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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Nuh is 71.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.3% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Nuh is 53% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.32 โ‚น210
$11.88 MX$210
-80.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.44 โ‚น948
$41.90 MX$740
-75.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.63 โ‚น329
$10.55 MX$186
-65.59%
Cappuccino
$1.53 โ‚น139
$3.60 MX$63.5
-57.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 โ‚น33.67
$1.50 MX$26.45
-75.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.14 โ‚น13.07
$0.91 MX$16.09
-84.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.77 โ‚น161
$3.08 MX$54.4
-42.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.99 โ‚น272
$4.47 MX$78.8
-33.11%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.69 โ‚น62.9
$1.39 MX$24.54
-50.36%
White Bread (500g)
$0.45 โ‚น40.66
$1.90 MX$33.47
-76.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 โ‚น61.2
$1.60 MX$28.27
-58.13%
Eggs
$0.89 โ‚น80.5
$2.60 MX$45.97
-65.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.01 โ‚น455
$8.36 MX$148
-40.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.05 โ‚น277
$8.64 MX$152
-64.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.91 MX$192
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 โ‚น182
$2.61 MX$45.98
-22.99%
Banana (1kg)
$0.69 โ‚น62.5
$1.44 MX$25.46
-52.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.91 โ‚น82.8
$1.96 MX$34.55
-53.57%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.51 โ‚น46.25
$2.12 MX$37.34
-75.94%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 โ‚น34.80
$1.86 MX$32.87
-79.57%
Onion (1kg)
$0.45 โ‚น40.45
$2.22 MX$39.20
-79.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.49 โ‚น44.56
$1.02 MX$17.99
-51.96%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.34 โ‚น31.31
$1.04 MX$18.36
-67.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.97 โ‚น360
$4.05 MX$71.5
-1.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.72 โ‚น701
$10.18 MX$180
-24.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 โ‚น161
$1.69 MX$29.79
5.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.80 โ‚น254
$2.62 MX$46.25
6.87%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.08 โ‚น461
-
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 โ‚น25.29
$0.51 MX$9.09
-45.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.47 โ‚น768
$26.52 MX$468
-68.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.85 โ‚น76.8
$3.15 MX$55.7
-73.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.46 MX$43.49
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 โ‚น129
$3.26 MX$57.5
-56.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 โ‚น107
$1.32 MX$23.36
-10.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.7K โ‚น1.2M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-54.49%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.1K โ‚น2.0M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-6.82%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$38.26 โ‚น3,472
$83.5 MX$1,474
-54.20%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.58 โ‚น325
$22.86 MX$404
-84.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.36 โ‚น668
$30.04 MX$530
-75.50%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.00 โ‚น1,452
$51.9 MX$916
-69.17%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.98 โ‚น633
$18.30 MX$323
-61.86%
Cinema Ticket
$2.94 โ‚น267
$5.12 MX$90.4
-42.58%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$50.4 โ‚น4,569
$201 MX$3,541
-74.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,512 โ‚น137.2K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-71.58%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.06 โ‚น2,184
$35.73 MX$631
-32.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.32 โ‚น2,298
$40.27 MX$711
-37.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$42.44 โ‚น3,851
$79.2 MX$1,398
-46.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.22 โ‚น2,833
$89.3 MX$1,576
-65.03%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$122 โ‚น11.1K
$947 MX$16.7K
-87.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$76.1 โ‚น6,903
$483 MX$8,525
-84.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$271 โ‚น24.6K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-83.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$183 โ‚น16.6K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-84.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$977 โ‚น88.7K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-75.55%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$580 โ‚น52.6K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-90.94%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$730 MX$12.9K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.67
11.42
-24.08%

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Last update for Nuh: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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