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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mecca is 12.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Mecca is 17.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.77 SAR 17.90

$11.88 MX$210

-59.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.16 SAR 151

$41.90 MX$740

-4.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.21 SAR 34.55

$10.55 MX$186

-12.70%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.56 SAR 5.86

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 SAR 6.06

Cappuccino

$3.29 SAR 12.34

$3.60 MX$63.5

-8.61%

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

$0.85 SAR 3.19

$1.50 MX$26.45

-43.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 SAR 1.17

$0.91 MX$16.09

-65.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.08 MX$54.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 MX$78.8

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 SAR 6.26

$1.39 MX$24.54

20.14%

White Bread (500g)

$0.88 SAR 3.30

$1.90 MX$33.47

-53.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.25 SAR 8.43

$1.60 MX$28.27

40.62%

Eggs

$3.00 SAR 11.24

$2.60 MX$45.97

15.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.85 SAR 25.68

$8.36 MX$148

-18.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.23 SAR 30.87

$8.64 MX$152

-4.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.42 SAR 50.3

$10.91 MX$192

23.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.36 SAR 8.86

$2.61 MX$45.98

-9.58%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 SAR 6.10

$1.44 MX$25.46

13.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.85 SAR 6.93

$1.96 MX$34.55

-5.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 SAR 7.76

$2.12 MX$37.34

-2.36%

Potato (1kg)

$1.26 SAR 4.74

$1.86 MX$32.87

-32.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 SAR 4.53

$2.22 MX$39.20

-45.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 SAR 4.08

$1.02 MX$17.99

6.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 SAR 2.61

$1.04 MX$18.36

-32.69%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.96 SAR 14.85

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.90 SAR 7.12

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 SAR 8.08

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.84 SAR 29.39

$4.05 MX$71.5

93.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 MX$29.79

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.31 SAR 4.91

$0.51 MX$9.09

156.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.78 SAR 149

$26.52 MX$468

50.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.39 SAR 8.95

$3.15 MX$55.7

-24.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 SAR 7.08

$2.46 MX$43.49

-23.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.52 SAR 39.44

$3.26 MX$57.5

222.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.60 SAR 2.24

$1.32 MX$23.36

-54.55%

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

$26.5K SAR 99.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-11.83%

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

$21.1K SAR 79.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-11.17%

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

$75.8 SAR 284

$83.5 MX$1,474

-9.28%

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

$34.14 SAR 128

$22.86 MX$404

49.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$66.1 SAR 248

$30.04 MX$530

120.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$87.4 SAR 328

$51.9 MX$916

68.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.33 SAR 132

$18.30 MX$323

93.06%

Cinema Ticket

$18.94 SAR 71.0

$5.12 MX$90.4

269.92%

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

$397 SAR 1,490

$201 MX$3,541

98.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,691 SAR 17.6K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-11.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.38 SAR 83.9

$35.73 MX$631

-37.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$62.8 SAR 235

$40.27 MX$711

55.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.0 SAR 221

$79.2 MX$1,398

-25.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.0 SAR 191

$89.3 MX$1,576

-42.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$228 SAR 855

$947 MX$16.7K

-75.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$286 SAR 1,073

$483 MX$8,525

-40.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$688 SAR 2,579

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-56.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,038 SAR 3,893

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-14.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,184 SAR 23.2K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

54.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,236 SAR 8,386

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-65.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,075 SAR 4,032

$730 MX$12.9K

47.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.5

11.42

-51.84%

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

Last update for Mecca: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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