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

😐 Solo nomad: Nice is 37.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 79.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Nice is 88.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 62.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.62 €17.8

$11.99 MX$227

71.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.4 €80.6

$42.47 MX$803

119.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.48 €10.77

$10.47 MX$198

19.20%

Cappuccino

$3.61 €3.12

$3.6 MX$68.2

0.28%

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

$3.48 €3.01

$1.44 MX$27.16

141.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$0.89 MX$16.79

212.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.86 €6.79

$3.09 MX$58.5

154.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.09 €6.12

$4.58 MX$86.6

54.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.38 MX$26.04

12.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.89 €1.63

$1.85 MX$34.9

2.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2 €1.73

$1.57 MX$29.68

27.39%

Eggs

$4.64 €4.01

$2.55 MX$48.3

81.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.91 €16.33

$8.61 MX$163

119.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.06 €13.87

$8.54 MX$161

88.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.72 €16.16

$10.98 MX$208

70.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 €2.79

$2.72 MX$51.4

19.12%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.51 MX$28.57

37.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 €2.12

$1.88 MX$35.63

30.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.86 €4.2

$2.19 MX$41.42

121.92%

Potato (1kg)

$2.45 €2.11

$1.87 MX$35.3

31.02%

Onion (1kg)

$2 €1.72

$2.19 MX$41.37

-8.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.52 €1.31

$1.07 MX$20.23

42.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 €0.64

$1.09 MX$20.64

-32.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.5 €11.65

$3.96 MX$74.9

240.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.92 €6.84

$8.86 MX$167

-10.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 €1.97

$1.72 MX$32.53

32.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.61 MX$49.37

11.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.94 €1.68

$0.52 MX$9.74

273.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.95 €42.27

$26.59 MX$503

84.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.57 €3.08

$3.24 MX$61.2

10.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$2.38 MX$44.94

-10.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$30.26 €26.13

$3.11 MX$58.7

872.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.8

$1.31 MX$24.85

59.54%

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

$36.8K €31.8K

$30.3K MX$573K

21.40%

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

$39.7K €34.3K

$24K MX$453.6K

65.65%

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

$233 €201

$84.2 MX$1,592

176.60%

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

$24.63 €21.27

$22.14 MX$419

11.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39 €33.67

$30.14 MX$570

29.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.73 €28.26

$52 MX$983

-37.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.22 €20.92

$18.72 MX$354

29.38%

Cinema Ticket

$16.18 €13.97

$5.07 MX$95.9

219.13%

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

$1,834 €1,583

$200 MX$3,787

815.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.5K €17.7K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

283.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.7

$35.74 MX$676

216.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.98 €41.43

$39.8 MX$753

20.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 €101

$79 MX$1,493

48.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$195 €168

$88.4 MX$1,671

120.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,078 €931

$965 MX$18.3K

11.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$921 €795

$474 MX$8,968

94.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,185 €1,887

$1,653 MX$31.2K

32.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,825 €1,575

$1,202 MX$22.7K

51.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,077 €6,974

$3,081 MX$58.3K

162.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,689 €4,049

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-37.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,432 €2,099

$792 MX$15K

207.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.77

11.42

-66.99%

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

Last update for Nice: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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