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

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Jecheon is 15.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.5% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Jecheon is 47.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 1.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.08 โ‚ฉ9,600
$11.99 MX$227
-40.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.36 โ‚ฉ49.3K
$42.47 MX$803
-14.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.96 โ‚ฉ8,080
$10.47 MX$198
-43.08%
Cappuccino
$4.09 โ‚ฉ5,552
$3.6 MX$68.2
13.61%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 โ‚ฉ2,457
$1.44 MX$27.16
25.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.37 โ‚ฉ1,862
$0.89 MX$16.79
53.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.77 โ‚ฉ5,112
$3.09 MX$58.5
22.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.05 โ‚ฉ8,207
$4.58 MX$86.6
32.10%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.32 โ‚ฉ3,154
$1.38 MX$26.04
68.12%
White Bread (500g)
$3.6 โ‚ฉ4,891
$1.85 MX$34.9
94.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.07 โ‚ฉ4,164
$1.57 MX$29.68
95.54%
Eggs
$2.91 โ‚ฉ3,945
$2.55 MX$48.3
14.12%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.37 โ‚ฉ14.1K
$8.61 MX$163
20.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.2 โ‚ฉ11.1K
$8.54 MX$161
-3.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$28.05 โ‚ฉ38.1K
$10.98 MX$208
155.46%
Apples (1kg)
$8.29 โ‚ฉ11.2K
$2.72 MX$51.4
204.78%
Banana (1kg)
$3.28 โ‚ฉ4,446
$1.51 MX$28.57
117.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$7.42 โ‚ฉ10.1K
$1.88 MX$35.63
294.68%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.17 โ‚ฉ7,010
$2.19 MX$41.42
136.07%
Potato (1kg)
$5.22 โ‚ฉ7,085
$1.87 MX$35.3
179.14%
Onion (1kg)
$2.94 โ‚ฉ3,986
$2.19 MX$41.37
34.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.02 โ‚ฉ2,746
$1.07 MX$20.23
88.79%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 โ‚ฉ1,644
$1.09 MX$20.64
11.01%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.39 โ‚ฉ4,597
$3.96 MX$74.9
-14.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.84 โ‚ฉ18.8K
$8.86 MX$167
56.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.74 โ‚ฉ2,362
$1.72 MX$32.53
1.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.31 โ‚ฉ4,496
$2.61 MX$49.37
26.82%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.06 โ‚ฉ1,444
$0.52 MX$9.74
103.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.59 MX$503
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.59 โ‚ฉ4,865
$3.24 MX$61.2
10.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.81 โ‚ฉ1,096
$2.38 MX$44.94
-65.97%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.47 โ‚ฉ22.3K
$3.11 MX$58.7
429.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.16 โ‚ฉ1,568
$1.31 MX$24.85
-11.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.3K โ‚ฉ37.1M
$30.3K MX$573K
-9.83%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K โ‚ฉ33.6M
$24K MX$453.6K
3.10%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$192 โ‚ฉ260.6K
$84.2 MX$1,592
127.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$51.2 โ‚ฉ69.5K
$22.14 MX$419
131.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$27.25 โ‚ฉ37K
$30.14 MX$570
-9.59%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.7 โ‚ฉ64.7K
$52 MX$983
-8.23%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.19 โ‚ฉ15.2K
$5.07 MX$95.9
120.71%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$490 โ‚ฉ664.9K
$200 MX$3,787
144.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.1K โ‚ฉ19.1M
$5,333 MX$100.8K
164.22%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$103 โ‚ฉ139.5K
$35.74 MX$676
187.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.23 โ‚ฉ65.4K
$39.8 MX$753
21.18%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$89.4 โ‚ฉ121.3K
$79 MX$1,493
13.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 โ‚ฉ161.2K
$88.4 MX$1,671
34.47%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$453 โ‚ฉ614.3K
$965 MX$18.3K
-53.11%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$377 โ‚ฉ511.8K
$474 MX$8,968
-20.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,052 โ‚ฉ1.4M
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-36.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$769 โ‚ฉ1M
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-35.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,594 โ‚ฉ8.9M
$3,081 MX$58.3K
114.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,965 โ‚ฉ6.7M
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-34.06%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Jecheon
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,416 โ‚ฉ1.9M
$792 MX$15K
78.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.22
11.42
-63.05%

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Last update for Jecheon: October 26, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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