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

🙂 Solo nomad: Matamoros is 28.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Matamoros is 4.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.63 MX$188

$11.88 MX$210

-10.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.78 MX$684

$41.90 MX$740

-7.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.86 MX$139

$10.55 MX$186

-25.50%

Cappuccino

$3.37 MX$59.5

$3.60 MX$63.5

-6.39%

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

$1.29 MX$22.69

$1.50 MX$26.45

-14.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 MX$16.37

$0.91 MX$16.09

2.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.42 MX$42.77

$3.08 MX$54.4

-21.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MX$66.9

$4.47 MX$78.8

-15.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 MX$25.43

$1.39 MX$24.54

3.60%

White Bread (500g)

$2.60 MX$45.83

$1.90 MX$33.47

36.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 MX$28.49

$1.60 MX$28.27

0.63%

Eggs

$2.39 MX$42.22

$2.60 MX$45.97

-8.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.96 MX$141

$8.36 MX$148

-4.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.92 MX$140

$8.64 MX$152

-8.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.57 MX$187

$10.91 MX$192

-3.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.59 MX$45.74

$2.61 MX$45.98

-0.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 MX$25.60

$1.44 MX$25.46

0.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 MX$30.20

$1.96 MX$34.55

-12.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 MX$28.11

$2.12 MX$37.34

-25.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.84 MX$32.56

$1.86 MX$32.87

-1.08%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 MX$34.38

$2.22 MX$39.20

-12.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.26 MX$22.23

$1.02 MX$17.99

23.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 MX$18.02

$1.04 MX$18.36

-1.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 MX$72.6

$4.05 MX$71.5

1.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.69 MX$206

$10.18 MX$180

14.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 MX$27.40

$1.69 MX$29.79

-8.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 MX$49.09

$2.62 MX$46.25

6.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.66 MX$11.66

$0.51 MX$9.09

29.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.42 MX$555

$26.52 MX$468

18.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.63 MX$46.49

$3.15 MX$55.7

-16.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 MX$27.14

$2.46 MX$43.49

-37.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.16 MX$144

$3.26 MX$57.5

150.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 MX$22.48

$1.32 MX$23.36

-3.79%

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

$21.0K MX$371.0K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-30.13%

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

$22.0K MX$388.9K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-7.25%

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

$56.2 MX$992

$83.5 MX$1,474

-32.72%

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

$22.32 MX$394

$22.86 MX$404

-2.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.66 MX$488

$30.04 MX$530

-7.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.17 MX$638

$51.9 MX$916

-30.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.94 MX$281

$18.30 MX$323

-12.90%

Cinema Ticket

$4.75 MX$83.8

$5.12 MX$90.4

-7.23%

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

$214 MX$3,784

$201 MX$3,541

6.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,121 MX$55.1K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-41.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.7 MX$929

$35.73 MX$631

47.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.30 MX$711

$40.27 MX$711

0.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.9 MX$1,552

$79.2 MX$1,398

11.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.1 MX$1,397

$89.3 MX$1,576

-11.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$512 MX$9,031

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$399 MX$7,047

$483 MX$8,525

-17.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$951 MX$16.8K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-40.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$770 MX$13.6K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-36.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,043 MX$36.1K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-48.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,257 MX$22.2K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-80.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.48

11.42

0.53%

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

Last update for Matamoros: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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