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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ibague is 38% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ibague is 31.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.90 COP 17.7K

$11.61 MX$201

-57.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.39 COP 77.2K

$42.75 MX$742

-49.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.83 COP 17.4K

$10.60 MX$184

-54.43%

Cappuccino

$0.96 COP 3,451

$3.59 MX$62.3

-73.26%

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

$1.00 COP 3,625

$1.45 MX$25.21

-31.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 COP 2,205

$0.90 MX$15.58

-32.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.70 COP 2,517

$3.03 MX$52.6

-76.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 COP 8,049

$4.56 MX$79.2

-51.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 COP 4,258

$1.45 MX$25.20

-18.62%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 COP 2,555

$1.83 MX$31.72

-61.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.70 COP 2,540

$1.61 MX$27.92

-56.52%

Eggs

$2.00 COP 7,233

$2.54 MX$44.05

-21.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.70 COP 17.0K

$8.54 MX$148

-44.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.53 COP 12.7K

$8.47 MX$147

-58.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.97 COP 17.9K

$10.86 MX$189

-54.24%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 COP 10.3K

$2.73 MX$47.37

4.03%

Banana (1kg)

$0.46 COP 1,676

$1.49 MX$25.91

-69.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.71 COP 2,559

$1.94 MX$33.73

-63.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.46 COP 1,667

$2.16 MX$37.57

-78.70%

Potato (1kg)

$0.50 COP 1,816

$1.85 MX$32.05

-72.97%

Onion (1kg)

$0.37 COP 1,346

$2.19 MX$38.00

-83.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.50 COP 1,816

$1.07 MX$18.62

-53.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 COP 1,571

$1.08 MX$18.81

-59.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.78 COP 10.0K

$4.06 MX$70.5

-31.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.43 COP 34.0K

$10.46 MX$182

-9.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 COP 1,813

$1.65 MX$28.71

-69.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.58 COP 2,107

$2.55 MX$44.23

-77.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 COP 2,457

$0.56 MX$9.65

21.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.20 MX$455

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,322

$3.14 MX$54.5

-53.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 COP 5,449

$2.37 MX$41.17

-36.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.38 COP 8,595

$3.24 MX$56.2

-26.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 COP 3,364

$1.31 MX$22.81

-29.01%

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

$16.0K COP 57.7M

$30.5K MX$530.2K

-47.63%

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

$24.8K COP 89.7M

$23.8K MX$413.6K

4.29%

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

$46.53 COP 168.0K

$83.1 MX$1,443

-44.03%

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

$6.04 COP 21.8K

$22.15 MX$385

-72.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.45 COP 77.4K

$29.37 MX$510

-26.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.04 COP 159.0K

$51.2 MX$889

-13.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.69 MX$324

Cinema Ticket

$3.79 COP 13.7K

$4.89 MX$84.9

-22.49%

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

$59.6 COP 215.1K

$199 MX$3,449

-70.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,374 COP 8.6M

$5,207 MX$90.4K

-54.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 COP 209.9K

$35.93 MX$624

61.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.87 COP 154.8K

$39.39 MX$684

8.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.2 COP 311.3K

$80.3 MX$1,394

7.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.2 COP 220.7K

$87.6 MX$1,520

-30.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$228 COP 824.7K

$963 MX$16.7K

-76.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$148 COP 534.0K

$482 MX$8,370

-69.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$406 COP 1.5M

$1,645 MX$28.6K

-75.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$214 COP 771.7K

$1,192 MX$20.7K

-82.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,290 COP 4.7M

$3,957 MX$68.7K

-67.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$905 COP 3.3M

$6,513 MX$113.1K

-86.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$474 COP 1.7M

$726 MX$12.6K

-34.72%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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