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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nogales is 22.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Nogales is 9.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.98 MX$170

$11.99 MX$227

-25.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.81 MX$809

$42.47 MX$803

0.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.91 MX$150

$10.47 MX$198

-24.45%

Cappuccino

$3.06 MX$57.9

$3.6 MX$68.2

-15.00%

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

$1.41 MX$26.57

$1.44 MX$27.16

-2.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 MX$15.3

$0.89 MX$16.79

-8.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.84 MX$34.7

$3.09 MX$58.5

-40.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.94 MX$74.5

$4.58 MX$86.6

-13.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 MX$27.83

$1.38 MX$26.04

6.52%

White Bread (500g)

$2.62 MX$49.53

$1.85 MX$34.9

41.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 MX$29.76

$1.57 MX$29.68

Eggs

$2.29 MX$43.3

$2.55 MX$48.3

-10.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.93 MX$150

$8.61 MX$163

-7.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.84 MX$148

$8.54 MX$161

-8.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.47 MX$198

$10.98 MX$208

-4.64%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 MX$50.9

$2.72 MX$51.4

-1.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.39 MX$26.3

$1.51 MX$28.57

-7.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 MX$32.33

$1.88 MX$35.63

-9.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.67 MX$31.49

$2.19 MX$41.42

-23.74%

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 MX$35.14

$1.87 MX$35.3

-0.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 MX$36.95

$2.19 MX$41.37

-10.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.24 MX$23.47

$1.07 MX$20.23

15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 MX$19.31

$1.09 MX$20.64

-6.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MX$78.3

$3.96 MX$74.9

4.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.16 MX$192

$8.86 MX$167

14.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 MX$29.46

$1.72 MX$32.53

-9.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 MX$53.6

$2.61 MX$49.37

8.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.61 MX$11.53

$0.52 MX$9.74

17.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.37 MX$63.7

$3.24 MX$61.2

4.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 MX$29.14

$2.38 MX$44.94

-35.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.25 MX$156

$3.11 MX$58.7

165.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MX$24.75

$1.31 MX$24.85

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

$21.4K MX$403.7K

$30.3K MX$573K

-29.55%

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

$22.1K MX$417.1K

$24K MX$453.6K

-8.06%

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

$57.6 MX$1,089

$84.2 MX$1,592

-31.62%

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

$22.19 MX$420

$22.14 MX$419

0.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.73 MX$524

$30.14 MX$570

-8.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.61 MX$692

$52 MX$983

-29.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.81 MX$299

$18.72 MX$354

-15.54%

Cinema Ticket

$4.65 MX$87.8

$5.07 MX$95.9

-8.28%

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

$204 MX$3,860

$200 MX$3,787

1.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,557 MX$67.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-33.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$53.8 MX$1,017

$35.74 MX$676

50.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.16 MX$740

$39.8 MX$753

-1.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 MX$1,678

$79 MX$1,493

12.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.9 MX$1,473

$88.4 MX$1,671

-11.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$518 MX$9,786

$965 MX$18.3K

-46.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$398 MX$7,523

$474 MX$8,968

-16.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$938 MX$17.7K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-43.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$773 MX$14.6K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-35.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,971 MX$37.3K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-36.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.48

11.42

0.53%

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

Last update for Nogales: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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