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

🙂 Solo nomad: Jijel is 47.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Jijel is 38.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.47 DZD 324
$11.85 MX$212
-79.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.89 DZD 3,142
$42.16 MX$755
-43.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.79 DZD 631
$10.75 MX$192
-55.44%
Cappuccino
$0.98 DZD 129
$3.47 MX$62.2
-71.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.62 DZD 81.4
$1.45 MX$26.01
-57.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.23 DZD 30.35
$0.90 MX$16.16
-74.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.93 DZD 254
$3.05 MX$54.7
-36.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.41 DZD 317
$4.42 MX$79.1
-45.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 DZD 123
$1.37 MX$24.51
-32.12%
White Bread (500g)
$0.14 DZD 18.21
$1.87 MX$33.51
-92.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.42 DZD 186
$1.54 MX$27.63
-7.79%
Eggs
$1.82 DZD 239
$2.50 MX$44.81
-27.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.23 DZD 1,214
$8.61 MX$154
7.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.38 DZD 576
$8.63 MX$155
-49.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.50 DZD 1,645
$11.02 MX$197
13.43%
Apples (1kg)
$3.22 DZD 423
$2.75 MX$49.22
17.09%
Banana (1kg)
$2.96 DZD 389
$1.43 MX$25.56
106.99%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 DZD 192
$1.87 MX$33.52
-21.93%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.75 DZD 98.6
$2.17 MX$38.80
-65.44%
Potato (1kg)
$0.63 DZD 82.4
$1.88 MX$33.70
-66.49%
Onion (1kg)
$0.36 DZD 46.88
$2.25 MX$40.21
-84.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.43 DZD 56.2
$1.07 MX$19.11
-59.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.49
$1.07 MX$19.22
-73.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.38 DZD 314
$4.15 MX$74.4
-42.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.12 DZD 936
$10.34 MX$185
-31.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 DZD 178
$1.68 MX$30.06
-19.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 DZD 283
$2.48 MX$44.46
-13.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 DZD 28.84
$0.55 MX$9.93
-60.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.54 DZD 2,308
$26.53 MX$475
-33.89%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.70 DZD 91.6
$3.22 MX$57.6
-78.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.20 DZD 26.27
$2.48 MX$44.42
-91.94%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.48 DZD 720
$3.11 MX$55.7
76.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.37 DZD 48.13
$1.26 MX$22.48
-70.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.7K DZD 4.7M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
16.44%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.2K DZD 4.5M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
42.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.77 DZD 5,364
$82.5 MX$1,476
-50.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.93 DZD 911
$22.29 MX$399
-68.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.58 DZD 2,313
$30.02 MX$537
-41.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.57 DZD 2,312
$51.4 MX$921
-65.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.15 DZD 810
$4.98 MX$89.2
23.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$88.1 DZD 11.6K
$200 MX$3,580
-55.96%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,375 DZD 180.9K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-74.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.27 DZD 4,772
$35.71 MX$639
1.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.43 DZD 4,398
$39.56 MX$708
-15.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$62.9 DZD 8,272
$80.6 MX$1,442
-21.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$67.0 DZD 8,815
$88.3 MX$1,581
-24.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$201 DZD 26.4K
$969 MX$17.4K
-79.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$124 DZD 16.3K
$482 MX$8,632
-74.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$279 DZD 36.6K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-82.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 DZD 23.7K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-84.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$802 DZD 105.5K
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-80.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$419 DZD 55.1K
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-93.57%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Jijel
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$260 DZD 34.2K
$756 MX$13.5K
-65.65%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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

Last update for Jijel: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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