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

🙂 Solo nomad: Los Teques is 2.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Los Teques is 9.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.84 VES 5,039

$11.85 MX$209

-0.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$55.6 VES 23.7K

$42.16 MX$744

31.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.91 VES 4,218

$10.75 MX$190

-7.81%

Cappuccino

$2.61 VES 1,110

$3.47 MX$61.3

-24.78%

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

$1.26 VES 535

$1.45 MX$25.65

-13.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 VES 415

$0.90 MX$15.93

7.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.46 VES 621

$3.05 MX$53.9

-52.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 VES 1,257

$4.42 MX$77.9

-33.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 VES 780

$1.37 MX$24.17

33.58%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 VES 1,174

$1.87 MX$33.05

47.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.47 VES 627

$1.54 MX$27.25

-4.55%

Eggs

$2.77 VES 1,181

$2.50 MX$44.18

10.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.73 VES 4,140

$8.61 MX$152

13.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 VES 3,195

$8.63 MX$152

-12.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.62 VES 3,242

$11.02 MX$195

-30.85%

Apples (1kg)

$5.08 VES 2,164

$2.75 MX$48.53

84.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 VES 756

$1.43 MX$25.21

24.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.21 VES 942

$1.87 MX$33.05

18.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.08 VES 883

$2.17 MX$38.26

-4.15%

Potato (1kg)

$2.55 VES 1,086

$1.88 MX$33.23

35.64%

Onion (1kg)

$2.06 VES 875

$2.25 MX$39.65

-8.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 VES 550

$1.07 MX$18.85

20.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.89 VES 803

$1.07 MX$18.95

76.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.95 VES 1,680

$4.15 MX$73.3

-4.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.07 VES 4,287

$10.34 MX$182

-2.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.47 VES 625

$1.68 MX$29.64

-12.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 VES 876

$2.48 MX$43.84

-16.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.03 VES 2,142

$3.22 MX$56.8

56.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.77 VES 1,180

$2.48 MX$43.80

11.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.95 VES 4,234

$3.11 MX$54.9

219.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.51 VES 218

$1.26 MX$22.16

-59.52%

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

$24.7K VES 10.5M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-19.57%

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

$39.6K VES 16.9M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

64.92%

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

$20.58 VES 8,762

$82.5 MX$1,456

-75.05%

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

$12.86 VES 5,476

$22.29 MX$393

-42.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.64 VES 17.3K

$30.02 MX$530

35.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.96 VES 2,536

$4.98 MX$88.0

19.68%

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

$130 VES 55.5K

$200 MX$3,530

-34.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,470 VES 2.3M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

3.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.0 VES 27.2K

$35.71 MX$630

79.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.93 VES 17.0K

$39.56 MX$698

0.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 VES 43.8K

$80.6 MX$1,422

27.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 VES 49.3K

$88.3 MX$1,559

31.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$197 VES 83.8K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-95.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$262 VES 111.6K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-95.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$198 VES 84.3K

$756 MX$13.4K

-73.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

21.33

11.42

86.78%

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

Last update for Los Teques: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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