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

🙂 Solo nomad: Noord is 36% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Noord is 25.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 3.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.27 AWG 23.76

$11.85 MX$212

11.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$65.4 AWG 117

$42.16 MX$755

55.08%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.86 AWG 17.65

$10.75 MX$192

-8.28%

Cappuccino

$4.96 AWG 8.87

$3.47 MX$62.2

42.94%

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

$1.02 AWG 1.82

$1.45 MX$26.01

-29.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 AWG 2.63

$0.90 MX$16.16

63.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.34 AWG 9.56

$3.05 MX$54.7

75.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.85 AWG 12.26

$4.42 MX$79.1

54.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 MX$24.51

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 MX$33.51

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 MX$27.63

Eggs

$2.50 MX$44.81

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$154

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.63 MX$155

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MX$197

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$49.22

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.56

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MX$33.52

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.80

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.70

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$40.21

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$19.11

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 MX$19.22

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$74.4

Wine (Bottle)

$9.90 AWG 17.72

$10.34 MX$185

-4.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$30.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$44.46

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.04 AWG 5.44

$0.55 MX$9.93

452.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 AWG 10.84

$3.22 MX$57.6

87.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$5.93 AWG 10.61

$2.48 MX$44.42

139.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$50.3 AWG 90.1

$3.11 MX$55.7

1518.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.48 AWG 2.66

$1.26 MX$22.48

17.46%

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

$30.7K MX$548.8K

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

$24.0K MX$430.3K

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

$152 AWG 272

$82.5 MX$1,476

84.30%

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

$22.29 MX$399

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$99.2 AWG 178

$30.02 MX$537

230.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.6 AWG 90.6

$51.4 MX$921

-1.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$7.89 AWG 14.13

$4.98 MX$89.2

58.43%

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

$200 MX$3,580

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$94.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$639

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$708

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,442

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,581

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$803 AWG 1,438

$969 MX$17.4K

-17.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$593 AWG 1,062

$482 MX$8,632

23.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,760 AWG 3,151

$1,595 MX$28.6K

10.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,640 AWG 2,936

$1,184 MX$21.2K

38.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$986 AWG 1,765

$756 MX$13.5K

30.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-47.46%

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

Last update for Noord: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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