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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kelcyre is 6.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 4.5% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Kelcyre is 0.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.58 ALL 960
$11.85 MX$211
-2.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$58.4 ALL 4,838
$42.16 MX$750
38.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.54 ALL 791
$10.75 MX$191
-11.26%
Cappuccino
$2.00 ALL 166
$3.47 MX$61.8
-42.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 ALL 155
$1.45 MX$25.85
28.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.96 ALL 79.9
$0.90 MX$16.06
6.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.97 ALL 246
$3.05 MX$54.3
-2.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.08 ALL 338
$4.42 MX$78.6
-7.69%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.08 ALL 172
$1.37 MX$24.36
51.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.09 ALL 90.5
$1.87 MX$33.31
-41.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.23 ALL 185
$1.54 MX$27.46
44.81%
Eggs
$3.81 ALL 315
$2.50 MX$44.53
52.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.19 ALL 1,093
$8.61 MX$153
53.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.71 ALL 639
$8.63 MX$154
-10.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.64 ALL 1,296
$11.02 MX$196
41.92%
Apples (1kg)
$1.70 ALL 140
$2.75 MX$48.91
-38.18%
Banana (1kg)
$2.79 ALL 231
$1.43 MX$25.41
95.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.97 ALL 163
$1.87 MX$33.32
5.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.94 ALL 161
$2.17 MX$38.56
-10.60%
Potato (1kg)
$1.30 ALL 108
$1.88 MX$33.50
-30.85%
Onion (1kg)
$1.28 ALL 106
$2.25 MX$39.96
-43.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.44 ALL 120
$1.07 MX$18.99
34.58%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.78 ALL 64.9
$1.07 MX$19.10
-27.10%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.21 ALL 349
$4.15 MX$73.9
1.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.90 ALL 903
$10.34 MX$184
5.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 ALL 136
$1.68 MX$29.87
-2.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.12 ALL 176
$2.48 MX$44.19
-14.52%
🚌 Getting Around
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 ALL 37.59
$0.55 MX$9.87
-18.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.90 ALL 1,566
$26.53 MX$472
-28.76%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.61 ALL 299
$3.22 MX$57.2
12.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.20 ALL 265
$2.48 MX$44.15
29.03%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.67 ALL 1,465
$3.11 MX$55.3
468.17%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.14 ALL 177
$1.26 MX$22.34
69.84%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.7K ALL 3.3M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
29.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.2K ALL 3.0M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
50.54%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$107 ALL 8,826
$82.5 MX$1,467
29.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.83 ALL 1,478
$22.29 MX$396
-20.01%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.67 ALL 1,547
$30.02 MX$534
-37.81%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55.5 ALL 4,597
$51.4 MX$915
7.83%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.21 ALL 2,089
$18.29 MX$325
37.83%
Cinema Ticket
$9.56 ALL 792
$4.98 MX$88.7
91.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$162 ALL 13.4K
$200 MX$3,558
-19.13%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,603 ALL 464.3K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
5.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$69.5 ALL 5,758
$35.71 MX$635
94.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.4 ALL 4,256
$39.56 MX$704
29.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 ALL 8,911
$80.6 MX$1,433
33.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$129 ALL 10.7K
$88.3 MX$1,571
45.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$452 ALL 37.4K
$969 MX$17.2K
-53.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$341 ALL 28.3K
$482 MX$8,579
-29.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$616 ALL 51.0K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-61.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$427 ALL 35.4K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-63.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,568 ALL 129.9K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-61.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,385 ALL 114.8K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-78.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kelcyre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.52
11.42
-51.66%

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

Last update for Kelcyre: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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