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

🙂 Solo nomad: Marrakech is 20.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Marrakech is 24.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.71 MAD 43.43

$11.85 MX$205

-60.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.55 MAD 300

$42.16 MX$730

-22.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.05 MAD 65.0

$10.75 MX$186

-34.42%

Cappuccino

$2.59 MAD 23.93

$3.47 MX$60.2

-25.36%

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

$1.22 MAD 11.30

$1.45 MX$25.17

-15.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MAD 5.17

$0.90 MX$15.64

-37.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.43 MAD 50.1

$3.05 MX$52.9

78.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.46 MAD 59.7

$4.42 MX$76.5

46.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 MAD 8.75

$1.37 MX$23.72

-30.66%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 MAD 5.35

$1.87 MX$32.43

-68.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.84 MAD 17.01

$1.54 MX$26.74

19.48%

Eggs

$2.01 MAD 18.55

$2.50 MX$43.36

-19.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.41 MAD 86.9

$8.61 MX$149

9.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 MAD 57.1

$8.63 MX$150

-28.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.30 MAD 104

$11.02 MX$191

2.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.57 MAD 14.52

$2.75 MX$47.62

-42.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 MAD 12.75

$1.43 MX$24.73

-3.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.95 MAD 8.74

$1.87 MX$32.44

-49.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.90 MAD 8.28

$2.17 MX$37.54

-58.53%

Potato (1kg)

$0.76 MAD 7.01

$1.88 MX$32.61

-59.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.74 MAD 6.86

$2.25 MX$38.91

-67.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.42 MAD 3.88

$1.07 MX$18.49

-60.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MAD 5.41

$1.07 MX$18.59

-44.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.40 MAD 40.62

$4.15 MX$72.0

6.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.40 MAD 68.3

$10.34 MX$179

-28.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.69 MAD 24.83

$1.68 MX$29.08

60.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 MAD 27.18

$2.48 MX$43.02

18.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MAD 4.21

$0.55 MX$9.61

-16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.04 MAD 102

$26.53 MX$459

-58.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.00 MAD 9.24

$3.22 MX$55.7

-68.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.49 MAD 4.50

$2.48 MX$42.98

-80.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.36 MAD 49.51

$3.11 MX$53.9

72.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 MAD 14.21

$1.26 MX$21.75

22.22%

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

$37.8K MAD 348.5K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

23.16%

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

$29.5K MAD 272.5K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

22.82%

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

$32.43 MAD 299

$82.5 MX$1,429

-60.68%

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

$10.70 MAD 98.8

$22.29 MX$386

-52.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.16 MAD 426

$30.02 MX$520

53.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.50 MAD 226

$51.4 MX$891

-52.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$32.44 MAD 299

$18.29 MX$317

77.36%

Cinema Ticket

$6.71 MAD 61.9

$4.98 MX$86.3

34.74%

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

$111 MAD 1,020

$200 MX$3,464

-44.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,409 MAD 59.2K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

20.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.93 MAD 396

$35.71 MX$618

20.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.1 MAD 472

$39.56 MX$685

29.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 MAD 1,010

$80.6 MX$1,395

35.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$105 MAD 969

$88.3 MX$1,530

18.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$424 MAD 3,917

$969 MX$16.8K

-56.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 MAD 2,620

$482 MX$8,352

-41.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$769 MAD 7,099

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-51.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$453 MAD 4,182

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-61.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,816 MAD 16.8K

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-55.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$982 MAD 9,065

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-84.94%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$545 MAD 5,028

$756 MX$13.1K

-27.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.75

11.42

-58.41%

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

Last update for Marrakech: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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