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

🙂 Solo nomad: Jamestown is 5.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 1.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jamestown is 3.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.16 SHP 12.13

$11.85 MX$212

36.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.64 SHP 35.03

$42.16 MX$755

10.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.64 SHP 6.49

$10.75 MX$192

-19.63%

Cappuccino

$3.05 SHP 2.29

$3.47 MX$62.2

-12.10%

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

$1.19 SHP 0.89

$1.45 MX$26.01

-17.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.25 SHP 0.94

$0.90 MX$16.16

38.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.80 SHP 3.60

$3.05 MX$54.7

57.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 SHP 2.01

$4.42 MX$79.1

-39.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 SHP 1.36

$1.37 MX$24.51

32.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 SHP 1.21

$1.87 MX$33.51

-13.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 SHP 1.04

$1.54 MX$27.63

-10.39%

Eggs

$4.34 SHP 3.26

$2.50 MX$44.81

73.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.12 SHP 6.10

$8.61 MX$154

-5.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.98 SHP 8.25

$8.63 MX$155

27.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.85 SHP 8.15

$11.02 MX$197

-1.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$49.22

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.56

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MX$33.52

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.80

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.70

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$40.21

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.65 SHP 1.99

$1.07 MX$19.11

147.66%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 SHP 1.72

$1.07 MX$19.22

113.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.68 SHP 8.02

$4.15 MX$74.4

157.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$185

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$30.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$44.46

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.41 SHP 31.10

$26.53 MX$475

56.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.79 SHP 2.10

$3.22 MX$57.6

-13.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.42

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$55.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$22.48

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

$30.7K MX$548.8K

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

$24.0K MX$430.3K

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

$82.5 MX$1,476

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

$22.29 MX$399

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$109 SHP 81.6

$30.02 MX$537

261.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.75 SHP 5.07

$51.4 MX$921

-86.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$89.2

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

$200 MX$3,580

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$94.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.33 SHP 30.29

$35.71 MX$639

12.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.53 SHP 15.42

$39.56 MX$708

-48.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.05 SHP 36.09

$80.6 MX$1,442

-40.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,581

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$685 SHP 514

$969 MX$17.4K

-29.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$608 SHP 456

$482 MX$8,632

26.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$702 SHP 527

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-56.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 SHP 538

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-39.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.2

11.42

-45.71%

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

Last update for Jamestown: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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