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

🙂 Solo nomad: Marrakech is 29.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Marrakech is 7.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.61 MAD 42.53

$11.88 MX$210

-61.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.49 MAD 309

$41.90 MX$740

-20.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.27 MAD 67.1

$10.55 MX$186

-31.09%

Cappuccino

$2.54 MAD 23.48

$3.60 MX$63.5

-29.44%

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

$1.22 MAD 11.29

$1.50 MX$26.45

-18.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MAD 5.52

$0.91 MX$16.09

-34.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 MAD 52.1

$3.08 MX$54.4

83.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.14 MAD 56.7

$4.47 MX$78.8

37.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.90 MAD 8.34

$1.39 MX$24.54

-35.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 MAD 5.01

$1.90 MX$33.47

-71.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.83 MAD 16.86

$1.60 MX$28.27

14.37%

Eggs

$2.01 MAD 18.54

$2.60 MX$45.97

-22.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.14 MAD 84.3

$8.36 MX$148

9.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.29 MAD 58.1

$8.64 MX$152

-27.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.39 MAD 105

$10.91 MX$192

4.40%

Apples (1kg)

$1.52 MAD 13.98

$2.61 MX$45.98

-41.76%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 MAD 12.69

$1.44 MX$25.46

-4.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.92 MAD 8.46

$1.96 MX$34.55

-53.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.84 MAD 7.77

$2.12 MX$37.34

-60.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 MAD 6.90

$1.86 MX$32.87

-59.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.78 MAD 7.24

$2.22 MX$39.20

-64.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.39 MAD 3.61

$1.02 MX$17.99

-61.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 MAD 5.73

$1.04 MX$18.36

-40.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MAD 39.44

$4.05 MX$71.5

5.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.24 MAD 66.8

$10.18 MX$180

-28.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 MAD 24.29

$1.69 MX$29.79

55.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 MAD 27.95

$2.62 MX$46.25

15.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 MAD 3.95

$0.51 MX$9.09

-15.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.93 MAD 101

$26.52 MX$468

-58.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.94 MAD 8.68

$3.15 MX$55.7

-70.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 MAD 4.80

$2.46 MX$43.49

-78.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.52 MAD 50.9

$3.26 MX$57.5

69.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.58 MAD 14.62

$1.32 MX$23.36

19.70%

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

$36.8K MAD 339.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

22.27%

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

$30.0K MAD 276.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

26.10%

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

$32.36 MAD 299

$83.5 MX$1,474

-61.26%

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

$10.87 MAD 100

$22.86 MX$404

-52.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.94 MAD 415

$30.04 MX$530

49.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.03 MAD 222

$51.9 MX$916

-53.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$31.70 MAD 293

$18.30 MX$323

73.22%

Cinema Ticket

$6.64 MAD 61.2

$5.12 MX$90.4

29.69%

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

$113 MAD 1,046

$201 MX$3,541

-43.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,449 MAD 59.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

21.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.37 MAD 391

$35.73 MX$631

18.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.70 MAD 459

$40.27 MX$711

23.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$110 MAD 1,014

$79.2 MX$1,398

38.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 MAD 976

$89.3 MX$1,576

18.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$428 MAD 3,949

$947 MX$16.7K

-54.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$278 MAD 2,565

$483 MX$8,525

-42.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$769 MAD 7,099

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-51.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$448 MAD 4,133

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-63.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,778 MAD 16.4K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-55.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$933 MAD 8,612

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-85.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$535 MAD 4,939

$730 MX$12.9K

-26.66%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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