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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexicali is 13% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mexicali is 18.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.90 MX$206

$11.61 MX$201

2.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.15 MX$539

$42.75 MX$739

-27.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.33 MX$109

$10.60 MX$183

-40.28%

Cappuccino

$2.62 MX$45.37

$3.59 MX$62.0

-27.02%

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

$1.14 MX$19.73

$1.45 MX$25.10

-21.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 MX$16.91

$0.90 MX$15.52

8.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.29 MX$22.37

$3.03 MX$52.4

-57.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.07 MX$70.3

$4.56 MX$78.8

-10.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.22 MX$21.07

$1.45 MX$25.10

-15.86%

White Bread (500g)

$2.28 MX$39.49

$1.83 MX$31.59

24.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.47 MX$25.48

$1.61 MX$27.80

-8.70%

Eggs

$2.61 MX$45.16

$2.54 MX$43.87

2.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.32 MX$40.13

$8.54 MX$148

-72.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.76 MX$99.6

$8.47 MX$146

-32.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.19 MX$107

$10.86 MX$188

-43.00%

Apples (1kg)

$1.56 MX$26.89

$2.73 MX$47.18

-42.86%

Banana (1kg)

$1.35 MX$23.39

$1.49 MX$25.80

-9.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.34 MX$23.24

$1.94 MX$33.59

-30.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.61 MX$27.84

$2.16 MX$37.42

-25.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.35 MX$23.38

$1.85 MX$31.92

-27.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MX$23.11

$2.19 MX$37.84

-38.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 MX$18.36

$1.07 MX$18.54

-0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 MX$13.98

$1.08 MX$18.73

-25.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 MX$68.5

$4.06 MX$70.2

-2.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.92 MX$154

$10.46 MX$181

-14.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 MX$33.29

$1.65 MX$28.59

16.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 MX$58.3

$2.55 MX$44.06

32.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 MX$17.12

$0.56 MX$9.61

76.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$33.25 MX$575

$26.20 MX$453

26.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.79 MX$48.26

$3.14 MX$54.3

-11.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 MX$26.95

$2.37 MX$41.00

-34.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.16 MX$54.6

$3.24 MX$56.0

-2.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MX$22.57

$1.31 MX$22.72

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

$23.2K MX$400.7K

$30.5K MX$528.0K

-24.11%

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

$21.0K MX$362.3K

$23.8K MX$411.9K

-12.04%

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

$55.8 MX$964

$83.1 MX$1,438

-32.94%

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

$22.38 MX$387

$22.15 MX$383

1.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.66 MX$547

$29.37 MX$508

7.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.82 MX$654

$51.2 MX$885

-26.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.01 MX$277

$18.69 MX$323

-14.34%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 MX$70.0

$4.89 MX$84.5

-17.18%

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

$206 MX$3,554

$199 MX$3,435

3.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,711 MX$46.9K

$5,207 MX$90.0K

-47.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.67 MX$461

$35.93 MX$621

-25.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.38 MX$543

$39.39 MX$681

-20.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.6 MX$1,272

$80.3 MX$1,388

-8.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.5 MX$1,202

$87.6 MX$1,514

-20.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$646 MX$11.2K

$963 MX$16.7K

-32.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$399 MX$6,893

$482 MX$8,336

-17.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,171 MX$20.2K

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-28.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$668 MX$11.6K

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-43.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,815 MX$48.7K

$3,957 MX$68.4K

-28.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 MX$26.5K

$6,513 MX$112.6K

-76.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$896 MX$15.5K

$726 MX$12.6K

23.39%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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