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

🙂 Solo nomad: Masaya is 15.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Masaya is 23.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.93 NIO 182

$11.85 MX$205

-58.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.38 NIO 1,305

$42.16 MX$730

-16.08%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.87 NIO 253

$10.75 MX$186

-36.09%

Cappuccino

$2.37 NIO 87.3

$3.47 MX$60.2

-31.70%

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

$0.79 NIO 29.16

$1.45 MX$25.17

-45.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 NIO 27.06

$0.90 MX$15.64

-18.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 NIO 49.57

$3.05 MX$52.9

-56.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 NIO 72.3

$4.42 MX$76.5

-55.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.80

$1.37 MX$23.72

-7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.43 NIO 89.5

$1.87 MX$32.43

29.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.83 NIO 67.4

$1.54 MX$26.74

18.83%

Eggs

$2.28 NIO 83.9

$2.50 MX$43.36

-8.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.42 NIO 421

$8.61 MX$149

32.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.57 NIO 242

$8.63 MX$150

-23.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.10 NIO 299

$11.02 MX$191

-26.50%

Apples (1kg)

$3.81 NIO 140

$2.75 MX$47.62

38.55%

Banana (1kg)

$0.90 NIO 33.09

$1.43 MX$24.73

-37.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.84 NIO 68.0

$1.87 MX$32.44

-1.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.25 NIO 82.9

$2.17 MX$37.54

3.69%

Potato (1kg)

$3.91 NIO 144

$1.88 MX$32.61

107.98%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 NIO 79.6

$2.25 MX$38.91

-4.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 NIO 39.38

$1.07 MX$18.49

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 NIO 38.60

$1.07 MX$18.59

-1.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.64 NIO 97.5

$4.15 MX$72.0

-36.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.61 NIO 539

$10.34 MX$179

41.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 NIO 52.0

$1.68 MX$29.08

-16.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 NIO 79.9

$2.48 MX$43.02

-12.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.61

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 NIO 54.2

$3.22 MX$55.7

-54.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$42.98

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.69 NIO 247

$3.11 MX$53.9

115.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 NIO 49.89

$1.26 MX$21.75

7.14%

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

$23.1K NIO 850.9K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-24.75%

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

$26.9K NIO 991.1K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

11.79%

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

$97.9 NIO 3,609

$82.5 MX$1,429

18.63%

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

$16.86 NIO 622

$22.29 MX$386

-24.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.80 NIO 1,357

$30.02 MX$520

22.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$891

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$8.04 NIO 297

$4.98 MX$86.3

61.45%

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

$124 NIO 4,568

$200 MX$3,464

-38.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,949 NIO 219.4K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

12.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.9 NIO 2,908

$35.71 MX$618

120.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$71.1 NIO 2,623

$39.56 MX$685

79.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$130 NIO 4,810

$80.6 MX$1,395

61.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 NIO 3,982

$88.3 MX$1,530

22.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$16.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,352

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$27.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

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

Last update for Masaya: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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