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

🙂 Solo nomad: Leon is 25.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Leon is 5.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.40 MX$231

$11.61 MX$200

15.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.83 MX$688

$42.75 MX$738

-6.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.41 MX$111

$10.60 MX$183

-39.53%

Cappuccino

$3.73 MX$64.4

$3.59 MX$62.0

3.90%

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

$1.58 MX$27.30

$1.45 MX$25.08

8.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 MX$15.34

$0.90 MX$15.50

-1.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.70 MX$29.39

$3.03 MX$52.4

-43.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.98 MX$68.8

$4.56 MX$78.8

-12.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 MX$22.13

$1.45 MX$25.07

-11.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.93 MX$33.37

$1.83 MX$31.55

5.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 MX$19.75

$1.61 MX$27.77

-29.19%

Eggs

$1.64 MX$28.30

$2.54 MX$43.82

-35.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.48 MX$112

$8.54 MX$148

-24.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.30 MX$91.6

$8.47 MX$146

-37.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.96 MX$172

$10.86 MX$188

-8.29%

Apples (1kg)

$1.55 MX$26.84

$2.73 MX$47.13

-43.22%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 MX$14.14

$1.49 MX$25.77

-44.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.60 MX$10.35

$1.94 MX$33.55

-69.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 MX$8.98

$2.16 MX$37.38

-75.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 MX$26.92

$1.85 MX$31.88

-15.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.87 MX$15.06

$2.19 MX$37.80

-60.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 MX$14.30

$1.07 MX$18.52

-22.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 MX$16.13

$1.08 MX$18.71

-13.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 MX$71.0

$4.06 MX$70.1

1.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.46 MX$250

$10.46 MX$181

38.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 MX$23.04

$1.65 MX$28.56

-19.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 MX$47.73

$2.55 MX$44.01

8.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MX$11.77

$0.56 MX$9.60

21.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.44 MX$629

$26.20 MX$453

39.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.23 MX$55.9

$3.14 MX$54.2

2.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.89 MX$15.33

$2.37 MX$40.96

-62.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.08 MX$226

$3.24 MX$56.0

303.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 MX$23.10

$1.31 MX$22.70

2.29%

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

$21.0K MX$362.7K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

-31.23%

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

$24.3K MX$418.8K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

1.79%

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

$20.92 MX$361

$83.1 MX$1,436

-74.84%

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

$23.11 MX$399

$22.15 MX$383

4.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.60 MX$390

$29.37 MX$507

-23.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.58 MX$476

$51.2 MX$884

-46.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.08 MX$278

$18.69 MX$323

-13.96%

Cinema Ticket

$4.34 MX$74.9

$4.89 MX$84.4

-11.25%

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

$213 MX$3,683

$199 MX$3,431

7.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,887 MX$49.9K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-44.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.1 MX$1,021

$35.93 MX$621

64.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.71 MX$720

$39.39 MX$680

5.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$51.0 MX$881

$80.3 MX$1,387

-36.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.71 MX$479

$87.6 MX$1,512

-68.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$209 MX$3,609

$963 MX$16.6K

-78.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$219 MX$3,775

$482 MX$8,326

-54.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$401 MX$6,928

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-75.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$431 MX$7,435

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-63.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,957 MX$68.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,513 MX$112.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$564 MX$9,737

$726 MX$12.5K

-22.37%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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