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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexicali is 7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mexicali is 4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.82 MX$216

$11.58 MX$212

2.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.88 MX$584

$42 MX$769

-24.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.27 MX$115

$10.5 MX$192

-40.29%

Cappuccino

$2.62 MX$47.89

$3.43 MX$62.8

-23.62%

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

$1.11 MX$20.39

$1.49 MX$27.34

-25.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 MX$17.86

$0.94 MX$17.27

4.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.33 MX$24.39

$3.08 MX$56.3

-56.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4 MX$73.3

$4.37 MX$79.9

-8.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 MX$22.11

$1.39 MX$25.44

-12.95%

White Bread (500g)

$2.2 MX$40.31

$1.85 MX$33.81

18.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 MX$26.81

$1.58 MX$28.88

-7.59%

Eggs

$2.64 MX$48.33

$2.51 MX$46

5.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.41 MX$44.14

$8.26 MX$151

-70.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.75 MX$105

$8.7 MX$159

-33.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.46 MX$118

$10.73 MX$196

-39.79%

Apples (1kg)

$1.56 MX$28.6

$2.61 MX$47.74

-40.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 MX$23.57

$1.49 MX$27.28

-13.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.34 MX$24.44

$1.95 MX$35.72

-31.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 MX$29.85

$2.09 MX$38.26

-22.01%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 MX$23.75

$1.81 MX$33.05

-28.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.35 MX$24.62

$2.16 MX$39.62

-37.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 MX$19.49

$1.03 MX$18.85

2.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 MX$13.97

$1.08 MX$19.7

-29.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 MX$73

$4.14 MX$75.9

-3.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.06 MX$148

$8.88 MX$163

-9.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 MX$34.4

$1.67 MX$30.64

12.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 MX$60.8

$2.53 MX$46.31

31.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 MX$18.17

$0.51 MX$9.27

94.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$33.59 MX$615

$26.68 MX$488

25.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 MX$52

$3.26 MX$59.7

-12.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.59 MX$29.02

$2.51 MX$45.94

-36.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.14 MX$57.5

$3.12 MX$57.2

0.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 MX$23.7

$1.31 MX$23.96

-1.53%

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

$22.8K MX$417.9K

$30.9K MX$565K

-26.04%

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

$20.5K MX$374.8K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-14.23%

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

$56.8 MX$1,039

$83 MX$1,520

-31.61%

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

$21.82 MX$399

$22.59 MX$414

-3.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.86 MX$583

$29.51 MX$540

7.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.85 MX$693

$51.6 MX$944

-26.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.96 MX$292

$18.42 MX$337

-13.36%

Cinema Ticket

$4.04 MX$73.9

$4.9 MX$89.7

-17.55%

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

$203 MX$3,708

$200 MX$3,668

1.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,800 MX$51.3K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-45.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.97 MX$475

$36.41 MX$667

-28.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.37 MX$593

$39.91 MX$731

-18.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.4 MX$1,362

$79.9 MX$1,462

-6.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68.5 MX$1,253

$87.7 MX$1,605

-21.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$624 MX$11.4K

$983 MX$18K

-36.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$396 MX$7,245

$470 MX$8,612

-15.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,175 MX$21.5K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-27.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$667 MX$12.2K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-43.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,663 MX$48.8K

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-30.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,459 MX$26.7K

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-76.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$848 MX$15.5K

$724 MX$13.2K

17.12%

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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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