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

🙂 Solo nomad: Maturin is 29.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Maturin is 51% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.08 VES 2,164
$11.85 MX$209
-57.13%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.02 VES 12.8K
$42.16 MX$744
-28.80%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.95 VES 5,511
$10.75 MX$190
20.47%
Cappuccino
$1.48 VES 628
$3.47 MX$61.3
-57.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.13 VES 481
$1.45 MX$25.65
-22.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 VES 670
$0.90 MX$15.93
74.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.30 VES 979
$3.05 MX$53.9
-24.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.95 VES 831
$4.42 MX$77.9
-55.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
-
$1.37 MX$24.17
-
White Bread (500g)
-
$1.87 MX$33.05
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
-
$1.54 MX$27.25
-
Eggs
$3.40 VES 1,448
$2.50 MX$44.18
36.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.96 VES 1,684
$8.61 MX$152
-54.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.77 VES 3,305
$8.63 MX$152
-9.97%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.02 MX$195
-
Apples (1kg)
-
$2.75 MX$48.53
-
Banana (1kg)
-
$1.43 MX$25.21
-
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.87 MX$33.05
-
Tomato (1kg)
-
$2.17 MX$38.26
-
Potato (1kg)
-
$1.88 MX$33.23
-
Onion (1kg)
-
$2.25 MX$39.65
-
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.07 MX$18.85
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.07 MX$18.95
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.15 MX$73.3
-
Wine (Bottle)
$7.04 VES 2,995
$10.34 MX$182
-31.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.68 MX$29.64
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.48 MX$43.84
-
🚌 Getting Around
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.55 MX$9.80
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.22 MX$56.8
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.48 MX$43.80
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.11 MX$54.9
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 221
$1.26 MX$22.16
-58.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.7K MX$541.1K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.1K VES 12.8M
$24.0K MX$424.3K
25.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$9.94 VES 4,229
$82.5 MX$1,456
-87.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$22.29 MX$393
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$59.4 VES 25.3K
$30.02 MX$530
97.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.27 VES 12.9K
$51.4 MX$908
-41.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.85 VES 4,195
$18.29 MX$323
-46.15%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 VES 2,158
$4.98 MX$88.0
1.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$30.40 VES 12.9K
$200 MX$3,530
-84.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,304 MX$93.6K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$78.8 VES 33.6K
$35.71 MX$630
120.75%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.4 VES 21.5K
$39.56 MX$698
27.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$69.0 VES 29.4K
$80.6 MX$1,422
-14.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 VES 51.2K
$88.3 MX$1,559
36.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$101 VES 43.1K
$969 MX$17.1K
-89.56%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$120 VES 50.9K
$482 MX$8,511
-75.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$255 VES 108.5K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-84.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$297 VES 126.6K
$1,184 MX$20.9K
-74.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$292 VES 124.1K
$4,050 MX$71.5K
-92.80%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$157 VES 67.0K
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-97.59%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Maturin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$206 VES 87.6K
$756 MX$13.4K
-72.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15.6
11.42
36.60%

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Last update for Maturin: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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