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

🙂 Solo nomad: Itu is 39.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Itu is 31.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.24 R$29.1

$11.99 MX$227

-56.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.86 R$182

$42.47 MX$803

-22.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.74 R$31.89

$10.47 MX$198

-45.18%

Cappuccino

$1.66 R$9.22

$3.6 MX$68.2

-53.89%

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

$0.75 R$4.14

$1.44 MX$27.16

-47.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 R$2.58

$0.89 MX$16.79

-48.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.83 R$10.17

$3.09 MX$58.5

-40.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 R$19.52

$4.58 MX$86.6

-23.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 R$5.39

$1.38 MX$26.04

-29.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.32 R$7.33

$1.85 MX$34.9

-28.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 R$6.94

$1.57 MX$29.68

-20.38%

Eggs

$2.31 R$12.81

$2.55 MX$48.3

-9.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.14 R$45.21

$8.61 MX$163

-5.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.53 R$19.61

$8.54 MX$161

-58.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.48 R$30.44

$10.98 MX$208

-50.09%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 R$8.84

$2.72 MX$51.4

-41.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.27 R$7.06

$1.51 MX$28.57

-15.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.7 R$3.89

$1.88 MX$35.63

-62.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 R$8.84

$2.19 MX$41.42

-27.40%

Potato (1kg)

$0.86 R$4.75

$1.87 MX$35.3

-54.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.1 R$6.08

$2.19 MX$41.37

-49.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.74 R$4.13

$1.07 MX$20.23

-30.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 R$2.58

$1.09 MX$20.64

-56.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.75 R$15.24

$3.96 MX$74.9

-30.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.47 R$30.34

$8.86 MX$167

-38.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 R$7.67

$1.72 MX$32.53

-19.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 R$14.87

$2.61 MX$49.37

2.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 R$4.87

$0.52 MX$9.74

69.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.96 R$211

$26.59 MX$503

42.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.87 R$4.84

$3.24 MX$61.2

-73.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 R$4.7

$2.38 MX$44.94

-64.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.72 R$48.39

$3.11 MX$58.7

180.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 R$5.1

$1.31 MX$24.85

-29.77%

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

$22.5K R$124.8K

$30.3K MX$573K

-25.79%

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

$24.9K R$138.1K

$24K MX$453.6K

3.70%

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

$46.86 R$260

$84.2 MX$1,592

-44.37%

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

$10.97 R$60.9

$22.14 MX$419

-50.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.06 R$83.6

$30.14 MX$570

-50.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.95 R$127

$52 MX$983

-55.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.45 R$119

$18.72 MX$354

14.58%

Cinema Ticket

$4.47 R$24.81

$5.07 MX$95.9

-11.83%

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

$314 R$1,742

$200 MX$3,787

56.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,757 R$37.5K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

26.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.28 R$246

$35.74 MX$676

23.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.86 R$199

$39.8 MX$753

-9.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.1 R$350

$79 MX$1,493

-20.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.1 R$250

$88.4 MX$1,671

-48.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$284 R$1,575

$965 MX$18.3K

-70.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$182 R$1,010

$474 MX$8,968

-61.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$710 R$3,942

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-57.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$591 R$3,281

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-50.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,431 R$7,944

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-53.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,027 R$5,701

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-86.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$279 R$1,547

$792 MX$15K

-64.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.92

11.42

-4.38%

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

Last update for Itu: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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