Cost of Living Comparison Between La Merced and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between La Merced and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: La Merced is 41.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: La Merced is 35.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.09 PEN 14.15

$11.85 MX$212

-65.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.07 PEN 114

$42.16 MX$755

-21.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.83 PEN 23.64

$10.75 MX$192

-36.47%

Cappuccino

$2.65 PEN 9.16

$3.47 MX$62.2

-23.63%

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

$0.98 PEN 3.40

$1.45 MX$26.01

-32.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.65 PEN 2.24

$0.90 MX$16.16

-27.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.18 PEN 7.54

$3.05 MX$54.7

-28.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 PEN 13.72

$4.42 MX$79.1

-10.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 PEN 5.09

$1.37 MX$24.51

7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$1.90 PEN 6.56

$1.87 MX$33.51

1.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 PEN 4.27

$1.54 MX$27.63

-20.13%

Eggs

$2.15 PEN 7.45

$2.50 MX$44.81

-14.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.81 PEN 23.55

$8.61 MX$154

-20.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.69 PEN 19.68

$8.63 MX$155

-34.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.57 PEN 29.66

$11.02 MX$197

-22.23%

Apples (1kg)

$0.93 PEN 3.22

$2.75 MX$49.22

-66.18%

Banana (1kg)

$0.40 PEN 1.39

$1.43 MX$25.56

-72.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.27 PEN 0.92

$1.87 MX$33.52

-85.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.72 PEN 2.47

$2.17 MX$38.80

-66.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.29 PEN 1.01

$1.88 MX$33.70

-84.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 PEN 1.38

$2.25 MX$40.21

-82.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.57 PEN 1.99

$1.07 MX$19.11

-46.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 PEN 3.07

$1.07 MX$19.22

-16.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.58 PEN 19.32

$4.15 MX$74.4

34.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.52 PEN 26.01

$10.34 MX$185

-27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 PEN 6.04

$1.68 MX$30.06

4.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 PEN 10.22

$2.48 MX$44.46

18.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.32 PEN 11.47

$3.22 MX$57.6

3.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.20 PEN 7.61

$2.48 MX$44.42

-11.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.35 PEN 28.87

$3.11 MX$55.7

168.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 PEN 4.57

$1.26 MX$22.48

4.76%

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

$19.8K PEN 68.4K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-35.53%

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

$24.9K PEN 86.3K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

3.70%

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

$57.0 PEN 197

$82.5 MX$1,476

-30.95%

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

$12.54 PEN 43.40

$22.29 MX$399

-43.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.17 PEN 83.6

$30.02 MX$537

-19.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$6.74 PEN 23.32

$4.98 MX$89.2

35.34%

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

$223 PEN 771

$200 MX$3,580

11.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,017 PEN 27.7K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

51.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.92 PEN 173

$35.71 MX$639

39.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.73 PEN 127

$39.56 MX$708

-7.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.4 PEN 313

$80.6 MX$1,442

12.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.3 PEN 309

$88.3 MX$1,581

1.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

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 %)

10.11

11.42

-11.47%

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

Last update for La Merced: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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