Cost of Living Comparison Between Lake Balaton and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Lake Balaton and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Lake Balaton is 23.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lake Balaton is 3.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.78 Ft 2,915

$11.88 MX$210

-26.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.77 Ft 15.2K

$41.90 MX$740

9.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.89 Ft 2,950

$10.55 MX$186

-15.73%

Cappuccino

$2.02 Ft 670

$3.60 MX$63.5

-43.89%

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

$1.35 Ft 448

$1.50 MX$26.45

-10.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 Ft 330

$0.91 MX$16.09

8.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.85 Ft 613

$3.08 MX$54.4

-39.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 Ft 713

$4.47 MX$78.8

-51.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 Ft 364

$1.39 MX$24.54

-20.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.49 Ft 495

$1.90 MX$33.47

-21.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 Ft 626

$1.60 MX$28.27

18.12%

Eggs

$2.68 Ft 890

$2.60 MX$45.97

3.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.36 Ft 3,107

$8.36 MX$148

11.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.76 Ft 1,912

$8.64 MX$152

-33.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.79 Ft 3,914

$10.91 MX$192

8.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.72 Ft 572

$2.61 MX$45.98

-34.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 Ft 650

$1.44 MX$25.46

36.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.97 Ft 652

$1.96 MX$34.55

0.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.93 Ft 972

$2.12 MX$37.34

38.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 Ft 368

$1.86 MX$32.87

-40.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 Ft 388

$2.22 MX$39.20

-47.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.45 Ft 481

$1.02 MX$17.99

42.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 Ft 184

$1.04 MX$18.36

-46.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.82 Ft 2,263

$4.05 MX$71.5

68.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.88 Ft 1,951

$10.18 MX$180

-42.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 Ft 358

$1.69 MX$29.79

-36.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 Ft 467

$2.62 MX$46.25

-46.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.12 Ft 371

$0.51 MX$9.09

119.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.14 Ft 8,344

$26.52 MX$468

-5.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.93 Ft 971

$3.15 MX$55.7

-6.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 Ft 382

$2.46 MX$43.49

-53.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.08 Ft 5,671

$3.26 MX$57.5

423.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.75 Ft 580

$1.32 MX$23.36

32.58%

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

$25.9K Ft 8.6M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-13.98%

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

$30.7K Ft 10.2M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

29.21%

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

$145 Ft 48.2K

$83.5 MX$1,474

74.01%

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

$26.62 Ft 8,837

$22.86 MX$404

16.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.53 Ft 6,482

$30.04 MX$530

-34.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.02 Ft 15.3K

$51.9 MX$916

-11.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.66 Ft 5,530

$18.30 MX$323

-8.96%

Cinema Ticket

$7.58 Ft 2,516

$5.12 MX$90.4

48.05%

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

$295 Ft 97.9K

$201 MX$3,541

47.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,558 Ft 2.2M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

23.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.3 Ft 24.0K

$35.73 MX$631

102.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.45 Ft 9,110

$40.27 MX$711

-31.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.0 Ft 23.6K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-10.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.8 Ft 26.2K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-11.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$452 Ft 150.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-52.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 Ft 112.5K

$483 MX$8,525

-29.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$634 Ft 210.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-60.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$538 Ft 178.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-55.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,968 Ft 985.1K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-25.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,320 Ft 770.1K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-63.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.4

11.42

-35.20%

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

Last update for Lake Balaton: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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