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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lezhe is 4.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lezhe is 23.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.37 ALL 445
$11.85 MX$212
-54.68%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$35.79 ALL 2,965
$42.16 MX$755
-15.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.62 ALL 300
$10.75 MX$192
-66.33%
Cappuccino
$0.92 ALL 76.6
$3.47 MX$62.2
-73.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.39 ALL 115
$1.45 MX$26.01
-4.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 ALL 57.4
$0.90 MX$16.16
-23.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.45 ALL 120
$3.05 MX$54.7
-52.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 ALL 191
$4.42 MX$79.1
-47.74%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 ALL 164
$1.37 MX$24.51
43.80%
White Bread (500g)
$0.90 ALL 74.6
$1.87 MX$33.51
-51.87%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.93 ALL 160
$1.54 MX$27.63
25.32%
Eggs
$2.95 ALL 244
$2.50 MX$44.81
18.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.93 ALL 823
$8.61 MX$154
15.33%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.66 ALL 634
$8.63 MX$155
-11.24%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ALL 1,081
$11.02 MX$197
18.42%
Apples (1kg)
$1.79 ALL 148
$2.75 MX$49.22
-34.91%
Banana (1kg)
$2.48 ALL 205
$1.43 MX$25.56
73.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.68 ALL 139
$1.87 MX$33.52
-10.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.40 ALL 116
$2.17 MX$38.80
-35.48%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 ALL 83.5
$1.88 MX$33.70
-46.28%
Onion (1kg)
$1.23 ALL 102
$2.25 MX$40.21
-45.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 ALL 95.3
$1.07 MX$19.11
7.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 ALL 65.0
$1.07 MX$19.22
-26.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.00 ALL 331
$4.15 MX$74.4
-3.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.88 ALL 818
$10.34 MX$185
-4.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.74 ALL 144
$1.68 MX$30.06
3.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 ALL 149
$2.48 MX$44.46
-27.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.46 ALL 37.86
$0.55 MX$9.93
-16.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.56 ALL 1,538
$26.53 MX$475
-30.04%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.58 ALL 296
$3.22 MX$57.6
11.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.10 ALL 257
$2.48 MX$44.42
25.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.69 ALL 1,466
$3.11 MX$55.7
468.81%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.10 ALL 174
$1.26 MX$22.48
66.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.8K ALL 2.9M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
13.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.1K ALL 2.1M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
4.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$66.3 ALL 5,494
$82.5 MX$1,476
-19.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.52 ALL 1,452
$22.29 MX$399
-21.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.76 ALL 1,305
$30.02 MX$537
-47.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.5 ALL 4,517
$51.4 MX$921
5.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.03 ALL 2,074
$18.29 MX$327
36.85%
Cinema Ticket
$8.08 ALL 669
$4.98 MX$89.2
62.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$176 ALL 14.6K
$200 MX$3,580
-11.95%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$47.09 ALL 3,901
$35.71 MX$639
31.87%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.2 ALL 4,328
$39.56 MX$708
32.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.4 ALL 7,739
$80.6 MX$1,442
15.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$140 ALL 11.6K
$88.3 MX$1,581
58.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$442 ALL 36.6K
$969 MX$17.4K
-54.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$338 ALL 28.0K
$482 MX$8,632
-29.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 ALL 50.2K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-62.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$438 ALL 36.3K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-63.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,028 ALL 168.0K
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-49.94%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,270 ALL 105.2K
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-80.53%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lezhe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$606 ALL 50.2K
$756 MX$13.5K
-19.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
11.42
-64.97%

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

Last update for Lezhe: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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