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

🙂 Solo nomad: Iquitos is 56.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iquitos is 33.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.23 PEN 14.22

$11.88 MX$210

-64.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.65 PEN 120

$41.90 MX$740

-14.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.01 PEN 23.55

$10.55 MX$186

-33.55%

Cappuccino

$3.41 PEN 11.46

$3.60 MX$63.5

-5.28%

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

$0.86 PEN 2.88

$1.50 MX$26.45

-42.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 PEN 3.41

$0.91 MX$16.09

12.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.74 PEN 9.20

$3.08 MX$54.4

-11.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.75 PEN 22.67

$4.47 MX$78.8

51.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 PEN 5.47

$1.39 MX$24.54

17.27%

White Bread (500g)

$2.28 PEN 7.67

$1.90 MX$33.47

20.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 MX$28.27

Eggs

$2.39 PEN 8.01

$2.60 MX$45.97

-8.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.36 MX$148

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.08 PEN 10.35

$8.64 MX$152

-64.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.91 MX$192

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 MX$45.98

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 MX$25.46

Oranges (1kg)

$1.96 MX$34.55

Tomato (1kg)

$2.12 MX$37.34

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 MX$32.87

Onion (1kg)

$2.22 MX$39.20

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 MX$17.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 PEN 2.87

$1.04 MX$18.36

-18.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 MX$71.5

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 MX$29.79

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 MX$55.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 MX$23.36

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

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

$33.39 PEN 112

$83.5 MX$1,474

-60.03%

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

$10.71 PEN 35.99

$22.86 MX$404

-53.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.12 PEN 27.27

$30.04 MX$530

-72.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.84 PEN 93.5

$51.9 MX$916

-46.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.47 PEN 28.47

$18.30 MX$323

-53.72%

Cinema Ticket

$5.43 PEN 18.23

$5.12 MX$90.4

6.05%

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

$201 MX$3,541

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,647 PEN 8,893

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-50.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.9 PEN 282

$35.73 MX$631

134.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.55 PEN 113

$40.27 MX$711

-16.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$50.4 PEN 169

$79.2 MX$1,398

-36.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.78 PEN 83.3

$89.3 MX$1,576

-72.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$337 PEN 1,133

$947 MX$16.7K

-64.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$252 PEN 848

$483 MX$8,525

-47.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 PEN 2,760

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-48.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$683 PEN 2,294

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-43.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$601 PEN 2,020

$730 MX$12.9K

-17.58%

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 Iquitos: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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