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

🙂 Solo nomad: Laghouat is 52.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Laghouat is 31.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.74 DZD 357
$11.88 MX$210
-76.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.10 DZD 2,745
$41.90 MX$740
-49.64%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.80 DZD 625
$10.55 MX$186
-54.50%
Cappuccino
$1.02 DZD 133
$3.60 MX$63.5
-71.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 DZD 85.0
$1.50 MX$26.45
-56.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 DZD 19.16
$0.91 MX$16.09
-83.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.00 DZD 260
$3.08 MX$54.4
-35.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.43 DZD 317
$4.47 MX$78.8
-45.64%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.99 DZD 129
$1.39 MX$24.54
-28.78%
White Bread (500g)
$0.35 DZD 45.62
$1.90 MX$33.47
-81.58%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.54 DZD 331
$1.60 MX$28.27
58.75%
Eggs
$1.84 DZD 239
$2.60 MX$45.97
-29.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.78 DZD 492
$8.36 MX$148
-54.78%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.53 DZD 850
$8.64 MX$152
-24.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.14 DZD 2,230
$10.91 MX$192
57.10%
Apples (1kg)
$4.32 DZD 561
$2.61 MX$45.98
65.52%
Banana (1kg)
$3.85 DZD 500
$1.44 MX$25.46
167.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.75 DZD 228
$1.96 MX$34.55
-10.71%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.14 DZD 148
$2.12 MX$37.34
-46.23%
Potato (1kg)
$0.70 DZD 90.7
$1.86 MX$32.87
-62.37%
Onion (1kg)
$0.64 DZD 82.9
$2.22 MX$39.20
-71.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.70 DZD 91.1
$1.02 MX$17.99
-31.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 DZD 39.03
$1.04 MX$18.36
-71.15%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.28 DZD 297
$4.05 MX$71.5
-43.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.09 DZD 922
$10.18 MX$180
-30.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 DZD 176
$1.69 MX$29.79
-19.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.16 DZD 281
$2.62 MX$46.25
-17.56%
🚌 Getting Around
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.13 DZD 16.92
$0.51 MX$9.09
-74.51%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.40 DZD 2,263
$26.52 MX$468
-34.39%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.76 DZD 98.8
$3.15 MX$55.7
-75.87%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 DZD 36.12
$2.46 MX$43.49
-88.62%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.18 DZD 805
$3.26 MX$57.5
89.57%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.35 DZD 45.13
$1.32 MX$23.36
-73.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.7K DZD 3.9M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-1.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$56.1K DZD 7.3M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
135.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.97 DZD 5,331
$83.5 MX$1,474
-50.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.64 DZD 1,254
$22.86 MX$404
-57.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.85 DZD 2,582
$30.04 MX$530
-33.92%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.78 DZD 2,313
$51.9 MX$916
-65.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.30 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.55 DZD 723
$5.12 MX$90.4
8.40%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$94.6 DZD 12.3K
$201 MX$3,541
-52.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,651 DZD 474.9K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-31.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.37 DZD 3,691
$35.73 MX$631
-20.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.99 DZD 5,983
$40.27 MX$711
14.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.8 DZD 7,259
$79.2 MX$1,398
-29.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.5 DZD 9,307
$89.3 MX$1,576
-19.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$126 DZD 16.4K
$947 MX$16.7K
-86.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$70.3 DZD 9,143
$483 MX$8,525
-85.45%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$177 DZD 23.0K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-88.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$116 DZD 15.1K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-90.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,195 DZD 155.5K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-70.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,013 DZD 131.8K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-84.18%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Laghouat
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$360 DZD 46.8K
$730 MX$12.9K
-50.70%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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Last update for Laghouat: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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