

$1.45 MX$25.65

-54.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 SYP 49.52

$0.90 MX$15.93

-51.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.83 SYP 92.8

$3.05 MX$53.9

-72.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 SYP 109

$4.42 MX$77.9

-78.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 SYP 70.7

$1.37 MX$24.17

-54.01%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 66.2

$1.87 MX$33.05

-68.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 SYP 122

$1.54 MX$27.25

-29.22%

Eggs

$1.76 SYP 198

$2.50 MX$44.18

-29.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.69 SYP 302

$8.61 MX$152

-68.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.62 SYP 630

$8.63 MX$152

-34.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.29 SYP 1,267

$11.02 MX$195

2.45%

Apples (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 69.5

$2.75 MX$48.53

-77.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.37 SYP 153

$1.43 MX$25.21

-4.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.48 SYP 54.2

$1.87 MX$33.05

-74.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.34 SYP 38.54

$2.17 MX$38.26

-84.33%

Potato (1kg)

$0.53 SYP 59.1

$1.88 MX$33.23

-71.81%

Onion (1kg)

$0.67 SYP 75.3

$2.25 MX$39.65

-70.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 42.38

$1.07 MX$18.85

-64.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 SYP 68.9

$1.07 MX$18.95

-42.99%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.54 SYP 172

$4.15 MX$73.3

-62.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.70 SYP 415

$10.34 MX$182

-64.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 SYP 94.0

$1.68 MX$29.64

-50.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 110

$2.48 MX$43.84

-60.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 114

$3.22 MX$56.8

-68.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 SYP 115

$2.48 MX$43.80

-58.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 SYP 165

$3.11 MX$54.9

-52.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 SYP 144

$1.26 MX$22.16

2.38%

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

$18.2K SYP 2.0M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-40.67%

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

$20.8K SYP 2.3M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-13.40%

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

$101 SYP 11.3K

$82.5 MX$1,456

21.85%

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

$5.83 SYP 653

$22.29 MX$393

-73.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.08 SYP 1,692

$30.02 MX$530

-49.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.14 SYP 1,137

$51.4 MX$908

-80.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.04 SYP 566

$18.29 MX$323

-72.44%

Cinema Ticket

$2.92 SYP 327

$4.98 MX$88.0

-41.37%

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

$44.08 SYP 4,943

$200 MX$3,530

-77.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,850 SYP 207.4K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-65.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.03 SYP 1,685

$35.71 MX$630

-57.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$12.72 SYP 1,426

$39.56 MX$698

-67.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.42 SYP 5,094

$80.6 MX$1,422

-43.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.6 SYP 6,237

$88.3 MX$1,559

-37.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.6 SYP 8,254

$969 MX$17.1K

-92.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$35.24 SYP 3,953

$482 MX$8,511

-92.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$306 SYP 34.3K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-80.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$49.02 SYP 5,498

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-95.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$73.4 SYP 8,234

$756 MX$13.4K

-90.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

11.42

20.40%

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

Last update for Homs: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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