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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexicali is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Mexicali is 4.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.84 MX$209

$11.88 MX$210

-0.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.24 MX$551

$41.90 MX$740

-25.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.38 MX$113

$10.55 MX$186

-39.53%

Cappuccino

$2.70 MX$47.59

$3.60 MX$63.5

-25.00%

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

$1.11 MX$19.61

$1.50 MX$26.45

-26.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.96 MX$17.00

$0.91 MX$16.09

5.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.31 MX$23.09

$3.08 MX$54.4

-57.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.04 MX$71.2

$4.47 MX$78.8

-9.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 MX$20.78

$1.39 MX$24.54

-15.11%

White Bread (500g)

$2.30 MX$40.51

$1.90 MX$33.47

21.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 MX$26.22

$1.60 MX$28.27

-6.88%

Eggs

$2.70 MX$47.58

$2.60 MX$45.97

3.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.44 MX$43.05

$8.36 MX$148

-70.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.82 MX$103

$8.64 MX$152

-32.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.37 MX$112

$10.91 MX$192

-41.61%

Apples (1kg)

$1.61 MX$28.37

$2.61 MX$45.98

-38.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.36 MX$23.98

$1.44 MX$25.46

-5.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.33 MX$23.55

$1.96 MX$34.55

-32.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.56 MX$27.55

$2.12 MX$37.34

-26.42%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 MX$23.48

$1.86 MX$32.87

-28.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.35 MX$23.87

$2.22 MX$39.20

-39.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 MX$19.63

$1.02 MX$17.99

8.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 MX$13.64

$1.04 MX$18.36

-25.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.83 MX$67.5

$4.05 MX$71.5

-5.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 MX$149

$10.18 MX$180

-16.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 MX$33.13

$1.69 MX$29.79

11.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 MX$56.2

$2.62 MX$46.25

21.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 MX$16.55

$0.51 MX$9.09

84.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.18 MX$603

$26.52 MX$468

28.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 MX$50.4

$3.15 MX$55.7

-9.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 MX$27.46

$2.46 MX$43.49

-36.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.09 MX$54.6

$3.26 MX$57.5

-5.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 MX$21.99

$1.32 MX$23.36

-5.30%

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

$23.6K MX$417.4K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-21.39%

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

$20.9K MX$369.4K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-11.92%

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

$57.7 MX$1,018

$83.5 MX$1,474

-30.98%

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

$22.57 MX$398

$22.86 MX$404

-1.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.11 MX$549

$30.04 MX$530

3.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.63 MX$664

$51.9 MX$916

-27.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.62 MX$276

$18.30 MX$323

-14.64%

Cinema Ticket

$3.94 MX$69.6

$5.12 MX$90.4

-23.05%

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

$209 MX$3,696

$201 MX$3,541

4.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,755 MX$48.6K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-48.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.15 MX$462

$35.73 MX$631

-26.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.23 MX$569

$40.27 MX$711

-19.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.2 MX$1,328

$79.2 MX$1,398

-5.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68.0 MX$1,200

$89.3 MX$1,576

-23.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$634 MX$11.2K

$947 MX$16.7K

-33.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$393 MX$6,931

$483 MX$8,525

-18.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 MX$20.8K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-26.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$667 MX$11.8K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-44.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,652 MX$46.8K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-33.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,468 MX$25.9K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-77.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$890 MX$15.7K

$730 MX$12.9K

21.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.5

11.42

0.70%

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

Last update for Mexicali: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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