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

🙂 Solo nomad: La Rioja is 9.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: La Rioja is 7.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.49 ARS 15.2K

$11.85 MX$205

-11.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.13 ARS 49.6K

$42.16 MX$730

-19.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.03 ARS 13.1K

$10.75 MX$186

-16.00%

Cappuccino

$2.77 ARS 4,016

$3.47 MX$60.2

-20.17%

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

$1.65 ARS 2,400

$1.45 MX$25.17

13.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.55 ARS 2,251

$0.90 MX$15.64

72.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 ARS 3,103

$3.05 MX$52.9

-29.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 ARS 4,469

$4.42 MX$76.5

-30.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 ARS 1,827

$1.37 MX$23.72

-8.03%

White Bread (500g)

$1.59 ARS 2,309

$1.87 MX$32.43

-14.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.03 ARS 2,950

$1.54 MX$26.74

31.82%

Eggs

$2.16 ARS 3,141

$2.50 MX$43.36

-13.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.18 ARS 14.8K

$8.61 MX$149

18.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.33 ARS 9,198

$8.63 MX$150

-26.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.15 ARS 13.3K

$11.02 MX$191

-16.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.02 ARS 2,936

$2.75 MX$47.62

-26.55%

Banana (1kg)

$2.06 ARS 2,989

$1.43 MX$24.73

44.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.31 ARS 1,910

$1.87 MX$32.44

-29.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.61 ARS 3,796

$2.17 MX$37.54

20.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 ARS 1,651

$1.88 MX$32.61

-39.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 ARS 1,749

$2.25 MX$38.91

-46.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.26 ARS 1,826

$1.07 MX$18.49

17.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 ARS 2,064

$1.07 MX$18.59

32.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.09 ARS 4,488

$4.15 MX$72.0

-25.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.55 ARS 6,601

$10.34 MX$179

-56.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 ARS 3,034

$1.68 MX$29.08

24.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 ARS 4,585

$2.48 MX$43.02

27.42%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.82 ARS 1,188

$0.55 MX$9.61

49.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 ARS 2,236

$3.22 MX$55.7

-52.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 ARS 1,253

$2.48 MX$42.98

-65.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 ARS 8,886

$3.11 MX$53.9

96.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ARS 1,552

$1.26 MX$21.75

-15.08%

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

$27.2K ARS 39.5M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-11.39%

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

$30.2K ARS 43.8M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

25.46%

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

$66.5 ARS 96.6K

$82.5 MX$1,429

-19.33%

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

$17.33 ARS 25.2K

$22.29 MX$386

-22.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.26 ARS 32.3K

$30.02 MX$520

-25.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.59 ARS 38.6K

$51.4 MX$891

-48.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.82 ARS 20.1K

$18.29 MX$317

-24.44%

Cinema Ticket

$6.17 ARS 8,964

$4.98 MX$86.3

23.90%

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

$218 ARS 316.2K

$200 MX$3,464

8.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,665 ARS 3.9M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-49.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.9 ARS 108.7K

$35.71 MX$618

109.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$69.3 ARS 100.6K

$39.56 MX$685

75.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ARS 166.7K

$80.6 MX$1,395

42.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$113 ARS 164.4K

$88.3 MX$1,530

28.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$344 ARS 499.0K

$969 MX$16.8K

-64.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$239 ARS 347.1K

$482 MX$8,352

-50.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$692 ARS 1.0M

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-56.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$527 ARS 765.3K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-55.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,945 ARS 2.8M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-51.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$601 ARS 872.4K

$756 MX$13.1K

-20.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

58.5

11.42

412.26%

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

Last update for La Rioja: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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