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

🙂 Solo nomad: Iquitos is 40.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iquitos is 44.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.26 PEN 14.34

$11.58 MX$212

-63.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.4 PEN 123

$42 MX$769

-13.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.74 PEN 22.72

$10.5 MX$192

-35.81%

Cappuccino

$3.35 PEN 11.28

$3.43 MX$62.8

-2.33%

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

$0.79 PEN 2.66

$1.49 MX$27.34

-46.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 PEN 3.14

$0.94 MX$17.27

-1.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.79 PEN 9.41

$3.08 MX$56.3

-9.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.05 PEN 23.75

$4.37 MX$79.9

61.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 PEN 5.54

$1.39 MX$25.44

17.99%

White Bread (500g)

$2.27 PEN 7.66

$1.85 MX$33.81

22.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 MX$28.88

Eggs

$2.41 PEN 8.12

$2.51 MX$46

-3.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.26 MX$151

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.04 PEN 10.25

$8.7 MX$159

-65.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.73 MX$196

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 MX$47.74

Banana (1kg)

$1.49 MX$27.28

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 MX$35.72

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 MX$38.26

Potato (1kg)

$1.81 MX$33.05

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 MX$39.62

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 MX$18.85

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 PEN 2.66

$1.08 MX$19.7

-26.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MX$75.9

Wine (Bottle)

$8.88 MX$163

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 MX$30.64

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 MX$46.31

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.27

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$59.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.51 MX$45.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.12 MX$57.2

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MX$23.96

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

$30.9K MX$565K

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

$23.9K MX$436.9K

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

$33.29 PEN 112

$83 MX$1,520

-59.90%

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

$10.97 PEN 36.96

$22.59 MX$414

-51.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.17 PEN 27.53

$29.51 MX$540

-72.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.9 PEN 94

$51.6 MX$944

-45.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.15 PEN 27.48

$18.42 MX$337

-55.75%

Cinema Ticket

$5.64 PEN 19.01

$4.9 MX$89.7

15.10%

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

$200 MX$3,668

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,683 PEN 9,042

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-48.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.3 PEN 277

$36.41 MX$667

125.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.23 PEN 112

$39.91 MX$731

-16.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$50.2 PEN 169

$79.9 MX$1,462

-37.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.25 PEN 85.1

$87.7 MX$1,605

-71.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$339 PEN 1,142

$983 MX$18K

-65.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$250 PEN 842

$470 MX$8,612

-46.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$831 PEN 2,800

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-48.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$687 PEN 2,317

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-42.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$586 PEN 1,974

$724 MX$13.2K

-19.07%

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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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