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

🙂 Solo nomad: Merida is 15.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 1.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Merida is 16.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.78 MX$190

$11.88 MX$210

-9.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.42 MX$872

$41.90 MX$740

17.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.70 MX$136

$10.55 MX$186

-27.01%

Cappuccino

$3.67 MX$64.7

$3.60 MX$63.5

1.94%

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

$1.22 MX$21.56

$1.50 MX$26.45

-18.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 MX$19.72

$0.91 MX$16.09

23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.70 MX$47.70

$3.08 MX$54.4

-12.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 MX$71.4

$4.47 MX$78.8

-9.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 MX$24.60

$1.39 MX$24.54

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 MX$44.76

$1.90 MX$33.47

33.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 MX$27.64

$1.60 MX$28.27

-1.88%

Eggs

$2.00 MX$35.27

$2.60 MX$45.97

-23.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.25 MX$181

$8.36 MX$148

22.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.91 MX$122

$8.64 MX$152

-20.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.32 MX$200

$10.91 MX$192

3.76%

Apples (1kg)

$2.76 MX$48.64

$2.61 MX$45.98

5.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.37 MX$24.10

$1.44 MX$25.46

-4.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.14 MX$37.74

$1.96 MX$34.55

9.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.78 MX$31.35

$2.12 MX$37.34

-16.04%

Potato (1kg)

$2.14 MX$37.69

$1.86 MX$32.87

15.05%

Onion (1kg)

$1.97 MX$34.71

$2.22 MX$39.20

-11.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 MX$18.23

$1.02 MX$17.99

0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 MX$16.76

$1.04 MX$18.36

-8.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.06 MX$71.7

$4.05 MX$71.5

0.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.02 MX$194

$10.18 MX$180

8.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 MX$23.21

$1.69 MX$29.79

-22.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 MX$48.32

$2.62 MX$46.25

4.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.66 MX$11.66

$0.51 MX$9.09

29.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.71 MX$330

$26.52 MX$468

-29.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.36 MX$41.68

$3.15 MX$55.7

-25.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.37 MX$59.4

$2.46 MX$43.49

36.99%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.68 MX$118

$3.26 MX$57.5

104.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 MX$22.09

$1.32 MX$23.36

-5.30%

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

$15.9K MX$280.0K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-47.26%

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

$21.5K MX$378.9K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-9.65%

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

$85.1 MX$1,503

$83.5 MX$1,474

1.92%

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

$23.73 MX$419

$22.86 MX$404

3.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.29 MX$517

$30.04 MX$530

-2.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.15 MX$497

$51.9 MX$916

-45.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.75 MX$243

$18.30 MX$323

-24.86%

Cinema Ticket

$4.68 MX$82.5

$5.12 MX$90.4

-8.59%

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

$384 MX$6,777

$201 MX$3,541

91.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,485 MX$61.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-34.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$56.4 MX$995

$35.73 MX$631

57.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.27 MX$852

$40.27 MX$711

19.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.1 MX$1,626

$79.2 MX$1,398

16.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.2 MX$1,504

$89.3 MX$1,576

-4.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$512 MX$9,040

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 MX$7,805

$483 MX$8,525

-8.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,083 MX$19.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-32.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$809 MX$14.3K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-33.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,258 MX$39.9K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-43.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,263 MX$22.3K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-80.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$555 MX$9,789

$730 MX$12.9K

-23.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.68

11.42

2.28%

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

Last update for Merida: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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