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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 16% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Los Teques is 1.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.81 VES 2,920
$11.58 MX$212
1.99%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$55.9 VES 13.8K
$42 MX$769
33.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.1 VES 2,497
$10.5 MX$192
-3.81%
Cappuccino
$2.53 VES 626
$3.43 MX$62.8
-26.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 VES 324
$1.49 MX$27.34
-12.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 VES 254
$0.94 MX$17.27
9.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.52 VES 376
$3.08 MX$56.3
-50.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.05 VES 755
$4.37 MX$79.9
-30.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.88 VES 465
$1.39 MX$25.44
35.25%
White Bread (500g)
$2.81 VES 694
$1.85 MX$33.81
51.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 VES 369
$1.58 MX$28.88
-5.70%
Eggs
$2.85 VES 704
$2.51 MX$46
13.55%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.23 VES 2,531
$8.26 MX$151
23.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.5 VES 1,855
$8.7 MX$159
-13.79%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.44 VES 1,840
$10.73 MX$196
-30.66%
Apples (1kg)
$5.31 VES 1,313
$2.61 MX$47.74
103.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.8 VES 446
$1.49 MX$27.28
20.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.18 VES 539
$1.95 MX$35.72
11.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.08 VES 515
$2.09 MX$38.26
-0.48%
Potato (1kg)
$2.67 VES 661
$1.81 MX$33.05
47.51%
Onion (1kg)
$2.09 VES 516
$2.16 MX$39.62
-3.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.36 VES 335
$1.03 MX$18.85
32.04%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.86 VES 461
$1.08 MX$19.7
72.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.06 VES 1,003
$4.14 MX$75.9
-1.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.62 VES 2,379
$8.88 MX$163
8.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.45 VES 360
$1.67 MX$30.64
-13.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.96 VES 484
$2.53 MX$46.31
-22.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.51 MX$9.27
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.68 MX$488
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.94 VES 1,222
$3.26 MX$59.7
51.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.62 VES 648
$2.51 MX$45.94
4.38%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.84 VES 2,434
$3.12 MX$57.2
215.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.48 VES 118
$1.31 MX$23.96
-63.36%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.5K VES 6.3M
$30.9K MX$565K
-17.44%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.3K VES 10M
$23.9K MX$436.9K
68.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$20.41 VES 5,048
$83 MX$1,520
-75.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.16 VES 3,255
$22.59 MX$414
-41.74%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.7 VES 9,817
$29.51 MX$540
34.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.6 MX$944
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.42 MX$337
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.89 VES 1,456
$4.9 MX$89.7
20.20%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$131 VES 32.5K
$200 MX$3,668
-34.44%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,463 VES 1.4M
$5,179 MX$94.8K
5.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.9 VES 15.6K
$36.41 MX$667
72.73%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.06 VES 9,660
$39.91 MX$731
-2.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 VES 26.3K
$79.9 MX$1,462
32.95%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$113 VES 27.9K
$87.7 MX$1,605
28.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$983 MX$18K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$470 MX$8,612
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,610 MX$29.5K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,189 MX$21.8K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$203 VES 50.2K
$3,839 MX$70.3K
-94.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$266 VES 65.8K
$6,205 MX$113.6K
-95.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$199 VES 49.3K
$724 MX$13.2K
-72.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
21.33
11.42
86.78%

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Last update for Los Teques: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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