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

🙂 Solo nomad: Jaen is 12.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Jaen is 38.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 7.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.67 €15.26
$11.99 MX$227
47.37%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$40.53 €34.99
$42.47 MX$803
-4.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.75 €7.55
$10.47 MX$198
-16.43%
Cappuccino
$1.7 €1.46
$3.6 MX$68.2
-52.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.22 €2.78
$1.44 MX$27.16
123.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 €0.99
$0.89 MX$16.79
29.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.5 €3.02
$3.09 MX$58.5
13.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.55 €3.07
$4.58 MX$86.6
-22.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.38 MX$26.04
-10.14%
White Bread (500g)
$1.63 €1.41
$1.85 MX$34.9
-11.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.69 €1.46
$1.57 MX$29.68
7.64%
Eggs
$3.48 €3.01
$2.55 MX$48.3
36.47%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.38 €8.1
$8.61 MX$163
8.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.17 €6.19
$8.54 MX$161
-16.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.97 €9.47
$10.98 MX$208
-0.09%
Apples (1kg)
$2.74 €2.36
$2.72 MX$51.4
0.74%
Banana (1kg)
$2.14 €1.84
$1.51 MX$28.57
41.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.5 €2.16
$1.88 MX$35.63
32.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.7 €2.33
$2.19 MX$41.42
23.29%
Potato (1kg)
$2.14 €1.85
$1.87 MX$35.3
14.44%
Onion (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.19 MX$41.37
-3.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.41 €1.21
$1.07 MX$20.23
31.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 €0.64
$1.09 MX$20.64
-32.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$3.96 MX$74.9
66.41%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.89 €6.81
$8.86 MX$167
-10.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1 €0.87
$1.72 MX$32.53
-41.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.27 €1.96
$2.61 MX$49.37
-13.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.15 €0.99
$0.52 MX$9.74
121.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$33.91 €29.28
$26.59 MX$503
27.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.15 €3.59
$3.24 MX$61.2
28.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.98 €0.85
$2.38 MX$44.94
-58.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.25 €15.75
$3.11 MX$58.7
486.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.74 €1.5
$1.31 MX$24.85
32.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.3K €32.2K
$30.3K MX$573K
23.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.8K €29.2K
$24K MX$453.6K
41.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$193 €166
$84.2 MX$1,592
128.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.83 €5.89
$22.14 MX$419
-69.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.61 €22.11
$30.14 MX$570
-15.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$34.03 €29.39
$52 MX$983
-34.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.3 €13.21
$18.72 MX$354
-18.27%
Cinema Ticket
$7.93 €6.85
$5.07 MX$95.9
56.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$669 €577
$200 MX$3,787
233.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.2K €10.5K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
128.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$81.8 €70.6
$35.74 MX$676
128.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.98 €25.02
$39.8 MX$753
-27.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 €89.5
$79 MX$1,493
31.33%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$136 €118
$88.4 MX$1,671
54.02%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$586 €506
$965 MX$18.3K
-39.33%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 €376
$474 MX$8,968
-8.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$763 €659
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-53.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$745 €643
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-38.05%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,844 €2,456
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-7.70%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,527 €2,182
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-66.44%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Jaen
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,426 €1,231
$792 MX$15K
80.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.43
11.42
-69.96%

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Last update for Jaen: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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