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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mazatlan is 1.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mazatlan is 12.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.76 MX$193

$11.85 MX$212

-9.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.77 MX$801

$42.16 MX$755

6.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.08 MX$145

$10.75 MX$192

-24.84%

Cappuccino

$3.30 MX$59.0

$3.47 MX$62.2

-4.90%

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

$1.44 MX$25.79

$1.45 MX$26.01

-0.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.04 MX$18.56

$0.90 MX$16.16

15.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.01 MX$36.05

$3.05 MX$54.7

-34.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 MX$48.47

$4.42 MX$79.1

-38.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 MX$25.44

$1.37 MX$24.51

3.65%

White Bread (500g)

$2.56 MX$45.80

$1.87 MX$33.51

36.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.07 MX$37.01

$1.54 MX$27.63

34.42%

Eggs

$2.32 MX$41.62

$2.50 MX$44.81

-7.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.82 MX$140

$8.61 MX$154

-9.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.58 MX$118

$8.63 MX$155

-23.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.55 MX$135

$11.02 MX$197

-31.49%

Apples (1kg)

$2.59 MX$46.45

$2.75 MX$49.22

-5.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 MX$28.75

$1.43 MX$25.56

12.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MX$31.61

$1.87 MX$33.52

-5.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.79 MX$14.07

$2.17 MX$38.80

-63.59%

Potato (1kg)

$2.27 MX$40.54

$1.88 MX$33.70

20.74%

Onion (1kg)

$2.53 MX$45.26

$2.25 MX$40.21

12.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 MX$21.66

$1.07 MX$19.11

13.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 MX$18.51

$1.07 MX$19.22

-3.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.90 MX$69.7

$4.15 MX$74.4

-6.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.49 MX$295

$10.34 MX$185

59.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.92 MX$34.39

$1.68 MX$30.06

14.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 MX$53.9

$2.48 MX$44.46

21.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 MX$12.73

$0.55 MX$9.93

29.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.28 MX$703

$26.53 MX$475

48.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.41 MX$61.0

$3.22 MX$57.6

5.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.80 MX$32.19

$2.48 MX$44.42

-27.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.47 MX$152

$3.11 MX$55.7

172.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MX$23.40

$1.26 MX$22.48

3.97%

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

$21.0K MX$375.9K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-31.50%

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

$22.3K MX$398.4K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-7.40%

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

$55.2 MX$989

$82.5 MX$1,476

-33.04%

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

$20.74 MX$371

$22.29 MX$399

-6.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.05 MX$735

$30.02 MX$537

36.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.05 MX$753

$51.4 MX$921

-18.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.61 MX$279

$18.29 MX$327

-14.65%

Cinema Ticket

$3.86 MX$69.1

$4.98 MX$89.2

-22.49%

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

$86.2 MX$1,542

$200 MX$3,580

-56.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,885 MX$33.7K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-64.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.9 MX$1,108

$35.71 MX$639

73.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.31 MX$471

$39.56 MX$708

-33.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 MX$1,914

$80.6 MX$1,442

32.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.5 MX$1,405

$88.3 MX$1,581

-11.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$866 MX$15.5K

$969 MX$17.4K

-10.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$882 MX$15.8K

$482 MX$8,632

82.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,394 MX$25.0K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-12.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 MX$19.6K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-7.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,645 MX$29.4K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-59.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,090 MX$19.5K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-83.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$554 MX$9,915

$756 MX$13.5K

-26.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.33

11.42

-0.79%

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

Last update for Mazatlan: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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