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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ibague is 45.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ibague is 35.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.79 COP 20K

$11.99 MX$227

-60.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.67 COP 90.4K

$42.47 MX$803

-48.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5 COP 20.9K

$10.47 MX$198

-52.24%

Cappuccino

$0.93 COP 3,893

$3.6 MX$68.2

-74.17%

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

$1.01 COP 4,196

$1.44 MX$27.16

-29.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 COP 2,561

$0.89 MX$16.79

-31.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.75 COP 3,134

$3.09 MX$58.5

-75.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 COP 9,030

$4.58 MX$86.6

-52.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 COP 4,937

$1.38 MX$26.04

-14.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.76 COP 3,155

$1.85 MX$34.9

-58.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.76 COP 3,186

$1.57 MX$29.68

-51.59%

Eggs

$2.04 COP 8,517

$2.55 MX$48.3

-20.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.85 COP 20.2K

$8.61 MX$163

-43.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 COP 14.8K

$8.54 MX$161

-58.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.94 COP 20.6K

$10.98 MX$208

-55.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.86 COP 11.9K

$2.72 MX$51.4

5.15%

Banana (1kg)

$0.46 COP 1,905

$1.51 MX$28.57

-69.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.7 COP 2,907

$1.88 MX$35.63

-62.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.46 COP 1,920

$2.19 MX$41.42

-79.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 COP 1,942

$1.87 MX$35.3

-74.87%

Onion (1kg)

$0.34 COP 1,429

$2.19 MX$41.37

-84.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.5 COP 2,096

$1.07 MX$20.23

-53.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 COP 1,800

$1.09 MX$20.64

-60.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.88 COP 12K

$3.96 MX$74.9

-27.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.54 COP 10.6K

$8.86 MX$167

-71.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 COP 1,911

$1.72 MX$32.53

-73.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.63 COP 2,627

$2.61 MX$49.37

-75.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 COP 2,773

$0.52 MX$9.74

28.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 6,153

$3.24 MX$61.2

-54.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.5 COP 6,250

$2.38 MX$44.94

-36.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.35 COP 9,804

$3.11 MX$58.7

-24.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 4,051

$1.31 MX$24.85

-25.95%

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

$15.6K COP 64.9M

$30.3K MX$573K

-48.64%

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

$25.6K COP 106.7M

$24K MX$453.6K

6.69%

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

$46.82 COP 195.2K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-44.42%

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

$6.03 COP 25.2K

$22.14 MX$419

-72.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.53 COP 89.7K

$30.14 MX$570

-28.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.31 COP 184.7K

$52 MX$983

-14.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$3.78 COP 15.8K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-25.44%

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

$59.8 COP 249.3K

$200 MX$3,787

-70.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,454 COP 10.2M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-53.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.3 COP 247.3K

$35.74 MX$676

65.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.4 COP 172.6K

$39.8 MX$753

4.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.5 COP 360.4K

$79 MX$1,493

9.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.7 COP 257.3K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-30.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$229 COP 955.4K

$965 MX$18.3K

-76.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$143 COP 594.2K

$474 MX$8,968

-69.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$396 COP 1.7M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-76.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$211 COP 879.5K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-82.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,429 COP 6M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-53.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$756 COP 3.2M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-89.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$393 COP 1.6M

$792 MX$15K

-50.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.93

11.42

13.22%

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

Last update for Ibague: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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