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 67% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.9% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Nuh is 64.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.29 โ‚น196
$11.99 MX$227
-80.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.44 โ‚น893
$42.47 MX$803
-75.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.62 โ‚น310
$10.47 MX$198
-65.43%
Cappuccino
$1.53 โ‚น131
$3.6 MX$68.2
-57.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 โ‚น34.81
$1.44 MX$27.16
-71.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.14 โ‚น11.76
$0.89 MX$16.79
-84.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 โ‚น153
$3.09 MX$58.5
-42.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.11 โ‚น266
$4.58 MX$86.6
-32.10%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.67 โ‚น57.2
$1.38 MX$26.04
-51.45%
White Bread (500g)
$0.49 โ‚น41.83
$1.85 MX$34.9
-73.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.7 โ‚น60.2
$1.57 MX$29.68
-55.41%
Eggs
$0.89 โ‚น76.2
$2.55 MX$48.3
-65.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.08 โ‚น434
$8.61 MX$163
-41.00%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.03 โ‚น259
$8.54 MX$161
-64.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.98 MX$208
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.04 โ‚น174
$2.72 MX$51.4
-25.00%
Banana (1kg)
$0.67 โ‚น57.4
$1.51 MX$28.57
-55.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$1 โ‚น85.7
$1.88 MX$35.63
-46.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.5 โ‚น42.35
$2.19 MX$41.42
-77.17%
Potato (1kg)
$0.35 โ‚น30.1
$1.87 MX$35.3
-81.28%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 โ‚น35.41
$2.19 MX$41.37
-81.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.49 โ‚น42.13
$1.07 MX$20.23
-54.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.32 โ‚น27.26
$1.09 MX$20.64
-70.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.9 โ‚น334
$3.96 MX$74.9
-1.52%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.49 โ‚น641
$8.86 MX$167
-15.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 โ‚น144
$1.72 MX$32.53
-1.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.91 โ‚น249
$2.61 MX$49.37
11.49%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.29 โ‚น452
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 โ‚น23.66
$0.52 MX$9.74
-46.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.68 โ‚น743
$26.59 MX$503
-67.36%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.84 โ‚น71.6
$3.24 MX$61.2
-74.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.38 MX$44.94
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.47 โ‚น126
$3.11 MX$58.7
-52.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 โ‚น105
$1.31 MX$24.85
-6.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.9K โ‚น1.2M
$30.3K MX$573K
-54.19%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.9K โ‚น1.9M
$24K MX$453.6K
-8.68%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.53 โ‚น3,381
$84.2 MX$1,592
-53.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.42 โ‚น292
$22.14 MX$419
-84.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.37 โ‚น630
$30.14 MX$570
-75.55%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.66 โ‚น1,340
$52 MX$983
-69.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.93 โ‚น593
$18.72 MX$354
-62.98%
Cinema Ticket
$2.96 โ‚น254
$5.07 MX$95.9
-41.62%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$50.5 โ‚น4,316
$200 MX$3,787
-74.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,562 โ‚น133.6K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-70.71%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.47 โ‚น2,093
$35.74 MX$676
-31.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.1 โ‚น2,147
$39.8 MX$753
-36.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$43.5 โ‚น3,720
$79 MX$1,493
-44.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.5 โ‚น2,695
$88.4 MX$1,671
-64.35%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$125 โ‚น10.7K
$965 MX$18.3K
-87.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$75.2 โ‚น6,430
$474 MX$8,968
-84.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$273 โ‚น23.4K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-83.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 โ‚น15.4K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-85.06%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$918 โ‚น78.5K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-70.20%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$687 โ‚น58.8K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-90.87%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Nuh
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$792 MX$15K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.67
11.42
-24.08%

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Last update for Nuh: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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