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

😐 Solo nomad: Nice is 33% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Nice is 89% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.51 €17.68

$11.88 MX$210

72.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.0 €80.1

$41.90 MX$740

121.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.36 €10.66

$10.55 MX$186

17.16%

Cappuccino

$3.69 €3.18

$3.60 MX$63.5

2.50%

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

$3.51 €3.03

$1.50 MX$26.45

134.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 €2.38

$0.91 MX$16.09

203.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.28 €7.13

$3.08 MX$54.4

168.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.14 €6.16

$4.47 MX$78.8

59.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 €1.32

$1.39 MX$24.54

10.07%

White Bread (500g)

$1.90 €1.63

$1.90 MX$33.47

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 €1.66

$1.60 MX$28.27

20.62%

Eggs

$4.50 €3.88

$2.60 MX$45.97

73.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.34 €16.67

$8.36 MX$148

131.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.71 €13.54

$8.64 MX$152

81.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.68 €16.10

$10.91 MX$192

71.22%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 €2.75

$2.61 MX$45.98

22.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.44 MX$25.46

40.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 €2.06

$1.96 MX$34.55

21.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.78 €4.12

$2.12 MX$37.34

125.47%

Potato (1kg)

$2.35 €2.03

$1.86 MX$32.87

26.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.92 €1.66

$2.22 MX$39.20

-13.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.45 €1.25

$1.02 MX$17.99

42.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 €0.63

$1.04 MX$18.36

-29.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.44 €11.59

$4.05 MX$71.5

231.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.08 €6.97

$10.18 MX$180

-20.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.20 €1.90

$1.69 MX$29.79

30.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.47

$2.62 MX$46.25

9.54%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.92 €1.65

$0.51 MX$9.09

276.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.42 €42.60

$26.52 MX$468

86.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.45 €2.98

$3.15 MX$55.7

9.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.22 €1.91

$2.46 MX$43.49

-9.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.33 €25.28

$3.26 MX$57.5

799.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.10 €1.81

$1.32 MX$23.36

59.09%

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

25.62%

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

$39.2K €33.8K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

65.07%

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

$235 €203

$83.5 MX$1,474

181.31%

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

$25.40 €21.90

$22.86 MX$404

11.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.48 €33.17

$30.04 MX$530

28.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.44 €27.96

$51.9 MX$916

-37.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.83 €21.40

$18.30 MX$323

35.68%

Cinema Ticket

$16.12 €13.90

$5.12 MX$90.4

214.84%

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

$1,822 €1,570

$201 MX$3,541

808.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.7K €17.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

288.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$111 €96.0

$35.73 MX$631

211.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.59 €41.02

$40.27 MX$711

18.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 €98.0

$79.2 MX$1,398

43.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$193 €167

$89.3 MX$1,576

116.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,098 €947

$947 MX$16.7K

15.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$893 €770

$483 MX$8,525

84.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,214 €1,909

$1,599 MX$28.2K

38.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,840 €1,586

$1,211 MX$21.4K

51.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,271 €6,268

$3,996 MX$70.5K

81.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,417 €3,808

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-31.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,292

$730 MX$12.9K

264.41%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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