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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lanus is 4.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lanus is 8.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.13 ARS 13.3K

$11.85 MX$209

-22.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.52 ARS 42.9K

$42.16 MX$744

-29.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.77 ARS 12.7K

$10.75 MX$190

-18.42%

Cappuccino

$1.63 ARS 2,372

$3.47 MX$61.3

-53.03%

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

$1.32 ARS 1,922

$1.45 MX$25.65

-8.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.17 ARS 1,706

$0.90 MX$15.93

30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.26 ARS 1,824

$3.05 MX$53.9

-58.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 ARS 4,043

$4.42 MX$77.9

-37.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 ARS 1,797

$1.37 MX$24.17

-9.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.60 ARS 2,320

$1.87 MX$33.05

-14.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.81 ARS 2,624

$1.54 MX$27.25

17.53%

Eggs

$2.26 ARS 3,286

$2.50 MX$44.18

-9.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.05 ARS 17.5K

$8.61 MX$152

39.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.10 ARS 8,862

$8.63 MX$152

-29.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.45 ARS 13.7K

$11.02 MX$195

-14.25%

Apples (1kg)

$1.88 ARS 2,737

$2.75 MX$48.53

-31.64%

Banana (1kg)

$2.05 ARS 2,981

$1.43 MX$25.21

43.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.95 ARS 1,376

$1.87 MX$33.05

-49.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 ARS 3,704

$2.17 MX$38.26

17.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.50 ARS 2,182

$1.88 MX$33.23

-20.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 ARS 2,019

$2.25 MX$39.65

-38.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 ARS 1,286

$1.07 MX$18.85

-16.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 ARS 2,093

$1.07 MX$18.95

34.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.32 ARS 4,817

$4.15 MX$73.3

-20.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.85 ARS 8,503

$10.34 MX$182

-43.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.30 ARS 1,883

$1.68 MX$29.64

-22.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 ARS 4,398

$2.48 MX$43.84

22.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.78 ARS 1,131

$0.55 MX$9.80

41.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.61 ARS 2,339

$3.22 MX$56.8

-50.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.88 ARS 1,275

$2.48 MX$43.80

-64.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 ARS 8,518

$3.11 MX$54.9

88.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.06 ARS 1,545

$1.26 MX$22.16

-15.87%

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

$23.5K ARS 34.2M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-23.23%

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

$25.9K ARS 37.5M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

7.56%

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

$56.2 ARS 81.5K

$82.5 MX$1,456

-31.92%

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

$18.18 ARS 26.4K

$22.29 MX$393

-18.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.64 ARS 21.3K

$30.02 MX$530

-51.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.24 ARS 38.1K

$51.4 MX$908

-48.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.89 ARS 20.2K

$18.29 MX$323

-24.06%

Cinema Ticket

$5.10 ARS 7,406

$4.98 MX$88.0

2.41%

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

$333 ARS 484.2K

$200 MX$3,530

66.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,068 ARS 1.6M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-79.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.4 ARS 89.2K

$35.71 MX$630

71.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$59.8 ARS 86.8K

$39.56 MX$698

51.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 ARS 154.2K

$80.6 MX$1,422

31.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.3 ARS 135.5K

$88.3 MX$1,559

5.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$344 ARS 499.0K

$969 MX$17.1K

-64.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$241 ARS 349.3K

$482 MX$8,511

-50.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$672 ARS 975.3K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-57.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$542 ARS 787.1K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-54.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,990 ARS 2.9M

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-50.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

52.71

11.42

361.56%

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

Last update for Lanus: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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