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

🙂 Solo nomad: Merida is 8.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Merida is 3.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.94 VES 4,785

$11.61 MX$200

-14.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.05 VES 21.7K

$42.75 MX$738

5.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.13 VES 4,873

$10.60 MX$183

-4.43%

Cappuccino

$1.64 VES 787

$3.59 MX$62.0

-54.32%

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

$1.19 VES 574

$1.45 MX$25.08

-17.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 VES 369

$0.90 MX$15.50

-14.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.14 VES 549

$3.03 MX$52.4

-62.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 VES 714

$4.56 MX$78.8

-67.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 VES 1,061

$1.45 MX$25.07

51.72%

White Bread (500g)

$2.41 VES 1,160

$1.83 MX$31.55

31.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.59 VES 767

$1.61 MX$27.77

-1.24%

Eggs

$2.09 VES 1,004

$2.54 MX$43.82

-17.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.55 VES 2,669

$8.54 MX$148

-35.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.53 VES 3,144

$8.47 MX$146

-22.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.24 VES 3,485

$10.86 MX$188

-33.33%

Apples (1kg)

$5.17 VES 2,489

$2.73 MX$47.13

89.38%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 VES 515

$1.49 MX$25.77

-28.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.66 VES 800

$1.94 MX$33.55

-14.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 VES 505

$2.16 MX$37.38

-51.39%

Potato (1kg)

$0.93 VES 446

$1.85 MX$31.88

-49.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1.24 VES 597

$2.19 MX$37.80

-43.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.24 VES 597

$1.07 MX$18.52

15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 VES 872

$1.08 MX$18.71

67.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.97 VES 1,910

$4.06 MX$70.1

-2.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.91 VES 5,250

$10.46 MX$181

4.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 VES 543

$1.65 MX$28.56

-31.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 VES 640

$2.55 MX$44.01

-47.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 VES 130

$0.56 MX$9.60

-51.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.20 MX$453

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.02 VES 1,933

$3.14 MX$54.2

28.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.54 VES 1,221

$2.37 MX$40.96

7.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$56.0

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 VES 234

$1.31 MX$22.70

-62.60%

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

$45.8K VES 22.0M

$30.5K MX$527.4K

49.81%

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

$37.6K VES 18.1M

$23.8K MX$411.4K

57.73%

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

$13.04 VES 6,275

$83.1 MX$1,436

-84.32%

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

$9.99 VES 4,805

$22.15 MX$383

-54.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.32 VES 18.0K

$29.37 MX$507

27.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.50 VES 11.8K

$51.2 MX$884

-52.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.04 VES 7,240

$18.69 MX$323

-19.53%

Cinema Ticket

$6.84 VES 3,294

$4.89 MX$84.4

39.88%

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

$57.1 VES 27.5K

$199 MX$3,431

-71.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,207 MX$89.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$91.6 VES 44.1K

$35.93 MX$621

154.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.55 VES 19.5K

$39.39 MX$680

2.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.8 VES 42.2K

$80.3 MX$1,387

9.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$65.7 VES 31.6K

$87.6 MX$1,512

-24.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 VES 56.8K

$963 MX$16.6K

-87.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$89.9 VES 43.3K

$482 MX$8,326

-81.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 VES 99.1K

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-87.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$190 VES 91.4K

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-84.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,187 VES 571.3K

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-70.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,177 VES 566.2K

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-81.93%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$294 VES 141.7K

$726 MX$12.5K

-59.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Merida: April 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated April 2026)

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