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

🙂 Solo nomad: Leon is 12.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Leon is 16.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.86 NIO 179

$11.85 MX$212

-58.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.50 NIO 1,308

$42.16 MX$755

-15.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.02 NIO 259

$10.75 MX$192

-34.70%

Cappuccino

$2.42 NIO 89.1

$3.47 MX$62.2

-30.26%

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

$0.78 NIO 28.80

$1.45 MX$26.01

-46.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.74 NIO 27.10

$0.90 MX$16.16

-17.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.28 NIO 47.09

$3.05 MX$54.7

-58.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 NIO 74.7

$4.42 MX$79.1

-54.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.77

$1.37 MX$24.51

-7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.39 NIO 88.1

$1.87 MX$33.51

27.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 NIO 66.1

$1.54 MX$27.63

16.23%

Eggs

$2.33 NIO 85.8

$2.50 MX$44.81

-6.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.22 NIO 413

$8.61 MX$154

30.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 NIO 239

$8.63 MX$155

-24.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.03 NIO 296

$11.02 MX$197

-27.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.96 NIO 146

$2.75 MX$49.22

44.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 NIO 30.69

$1.43 MX$25.56

-41.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 NIO 65.2

$1.87 MX$33.52

-5.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.26 NIO 83.3

$2.17 MX$38.80

4.15%

Potato (1kg)

$3.96 NIO 146

$1.88 MX$33.70

110.64%

Onion (1kg)

$2.17 NIO 80.1

$2.25 MX$40.21

-3.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 NIO 37.38

$1.07 MX$19.11

-5.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 NIO 38.94

$1.07 MX$19.22

-0.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.59 NIO 95.2

$4.15 MX$74.4

-37.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.48 NIO 533

$10.34 MX$185

40.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 NIO 53.6

$1.68 MX$30.06

-13.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 NIO 82.2

$2.48 MX$44.46

-10.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 NIO 54.5

$3.22 MX$57.6

-54.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.42

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.62 NIO 244

$3.11 MX$55.7

112.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 NIO 48.00

$1.26 MX$22.48

3.17%

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

$22.7K NIO 837.1K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-25.87%

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

$26.8K NIO 987.5K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

11.54%

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

$101 NIO 3,702

$82.5 MX$1,476

21.88%

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

$16.69 NIO 615

$22.29 MX$399

-25.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.88 NIO 1,358

$30.02 MX$537

22.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$7.95 NIO 293

$4.98 MX$89.2

59.64%

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

$125 NIO 4,615

$200 MX$3,580

-37.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,904 NIO 217.5K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

11.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.3 NIO 2,882

$35.71 MX$639

119.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.7 NIO 2,677

$39.56 MX$708

83.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 NIO 4,865

$80.6 MX$1,442

63.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 NIO 4,049

$88.3 MX$1,581

24.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$397 NIO 14.6K

$969 MX$17.4K

-59.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

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

Last update for Leon: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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