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

🙂 Solo nomad: Leon is 34.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Leon is 8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.48 MX$255

$11.99 MX$227

12.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.08 MX$739

$42.47 MX$803

-7.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.23 MX$118

$10.47 MX$198

-40.50%

Cappuccino

$3.67 MX$69.4

$3.6 MX$68.2

1.94%

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

$1.53 MX$29.02

$1.44 MX$27.16

6.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 MX$17.35

$0.89 MX$16.79

3.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 MX$32.2

$3.09 MX$58.5

-44.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 MX$76.1

$4.58 MX$86.6

-12.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 MX$24.11

$1.38 MX$26.04

-7.25%

White Bread (500g)

$1.97 MX$37.17

$1.85 MX$34.9

6.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 MX$22.46

$1.57 MX$29.68

-24.20%

Eggs

$1.63 MX$30.85

$2.55 MX$48.3

-36.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.36 MX$120

$8.61 MX$163

-26.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.33 MX$101

$8.54 MX$161

-37.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.86 MX$186

$10.98 MX$208

-10.20%

Apples (1kg)

$1.62 MX$30.7

$2.72 MX$51.4

-40.44%

Banana (1kg)

$0.88 MX$16.6

$1.51 MX$28.57

-41.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.65 MX$12.31

$1.88 MX$35.63

-65.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 MX$9.82

$2.19 MX$41.42

-76.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 MX$28.11

$1.87 MX$35.3

-20.32%

Onion (1kg)

$0.88 MX$16.7

$2.19 MX$41.37

-59.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 MX$14.33

$1.07 MX$20.23

-28.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 MX$17.42

$1.09 MX$20.64

-15.60%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MX$80.7

$3.96 MX$74.9

7.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.71 MX$259

$8.86 MX$167

54.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.3 MX$24.6

$1.72 MX$32.53

-24.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 MX$53.2

$2.61 MX$49.37

7.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MX$13.94

$0.52 MX$9.74

42.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.6 MX$711

$26.59 MX$503

41.41%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$58.8

$3.24 MX$61.2

-4.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.9 MX$16.92

$2.38 MX$44.94

-62.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.41 MX$253

$3.11 MX$58.7

331.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 MX$25.27

$1.31 MX$24.85

2.29%

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

$21K MX$396.2K

$30.3K MX$573K

-30.86%

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

$23.5K MX$445.1K

$24K MX$453.6K

-1.88%

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

$20.98 MX$397

$84.2 MX$1,592

-75.09%

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

$22.84 MX$432

$22.14 MX$419

3.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.66 MX$428

$30.14 MX$570

-24.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.3 MX$535

$52 MX$983

-45.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.98 MX$302

$18.72 MX$354

-14.64%

Cinema Ticket

$4.29 MX$81.2

$5.07 MX$95.9

-15.38%

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

$211 MX$3,987

$200 MX$3,787

5.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,905 MX$54.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-45.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 MX$1,112

$35.74 MX$676

64.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.37 MX$801

$39.8 MX$753

6.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$50.8 MX$960

$79 MX$1,493

-35.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.09 MX$531

$88.4 MX$1,671

-68.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$212 MX$4,008

$965 MX$18.3K

-78.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$218 MX$4,126

$474 MX$8,968

-53.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$394 MX$7,449

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-76.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 MX$8,131

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-64.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,978 MX$37.4K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-35.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$531 MX$10K

$792 MX$15K

-32.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.67

11.42

2.19%

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

Last update for Leon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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