Cost of Living Comparison Between Los Cabos and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Los Cabos and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Los Cabos is 11.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Los Cabos is 9.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.65 MX$201

$11.99 MX$227

-11.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.06 MX$738

$42.47 MX$803

-8.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.73 MX$146

$10.47 MX$198

-26.17%

Cappuccino

$3.38 MX$64

$3.6 MX$68.2

-6.11%

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

$1.23 MX$23.26

$1.44 MX$27.16

-14.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 MX$17.4

$0.89 MX$16.79

3.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.35 MX$44.43

$3.09 MX$58.5

-23.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 MX$75

$4.58 MX$86.6

-13.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 MX$27.86

$1.38 MX$26.04

6.52%

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 MX$47.99

$1.85 MX$34.9

37.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.63 MX$30.87

$1.57 MX$29.68

3.82%

Eggs

$2.42 MX$45.67

$2.55 MX$48.3

-5.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.01 MX$151

$8.61 MX$163

-6.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.76 MX$147

$8.54 MX$161

-9.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.68 MX$202

$10.98 MX$208

-2.73%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 MX$49.25

$2.72 MX$51.4

-4.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.39 MX$26.32

$1.51 MX$28.57

-7.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 MX$33.99

$1.88 MX$35.63

-4.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.66 MX$31.3

$2.19 MX$41.42

-24.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 MX$35.19

$1.87 MX$35.3

-0.53%

Onion (1kg)

$2 MX$37.78

$2.19 MX$41.37

-8.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 MX$22.95

$1.07 MX$20.23

13.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 MX$18.53

$1.09 MX$20.64

-10.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MX$81

$3.96 MX$74.9

8.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.8 MX$204

$8.86 MX$167

21.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.53 MX$29.01

$1.72 MX$32.53

-11.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 MX$51.9

$2.61 MX$49.37

5.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 MX$12.28

$0.52 MX$9.74

25.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.51 MX$47.53

$3.24 MX$61.2

-22.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 MX$28.9

$2.38 MX$44.94

-35.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.45 MX$160

$3.11 MX$58.7

171.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 MX$24.18

$1.31 MX$24.85

-2.29%

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

$21.2K MX$401K

$30.3K MX$573K

-30.01%

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

$22.3K MX$420.8K

$24K MX$453.6K

-7.23%

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

$57.4 MX$1,085

$84.2 MX$1,592

-31.85%

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

$21.82 MX$412

$22.14 MX$419

-1.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.21 MX$533

$30.14 MX$570

-6.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.93 MX$679

$52 MX$983

-30.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.03 MX$303

$18.72 MX$354

-14.37%

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 MX$86

$5.07 MX$95.9

-10.26%

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

$202 MX$3,827

$200 MX$3,787

1.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,636 MX$68.7K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-31.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.4 MX$991

$35.74 MX$676

46.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.13 MX$759

$39.8 MX$753

0.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91 MX$1,720

$79 MX$1,493

15.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.7 MX$1,488

$88.4 MX$1,671

-10.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 MX$9,804

$965 MX$18.3K

-46.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$399 MX$7,536

$474 MX$8,968

-15.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$917 MX$17.3K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-44.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$752 MX$14.2K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-37.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,780 MX$33.7K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-42.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,477 MX$46.8K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-67.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$810 MX$15.3K

$792 MX$15K

2.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.48

11.42

0.53%

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

Last update for Los Cabos: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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