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

🙂 Solo nomad: Neiva is 37.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Neiva is 53.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.88 COP 10.8K

$11.85 MX$205

-75.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.86 COP 59.7K

$42.16 MX$730

-62.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.80 COP 29.4K

$10.75 MX$186

-27.44%

Cappuccino

$1.29 COP 4,861

$3.47 MX$60.2

-62.82%

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

$0.77 COP 2,891

$1.45 MX$25.17

-46.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 COP 1,845

$0.90 MX$15.64

-45.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.00 COP 3,776

$3.05 MX$52.9

-67.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 COP 7,981

$4.42 MX$76.5

-52.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.16 COP 4,384

$1.37 MX$23.72

-15.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 COP 2,663

$1.87 MX$32.43

-62.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.42 COP 1,595

$1.54 MX$26.74

-72.73%

Eggs

$1.62 COP 6,095

$2.50 MX$43.36

-35.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.73 COP 17.8K

$8.61 MX$149

-45.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.05 COP 19.0K

$8.63 MX$150

-41.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.54 COP 24.6K

$11.02 MX$191

-40.65%

Apples (1kg)

$1.43 COP 5,374

$2.75 MX$47.62

-48.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 COP 4,093

$1.43 MX$24.73

-23.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.30 COP 4,886

$1.87 MX$32.44

-30.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.28 COP 4,825

$2.17 MX$37.54

-41.01%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,379

$1.88 MX$32.61

-38.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,395

$2.25 MX$38.91

-48.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.77 COP 2,899

$1.07 MX$18.49

-28.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 COP 1,845

$1.07 MX$18.59

-54.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.89 COP 7,113

$4.15 MX$72.0

-54.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.46 COP 50.7K

$10.34 MX$179

30.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 COP 4,133

$1.68 MX$29.08

-34.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 COP 7,051

$2.48 MX$43.02

-24.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 COP 2,512

$0.55 MX$9.61

21.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.24 COP 4,678

$3.22 MX$55.7

-61.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.47 COP 5,536

$2.48 MX$42.98

-40.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.02 COP 22.6K

$3.11 MX$53.9

93.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.79 COP 2,971

$1.26 MX$21.75

-37.30%

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

$15.7K COP 59.2M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-48.66%

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

$25.0K COP 94.2M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

4.17%

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

$72.6 COP 273.2K

$82.5 MX$1,429

-11.98%

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

$10.46 COP 39.4K

$22.29 MX$386

-53.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.88 COP 44.7K

$30.02 MX$520

-60.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.52 COP 88.5K

$51.4 MX$891

-54.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$3.41 COP 12.8K

$4.98 MX$86.3

-31.53%

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

$291 COP 1.1M

$200 MX$3,464

45.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,529 COP 32.1M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

60.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.1 COP 218.6K

$35.71 MX$618

62.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.08 COP 158.4K

$39.56 MX$685

6.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.5 COP 227.6K

$80.6 MX$1,395

-24.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$60.3 COP 227.1K

$88.3 MX$1,530

-31.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$286 COP 1.1M

$969 MX$16.8K

-70.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$240 COP 903.7K

$482 MX$8,352

-50.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$525 COP 2.0M

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-67.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$428 COP 1.6M

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-63.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,317 COP 5.0M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-67.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,522 COP 5.7M

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-76.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$391 COP 1.5M

$756 MX$13.1K

-48.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

5.08%

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

Last update for Neiva: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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