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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Karabuk is 46.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.1% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Karabuk is 10.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.18 โ‚บ310
$11.88 MX$210
-39.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.06 โ‚บ954
$41.90 MX$740
-47.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.44 โ‚บ365
$10.55 MX$186
-20.00%
Cappuccino
$2.84 โ‚บ123
$3.60 MX$63.5
-21.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 โ‚บ56.6
$1.50 MX$26.45
-12.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.78 โ‚บ33.62
$0.91 MX$16.09
-14.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.60 โ‚บ112
$3.08 MX$54.4
-15.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.21 โ‚บ95.5
$4.47 MX$78.8
-50.56%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.78 โ‚บ33.94
$1.39 MX$24.54
-43.88%
White Bread (500g)
$0.36 โ‚บ15.69
$1.90 MX$33.47
-81.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.15 โ‚บ93.1
$1.60 MX$28.27
34.37%
Eggs
$3.38 โ‚บ146
$2.60 MX$45.97
30.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.55 โ‚บ327
$8.36 MX$148
-9.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.44 โ‚บ279
$8.64 MX$152
-25.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.89 โ‚บ558
$10.91 MX$192
18.15%
Apples (1kg)
$1.00 โ‚บ43.28
$2.61 MX$45.98
-61.69%
Banana (1kg)
$1.49 โ‚บ64.3
$1.44 MX$25.46
3.47%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.78 โ‚บ33.59
$1.96 MX$34.55
-60.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.05 โ‚บ45.23
$2.12 MX$37.34
-50.47%
Potato (1kg)
$0.74 โ‚บ31.98
$1.86 MX$32.87
-60.22%
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 โ‚บ31.41
$2.22 MX$39.20
-67.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.53 โ‚บ23.11
$1.02 MX$17.99
-48.04%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.39 โ‚บ17.05
$1.04 MX$18.36
-62.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.03 โ‚บ87.7
$4.05 MX$71.5
-49.88%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.83 โ‚บ252
$10.18 MX$180
-42.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.06 โ‚บ89.2
$1.69 MX$29.79
21.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 โ‚บ113
$2.62 MX$46.25
-0.38%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.67 โ‚บ29.16
$0.51 MX$9.09
31.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.74 โ‚บ1,330
$26.52 MX$468
15.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.73 โ‚บ31.57
$3.15 MX$55.7
-76.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.60 โ‚บ26.17
$2.46 MX$43.49
-75.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.75 โ‚บ335
$3.26 MX$57.5
137.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 โ‚บ53.1
$1.32 MX$23.36
-6.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.2K โ‚บ1.6M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
20.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.9K โ‚บ1.6M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
59.47%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$90.5 โ‚บ3,916
$83.5 MX$1,474
8.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.28 โ‚บ272
$22.86 MX$404
-72.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.56 โ‚บ543
$30.04 MX$530
-58.19%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$42.48 โ‚บ1,838
$51.9 MX$916
-18.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.54 โ‚บ326
$18.30 MX$323
-58.80%
Cinema Ticket
$5.03 โ‚บ218
$5.12 MX$90.4
-1.76%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$306 โ‚บ13.2K
$201 MX$3,541
52.61%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,925 โ‚บ386.1K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
67.82%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.24 โ‚บ1,092
$35.73 MX$631
-29.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.25 โ‚บ1,525
$40.27 MX$711
-12.47%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.5 โ‚บ2,183
$79.2 MX$1,398
-36.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.7 โ‚บ2,193
$89.3 MX$1,576
-43.21%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$514 โ‚บ22.2K
$947 MX$16.7K
-45.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$391 โ‚บ16.9K
$483 MX$8,525
-19.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$885 โ‚บ38.3K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-44.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$725 โ‚บ31.4K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-40.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,372 โ‚บ59.4K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-65.67%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,008 โ‚บ43.6K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-84.26%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Karabuk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,365 โ‚บ59.0K
$730 MX$12.9K
87.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
40
11.42
250.26%

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Last update for Karabuk: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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