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 4.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.1% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Los Teques is 3.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.96 VES 5,757
$11.61 MX$200
3.01%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$54.0 VES 26.0K
$42.75 MX$738
26.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.81 VES 4,721
$10.60 MX$183
-7.45%
Cappuccino
$2.53 VES 1,218
$3.59 MX$62.0
-29.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.32 VES 636
$1.45 MX$25.08
-8.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.94 VES 454
$0.90 MX$15.50
4.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.53 VES 735
$3.03 MX$52.4
-49.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.03 VES 1,457
$4.56 MX$78.8
-33.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.86 VES 896
$1.45 MX$25.07
28.28%
White Bread (500g)
$2.71 VES 1,304
$1.83 MX$31.55
48.09%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.50 VES 722
$1.61 MX$27.77
-6.83%
Eggs
$2.74 VES 1,320
$2.54 MX$43.82
7.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.83 VES 4,728
$8.54 MX$148
15.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.30 VES 3,512
$8.47 MX$146
-13.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.46 VES 3,589
$10.86 MX$188
-31.31%
Apples (1kg)
$5.19 VES 2,496
$2.73 MX$47.13
90.11%
Banana (1kg)
$1.81 VES 869
$1.49 MX$25.77
21.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.25 VES 1,083
$1.94 MX$33.55
15.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.07 VES 996
$2.16 MX$37.38
-4.17%
Potato (1kg)
$2.68 VES 1,288
$1.85 MX$31.88
44.86%
Onion (1kg)
$2.13 VES 1,025
$2.19 MX$37.80
-2.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.36 VES 656
$1.07 MX$18.52
27.10%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.96 VES 943
$1.08 MX$18.71
81.48%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.90 VES 1,876
$4.06 MX$70.1
-3.94%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.93 VES 4,781
$10.46 MX$181
-5.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.45 VES 700
$1.65 MX$28.56
-12.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.04 VES 982
$2.55 MX$44.01
-20.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.56 MX$9.60
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.20 MX$453
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.98 VES 2,398
$3.14 MX$54.2
58.60%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.68 VES 1,288
$2.37 MX$40.96
13.08%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.19 VES 4,903
$3.24 MX$56.0
214.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 248
$1.31 MX$22.70
-60.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.3K VES 12.2M
$30.5K MX$527.4K
-17.16%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.3K VES 18.9M
$23.8K MX$411.4K
64.98%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$20.04 VES 9,642
$83.1 MX$1,436
-75.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.27 VES 6,387
$22.15 MX$383
-40.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.89 VES 19.2K
$29.37 MX$507
35.82%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.2 MX$884
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.69 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.87 VES 2,823
$4.89 MX$84.4
20.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$133 VES 63.8K
$199 MX$3,431
-33.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,469 VES 2.6M
$5,207 MX$89.9K
5.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$63.8 VES 30.7K
$35.93 MX$621
77.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.64 VES 19.1K
$39.39 MX$680
0.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 VES 49.5K
$80.3 MX$1,387
28.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$115 VES 55.3K
$87.6 MX$1,512
31.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$963 MX$16.6K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$482 MX$8,326
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$199 VES 95.9K
$3,957 MX$68.3K
-94.96%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$265 VES 127.4K
$6,513 MX$112.5K
-95.93%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Los Teques
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$198 VES 95.2K
$726 MX$12.5K
-72.76%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
21.33
11.42
86.78%

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Last update for Los Teques: April 14, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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