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

🙂 Solo nomad: Neuquen is 12.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Neuquen is 19% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.38 ARS 15.1K

$11.85 MX$212

-12.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.58 ARS 48.8K

$42.16 MX$755

-20.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.18 ARS 13.3K

$10.75 MX$192

-14.60%

Cappuccino

$2.67 ARS 3,878

$3.47 MX$62.2

-23.05%

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

$1.67 ARS 2,420

$1.45 MX$26.01

15.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.50 ARS 2,177

$0.90 MX$16.16

66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ARS 3,081

$3.05 MX$54.7

-30.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ARS 4,376

$4.42 MX$79.1

-31.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.30 ARS 1,894

$1.37 MX$24.51

-5.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.63 ARS 2,362

$1.87 MX$33.51

-12.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 ARS 2,928

$1.54 MX$27.63

31.17%

Eggs

$2.20 ARS 3,193

$2.50 MX$44.81

-12.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.17 ARS 14.8K

$8.61 MX$154

18.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.38 ARS 9,271

$8.63 MX$155

-26.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.45 ARS 13.7K

$11.02 MX$197

-14.25%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 ARS 2,942

$2.75 MX$49.22

-26.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 ARS 3,018

$1.43 MX$25.56

45.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.30 ARS 1,894

$1.87 MX$33.52

-30.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.60 ARS 3,770

$2.17 MX$38.80

19.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 ARS 1,650

$1.88 MX$33.70

-39.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 ARS 1,788

$2.25 MX$40.21

-45.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 ARS 1,839

$1.07 MX$19.11

18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.49 ARS 2,168

$1.07 MX$19.22

39.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.19 ARS 4,635

$4.15 MX$74.4

-23.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.36 ARS 7,790

$10.34 MX$185

-48.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.04 ARS 2,969

$1.68 MX$30.06

21.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 ARS 4,634

$2.48 MX$44.46

28.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 ARS 1,145

$0.55 MX$9.93

43.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 ARS 2,150

$3.22 MX$57.6

-54.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.91 ARS 1,317

$2.48 MX$44.42

-63.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.16 ARS 8,953

$3.11 MX$55.7

98.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ARS 1,590

$1.26 MX$22.48

-13.49%

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

$27.9K ARS 40.5M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-8.97%

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

$30.7K ARS 44.6M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

27.90%

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

$66.6 ARS 96.8K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-19.22%

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

$16.95 ARS 24.6K

$22.29 MX$399

-23.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.47 ARS 32.6K

$30.02 MX$537

-25.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.48 ARS 42.8K

$51.4 MX$921

-42.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.96 ARS 20.3K

$18.29 MX$327

-23.67%

Cinema Ticket

$6.17 ARS 8,955

$4.98 MX$89.2

23.90%

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

$221 ARS 320.4K

$200 MX$3,580

10.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,661 ARS 3.9M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-49.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$73.7 ARS 107.0K

$35.71 MX$639

106.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$70.8 ARS 102.8K

$39.56 MX$708

78.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ARS 164.2K

$80.6 MX$1,442

40.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$111 ARS 161.3K

$88.3 MX$1,581

25.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$704 ARS 1.0M

$969 MX$17.4K

-27.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$236 ARS 342.9K

$482 MX$8,632

-51.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,510 ARS 2.2M

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-5.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$807 ARS 1.2M

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-31.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,731 ARS 2.5M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-57.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,256 ARS 1.8M

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-80.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

58.5

11.42

412.26%

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

Last update for Neuquen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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