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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mixco is 16.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mixco is 40.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.18 Q 24.3

$11.58 MX$212

-72.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.66 Q 250

$42 MX$769

-22.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.83 Q 44.6

$10.5 MX$192

-44.48%

Cappuccino

$2.4 Q 18.38

$3.43 MX$62.8

-30.03%

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

$0.67 Q 5.16

$1.49 MX$27.34

-55.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 Q 2.87

$0.94 MX$17.27

-60.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.94 Q 14.81

$3.08 MX$56.3

-37.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 Q 20.21

$4.37 MX$79.9

-39.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.01 Q 7.76

$1.39 MX$25.44

-27.34%

White Bread (500g)

$1.81 Q 13.88

$1.85 MX$33.81

-2.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.07 Q 8.16

$1.58 MX$28.88

-32.28%

Eggs

$2.02 Q 15.49

$2.51 MX$46

-19.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.66 Q 20.39

$8.26 MX$151

-67.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.76 Q 28.76

$8.7 MX$159

-56.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.28 Q 32.72

$10.73 MX$196

-60.11%

Apples (1kg)

$1.31 Q 10.06

$2.61 MX$47.74

-49.81%

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 Q 7.14

$1.49 MX$27.28

-37.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.77 Q 5.86

$1.95 MX$35.72

-60.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 Q 9.73

$2.09 MX$38.26

-39.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 Q 9.77

$1.81 MX$33.05

-29.28%

Onion (1kg)

$1.53 Q 11.7

$2.16 MX$39.62

-29.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 Q 7.74

$1.03 MX$18.85

-1.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 Q 4.13

$1.08 MX$19.7

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.3 Q 25.26

$4.14 MX$75.9

-20.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.32 Q 25.41

$8.88 MX$163

-62.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 Q 14.8

$1.67 MX$30.64

15.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 Q 24.35

$2.53 MX$46.31

25.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 Q 4.86

$0.51 MX$9.27

23.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.76 Q 36.39

$3.26 MX$59.7

46.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.64 Q 4.86

$2.51 MX$45.94

-74.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.41 Q 49.03

$3.12 MX$57.2

105.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 Q 8.28

$1.31 MX$23.96

-17.56%

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

$20.3K Q 155.4K

$30.9K MX$565K

-34.21%

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

$19.3K Q 147.8K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-19.07%

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

$39.37 Q 301

$83 MX$1,520

-52.58%

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

$39.76 Q 304

$22.59 MX$414

76.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.18 Q 147

$29.51 MX$540

-35.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.26 Q 354

$51.6 MX$944

-10.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$5.95 Q 45.52

$4.9 MX$89.7

21.43%

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

$45.35 Q 347

$200 MX$3,668

-77.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.6K Q 96.8K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

144.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.43 Q 355

$36.41 MX$667

27.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.85 Q 297

$39.91 MX$731

-2.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 Q 781

$79.9 MX$1,462

27.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.1 Q 667

$87.7 MX$1,605

-0.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$328 Q 2,510

$983 MX$18K

-66.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$198 Q 1,517

$470 MX$8,612

-57.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$580 Q 4,442

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-63.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$457 Q 3,497

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-61.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$461 Q 3,525

$724 MX$13.2K

-36.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.5

11.42

-25.57%

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

Last update for Mixco: November 30, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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