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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miraflores is 22.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Miraflores is 29.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.14 PEN 14.32
$11.85 MX$212
-65.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.14 PEN 115
$42.16 MX$755
-21.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.04 PEN 17.43
$10.75 MX$192
-53.12%
Cappuccino
$2.62 PEN 9.08
$3.47 MX$62.2
-24.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 PEN 3.21
$1.45 MX$26.01
-35.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 PEN 2.07
$0.90 MX$16.16
-33.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.24 PEN 7.74
$3.05 MX$54.7
-26.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.93 PEN 13.60
$4.42 MX$79.1
-11.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.27 PEN 4.38
$1.37 MX$24.51
-7.30%
White Bread (500g)
$1.09 PEN 3.76
$1.87 MX$33.51
-41.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.31 PEN 4.52
$1.54 MX$27.63
-14.94%
Eggs
$2.82 PEN 9.77
$2.50 MX$44.81
12.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.78 PEN 26.92
$8.61 MX$154
-9.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.69 PEN 19.67
$8.63 MX$155
-34.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.61 PEN 29.78
$11.02 MX$197
-21.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.03 PEN 7.02
$2.75 MX$49.22
-26.18%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 PEN 3.69
$1.43 MX$25.56
-25.17%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.10 PEN 3.81
$1.87 MX$33.52
-41.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.08 PEN 3.75
$2.17 MX$38.80
-50.23%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 PEN 3.44
$1.88 MX$33.70
-47.34%
Onion (1kg)
$0.81 PEN 2.82
$2.25 MX$40.21
-64.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 PEN 2.74
$1.07 MX$19.11
-26.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 PEN 1.97
$1.07 MX$19.22
-46.73%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.44 PEN 18.82
$4.15 MX$74.4
31.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.19 PEN 31.78
$10.34 MX$185
-11.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.70 PEN 5.87
$1.68 MX$30.06
1.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.71 PEN 9.38
$2.48 MX$44.46
9.27%
🚌 Getting Around
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 PEN 1.01
$0.55 MX$9.93
-47.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$475
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.42 PEN 11.82
$3.22 MX$57.6
6.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.14 PEN 7.41
$2.48 MX$44.42
-13.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.44 PEN 29.21
$3.11 MX$55.7
171.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 PEN 4.24
$1.26 MX$22.48
-2.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.8K PEN 68.5K
$30.7K MX$548.8K
-35.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.1K PEN 83.3K
$24.0K MX$430.3K
0.12%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$55.2 PEN 191
$82.5 MX$1,476
-33.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.19 PEN 28.33
$22.29 MX$399
-63.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.72 PEN 82.1
$30.02 MX$537
-20.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.75 PEN 113
$51.4 MX$921
-36.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.04 PEN 24.37
$4.98 MX$89.2
41.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$217 PEN 750
$200 MX$3,580
8.35%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,076 PEN 27.9K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
52.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$49.65 PEN 172
$35.71 MX$639
39.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.57 PEN 127
$39.56 MX$708
-7.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.0 PEN 318
$80.6 MX$1,442
14.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$83.7 PEN 289
$88.3 MX$1,581
-5.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$661 PEN 2,288
$969 MX$17.4K
-31.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$491 PEN 1,698
$482 MX$8,632
1.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,628 PEN 5,633
$1,595 MX$28.6K
2.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,461 PEN 8,514
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-39.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Miraflores
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.11
11.42
-11.47%

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

Last update for Miraflores: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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