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

🙂 Solo nomad: Maturin is 43.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Maturin is 22.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.87 VES 487
$11.99 MX$227
-59.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.92 VES 2,995
$42.47 MX$803
-29.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.53 VES 1,255
$10.47 MX$198
19.68%
Cappuccino
$1.53 VES 153
$3.6 MX$68.2
-57.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.09 VES 109
$1.44 MX$27.16
-24.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.64 VES 164
$0.89 MX$16.79
84.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.22 VES 222
$3.09 MX$58.5
-28.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.03 VES 203
$4.58 MX$86.6
-55.68%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
-
$1.38 MX$26.04
-
White Bread (500g)
-
$1.85 MX$34.9
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
-
$1.57 MX$29.68
-
Eggs
$3.44 VES 344
$2.55 MX$48.3
34.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.01 VES 402
$8.61 MX$163
-53.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.1 VES 811
$8.54 MX$161
-5.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.98 MX$208
-
Apples (1kg)
-
$2.72 MX$51.4
-
Banana (1kg)
-
$1.51 MX$28.57
-
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.88 MX$35.63
-
Tomato (1kg)
-
$2.19 MX$41.42
-
Potato (1kg)
-
$1.87 MX$35.3
-
Onion (1kg)
-
$2.19 MX$41.37
-
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.07 MX$20.23
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.09 MX$20.64
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$3.96 MX$74.9
-
Wine (Bottle)
$6.98 VES 698
$8.86 MX$167
-21.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.72 MX$32.53
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.61 MX$49.37
-
🚌 Getting Around
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.52 MX$9.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.59 MX$503
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.24 MX$61.2
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.38 MX$44.94
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.11 MX$58.7
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.49 VES 48.57
$1.31 MX$24.85
-62.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.3K MX$573K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.9K VES 3M
$24K MX$453.6K
24.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$10.02 VES 1,003
$84.2 MX$1,592
-88.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$22.14 MX$419
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$59.1 VES 5,919
$30.14 MX$570
96.22%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.12 VES 3,015
$52 MX$983
-42.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.18 VES 1,019
$18.72 MX$354
-45.62%
Cinema Ticket
$5.1 VES 511
$5.07 MX$95.9
0.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$29.88 VES 2,991
$200 MX$3,787
-85.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$80.2 VES 8,027
$35.74 MX$676
124.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.7 VES 5,069
$39.8 MX$753
27.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$71.2 VES 7,122
$79 MX$1,493
-9.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$122 VES 12.2K
$88.4 MX$1,671
37.94%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$99.3 VES 9,938
$965 MX$18.3K
-89.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$119 VES 11.9K
$474 MX$8,968
-74.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$254 VES 25.4K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-84.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$305 VES 30.6K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-74.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$300 VES 30K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-90.27%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$160 VES 16.1K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-97.87%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$212 VES 21.2K
$792 MX$15K
-73.24%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15.6
11.42
36.60%

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Last update for Maturin: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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