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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lages is 26.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lages is 21.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.43 R$34.45

$11.58 MX$212

-44.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.63 R$143

$42 MX$769

-36.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.13 R$32.84

$10.5 MX$192

-41.62%

Cappuccino

$1.97 R$10.56

$3.43 MX$62.8

-42.57%

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

$1.13 R$6.03

$1.49 MX$27.34

-24.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 R$4.12

$0.94 MX$17.27

-18.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 R$11.47

$3.08 MX$56.3

-30.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 R$19.6

$4.37 MX$79.9

-16.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 R$4.86

$1.39 MX$25.44

-34.53%

White Bread (500g)

$1.45 R$7.76

$1.85 MX$33.81

-21.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 R$5.63

$1.58 MX$28.88

-33.54%

Eggs

$2.07 R$11.11

$2.51 MX$46

-17.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.74 R$57.6

$8.26 MX$151

30.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.66 R$24.98

$8.7 MX$159

-46.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.4 R$50.4

$10.73 MX$196

-12.40%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 R$10.95

$2.61 MX$47.74

-21.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.3 R$6.97

$1.49 MX$27.28

-12.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.28 R$6.86

$1.95 MX$35.72

-34.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 R$8.02

$2.09 MX$38.26

-28.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.1 R$5.9

$1.81 MX$33.05

-39.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 R$5.52

$2.16 MX$39.62

-52.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.74 R$3.94

$1.03 MX$18.85

-28.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 R$3.14

$1.08 MX$19.7

-45.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 R$10.6

$4.14 MX$75.9

-52.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.03 R$37.64

$8.88 MX$163

-20.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 R$5.45

$1.67 MX$30.64

-38.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 R$9.99

$2.53 MX$46.31

-26.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 R$4.99

$0.51 MX$9.27

82.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.74 R$208

$26.68 MX$488

45.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.58 R$8.45

$3.26 MX$59.7

-51.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.06 R$5.67

$2.51 MX$45.94

-57.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.51 R$29.51

$3.12 MX$57.2

76.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.06 R$5.69

$1.31 MX$23.96

-19.08%

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

$23.9K R$128.3K

$30.9K MX$565K

-22.41%

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

$28.1K R$150.7K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

17.85%

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

$59.9 R$321

$83 MX$1,520

-27.87%

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

$14.37 R$77

$22.59 MX$414

-36.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.19 R$108

$29.51 MX$540

-31.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.71 R$122

$51.6 MX$944

-55.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.57 R$116

$18.42 MX$337

17.10%

Cinema Ticket

$6.34 R$33.98

$4.9 MX$89.7

29.39%

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

$308 R$1,650

$200 MX$3,668

53.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,308 R$39.1K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

41.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.32 R$259

$36.41 MX$667

32.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.8 R$310

$39.91 MX$731

44.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.4 R$436

$79.9 MX$1,462

1.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.1 R$343

$87.7 MX$1,605

-26.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$318 R$1,702

$983 MX$18K

-67.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 R$1,181

$470 MX$8,612

-53.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 R$3,125

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-63.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$425 R$2,276

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-64.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,317 R$7,055

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-65.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$972 R$5,205

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-84.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-12.43%

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

Last update for Lages: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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