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

🙂 Solo nomad: Iquique is 41.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iquique is 0.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.96 CLP 7,031

$11.88 MX$210

-33.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.61 CLP 37.6K

$41.90 MX$740

1.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.52 CLP 6,640

$10.55 MX$186

-28.72%

Cappuccino

$3.61 CLP 3,188

$3.60 MX$63.5

0.28%

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

$1.29 CLP 1,140

$1.50 MX$26.45

-14.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.01 CLP 896

$0.91 MX$16.09

10.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 CLP 3,072

$3.08 MX$54.4

12.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 CLP 3,405

$4.47 MX$78.8

-13.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.15 CLP 1,011

$1.39 MX$24.54

-17.27%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 CLP 1,085

$1.90 MX$33.47

-35.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 CLP 1,264

$1.60 MX$28.27

-10.63%

Eggs

$3.62 CLP 3,193

$2.60 MX$45.97

39.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.53 CLP 9,295

$8.36 MX$148

25.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.75 CLP 5,956

$8.64 MX$152

-21.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.91 CLP 9,632

$10.91 MX$192

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 CLP 1,682

$2.61 MX$45.98

-26.82%

Banana (1kg)

$2.29 CLP 2,018

$1.44 MX$25.46

59.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.58 CLP 1,397

$1.96 MX$34.55

-19.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 CLP 1,025

$2.12 MX$37.34

-45.28%

Potato (1kg)

$0.85 CLP 750

$1.86 MX$32.87

-54.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.67 CLP 588

$2.22 MX$39.20

-69.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 CLP 1,075

$1.02 MX$17.99

19.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 CLP 1,043

$1.04 MX$18.36

13.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.33 CLP 4,701

$4.05 MX$71.5

31.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.32 CLP 7,340

$10.18 MX$180

-18.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 CLP 1,418

$1.69 MX$29.79

-4.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 CLP 2,019

$2.62 MX$46.25

-12.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 CLP 634

$0.51 MX$9.09

41.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.51 CLP 446

$3.15 MX$55.7

-83.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 CLP 1,223

$1.32 MX$23.36

5.30%

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

$19.2K CLP 17.0M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-36.09%

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

$21.1K CLP 18.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-11.27%

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

$81.6 CLP 72.0K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-2.35%

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

$13.75 CLP 12.1K

$22.86 MX$404

-39.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.67 CLP 19.1K

$30.04 MX$530

-27.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.91 CLP 37.9K

$51.9 MX$916

-17.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.01 CLP 18.5K

$18.30 MX$323

14.81%

Cinema Ticket

$5.54 CLP 4,893

$5.12 MX$90.4

8.20%

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

$438 CLP 386.2K

$201 MX$3,541

118.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.81 CLP 29.0K

$35.73 MX$631

-8.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.75 CLP 21.0K

$40.27 MX$711

-41.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$47.57 CLP 42.0K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-39.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.4 CLP 54.2K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-31.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$438 CLP 387.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-53.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$387 CLP 341.9K

$483 MX$8,525

-19.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$744 CLP 656.9K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-53.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$852 CLP 752.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-29.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,878 CLP 1.7M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-53.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,151 CLP 1.9M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-66.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,042 CLP 920.1K

$730 MX$12.9K

42.87%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.5

11.42

-34.33%

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

Last update for Iquique: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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