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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mostaganem is 37.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mostaganem is 46.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.22 DZD 423
$11.85 MX$212
-72.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.75 DZD 3,125
$42.16 MX$755
-43.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.88 DZD 511
$10.75 MX$192
-63.91%
Cappuccino
$1.00 DZD 131
$3.47 MX$62.2
-71.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.58 DZD 76.0
$1.45 MX$26.01
-60.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.21 DZD 27.58
$0.90 MX$16.16
-76.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.94 DZD 255
$3.05 MX$54.7
-36.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.42 DZD 318
$4.42 MX$79.1
-45.25%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.78 DZD 102
$1.37 MX$24.51
-43.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.13 DZD 17.63
$1.87 MX$33.51
-93.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 DZD 173
$1.54 MX$27.63
-14.29%
Eggs
$1.81 DZD 238
$2.50 MX$44.81
-27.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.09 DZD 801
$8.61 MX$154
-29.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.15 DZD 546
$8.63 MX$155
-51.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.54 DZD 2,176
$11.02 MX$197
50.09%
Apples (1kg)
$3.09 DZD 406
$2.75 MX$49.22
12.36%
Banana (1kg)
$2.95 DZD 387
$1.43 MX$25.56
106.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.60 DZD 211
$1.87 MX$33.52
-14.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.58 DZD 76.8
$2.17 MX$38.80
-73.27%
Potato (1kg)
$0.60 DZD 78.4
$1.88 MX$33.70
-68.09%
Onion (1kg)
$0.49 DZD 64.8
$2.25 MX$40.21
-78.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.67 DZD 88.8
$1.07 MX$19.11
-37.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.30
$1.07 MX$19.22
-73.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.61 DZD 344
$4.15 MX$74.4
-37.11%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.12 DZD 937
$10.34 MX$185
-31.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 DZD 179
$1.68 MX$30.06
-19.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.09 DZD 275
$2.48 MX$44.46
-15.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.18 DZD 23.90
$0.55 MX$9.93
-67.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.17 DZD 2,259
$26.53 MX$475
-35.28%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.27 DZD 35.67
$3.22 MX$57.6
-91.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.34 DZD 44.07
$2.48 MX$44.42
-86.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.40 DZD 711
$3.11 MX$55.7
73.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.32 DZD 42.75
$1.26 MX$22.48
-74.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.2K DZD 4.8M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
18.19%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.4K DZD 4.4M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
39.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.61 DZD 5,343
$82.5 MX$1,476
-50.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.10 DZD 1,066
$22.29 MX$399
-63.66%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.73 DZD 2,201
$30.02 MX$537
-44.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.92 DZD 3,016
$51.4 MX$921
-55.44%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.31 DZD 830
$4.98 MX$89.2
26.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$93.4 DZD 12.3K
$200 MX$3,580
-53.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,560 DZD 468.4K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-32.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.18 DZD 4,891
$35.71 MX$639
4.12%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.91 DZD 6,040
$39.56 MX$708
16.05%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.3 DZD 10.0K
$80.6 MX$1,442
-5.33%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$75.8 DZD 9,974
$88.3 MX$1,581
-14.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$196 DZD 25.8K
$969 MX$17.4K
-79.73%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$117 DZD 15.4K
$482 MX$8,632
-75.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$273 DZD 35.9K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-82.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$182 DZD 24.0K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-84.59%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$943 DZD 124.0K
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-76.73%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mostaganem
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$243 DZD 31.9K
$756 MX$13.5K
-67.90%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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

Last update for Mostaganem: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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