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 13.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lake Balaton is 13.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.37 Ft 2,854

$11.85 MX$212

-29.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.03 Ft 15.7K

$42.16 MX$755

9.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.54 Ft 2,913

$10.75 MX$192

-20.56%

Cappuccino

$1.99 Ft 679

$3.47 MX$62.2

-42.65%

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

$1.43 Ft 488

$1.45 MX$26.01

-1.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 Ft 334

$0.90 MX$16.16

8.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 Ft 645

$3.05 MX$54.7

-38.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 Ft 752

$4.42 MX$79.1

-50.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 Ft 372

$1.37 MX$24.51

-20.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 Ft 534

$1.87 MX$33.51

-16.04%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.84 Ft 628

$1.54 MX$27.63

19.48%

Eggs

$2.70 Ft 920

$2.50 MX$44.81

8.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.09 Ft 3,099

$8.61 MX$154

5.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.04 Ft 2,061

$8.63 MX$155

-30.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.00 Ft 4,092

$11.02 MX$197

8.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1.80 Ft 614

$2.75 MX$49.22

-34.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 Ft 672

$1.43 MX$25.56

37.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.06 Ft 703

$1.87 MX$33.52

10.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.96 Ft 1,008

$2.17 MX$38.80

36.41%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 Ft 379

$1.88 MX$33.70

-40.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 Ft 401

$2.25 MX$40.21

-47.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 Ft 501

$1.07 MX$19.11

37.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 Ft 190

$1.07 MX$19.22

-47.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.60 Ft 2,249

$4.15 MX$74.4

59.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.93 Ft 2,020

$10.34 MX$185

-42.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 Ft 363

$1.68 MX$30.06

-36.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.42 Ft 483

$2.48 MX$44.46

-42.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.13 Ft 385

$0.55 MX$9.93

105.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.20 Ft 8,591

$26.53 MX$475

-5.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.93 Ft 999

$3.22 MX$57.6

-9.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 Ft 377

$2.48 MX$44.42

-55.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.15 Ft 5,847

$3.11 MX$55.7

451.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.70 Ft 580

$1.26 MX$22.48

34.92%

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

$25.8K Ft 8.8M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-15.89%

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

$30.9K Ft 10.5M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

28.72%

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

$141 Ft 48.0K

$82.5 MX$1,476

70.84%

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

$26.45 Ft 9,018

$22.29 MX$399

18.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.57 Ft 6,673

$30.02 MX$537

-34.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.91 Ft 15.7K

$51.4 MX$921

-10.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.47 Ft 5,616

$18.29 MX$327

-9.95%

Cinema Ticket

$7.45 Ft 2,540

$4.98 MX$89.2

49.60%

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

$296 Ft 100.8K

$200 MX$3,580

47.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,535 Ft 2.2M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

23.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.2 Ft 24.6K

$35.71 MX$639

102.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.80 Ft 9,137

$39.56 MX$708

-32.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.5 Ft 24.4K

$80.6 MX$1,442

-11.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.2 Ft 27.3K

$88.3 MX$1,581

-9.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$452 Ft 154.0K

$969 MX$17.4K

-53.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$342 Ft 116.7K

$482 MX$8,632

-29.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$637 Ft 217.0K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-60.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$535 Ft 182.3K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-54.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,982 Ft 1.0M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-26.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,284 Ft 778.6K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-64.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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