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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ife is 59.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ife is 40.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.82 ₦4,335

$11.99 MX$227

-76.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.7 ₦53.3K

$42.47 MX$803

-18.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.45 ₦8,375

$10.47 MX$198

-47.95%

Cappuccino

$0.79 ₦1,221

$3.6 MX$68.2

-78.06%

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

$0.49 ₦755

$1.44 MX$27.16

-65.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 ₦435

$0.89 MX$16.79

-68.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.97 ₦1,489

$3.09 MX$58.5

-68.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.19 ₦1,831

$4.58 MX$86.6

-74.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 MX$26.04

White Bread (500g)

$0.73 ₦1,127

$1.85 MX$34.9

-60.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.72 ₦2,643

$1.57 MX$29.68

9.55%

Eggs

$2.28 ₦3,502

$2.55 MX$48.3

-10.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.66 ₦7,160

$8.61 MX$163

-45.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5 ₦7,684

$8.54 MX$161

-41.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.1 ₦6,297

$10.98 MX$208

-62.66%

Apples (1kg)

$5.82 ₦8,939

$2.72 MX$51.4

113.97%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MX$28.57

Oranges (1kg)

$1.88 MX$35.63

Tomato (1kg)

$2.19 MX$41.42

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 ₦1,509

$1.87 MX$35.3

-47.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 ₦1,766

$2.19 MX$41.37

-47.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$20.23

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 MX$20.64

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 MX$74.9

Wine (Bottle)

$7.22 ₦11.1K

$8.86 MX$167

-18.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MX$32.53

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 ₦553

$0.52 MX$9.74

-30.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$61.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.38 MX$44.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$58.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.38 ₦582

$1.31 MX$24.85

-70.99%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

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

$24K MX$453.6K

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

$30.19 ₦46.4K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-64.16%

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

$5.83 ₦8,955

$22.14 MX$419

-73.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.21 ₦71K

$30.14 MX$570

53.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.48 ₦36.1K

$52 MX$983

-54.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$4.61 ₦7,079

$5.07 MX$95.9

-9.07%

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

$47.65 ₦73.2K

$200 MX$3,787

-76.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$419 ₦644.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-92.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.74 ₦36.5K

$35.74 MX$676

-33.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.89 ₦53.6K

$39.8 MX$753

-12.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59 ₦90.6K

$79 MX$1,493

-25.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.9 ₦107.4K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-20.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$586 ₦900.8K

$965 MX$18.3K

-39.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 ₦536.9K

$474 MX$8,968

-26.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,155 ₦1.8M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-30.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$700 ₦1.1M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-41.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$165 ₦253.5K

$792 MX$15K

-79.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Ife: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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