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

😐 Solo nomad: Oban is 7.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 82.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Oban is 33.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.09 £12.58

$11.99 MX$227

42.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 £50.6

$42.47 MX$803

61.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.91 £5.08

$10.47 MX$198

-34.00%

Cappuccino

$3.44 £2.53

$3.6 MX$68.2

-4.44%

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

$2.04 £1.5

$1.44 MX$27.16

41.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.52 £1.12

$0.89 MX$16.79

70.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.88 £3.59

$3.09 MX$58.5

57.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.13 £3.04

$4.58 MX$86.6

-9.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 £1.29

$1.38 MX$26.04

26.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.69 £1.24

$1.85 MX$34.9

-8.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.8 £1.33

$1.57 MX$29.68

14.65%

Eggs

$4.01 £2.95

$2.55 MX$48.3

57.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.71 £6.41

$8.61 MX$163

1.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.5 £8.46

$8.54 MX$161

34.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.87 £10.21

$10.98 MX$208

26.32%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 £2.23

$2.72 MX$51.4

11.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 £1.21

$1.51 MX$28.57

9.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.73 £2.01

$1.88 MX$35.63

45.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.16 £3.06

$2.19 MX$41.42

89.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 £0.88

$1.87 MX$35.3

-36.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 £0.79

$2.19 MX$41.37

-51.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 £0.89

$1.07 MX$20.23

13.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 £0.47

$1.09 MX$20.64

-41.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$16.55 £12.18

$3.96 MX$74.9

317.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$9 £6.63

$8.86 MX$167

1.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 £1.59

$1.72 MX$32.53

25.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 £1.75

$2.61 MX$49.37

-8.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.7 £1.98

$0.52 MX$9.74

419.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$89.9 £66.2

$26.59 MX$503

238.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.81 £3.54

$3.24 MX$61.2

48.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.69 £1.24

$2.38 MX$44.94

-28.99%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.06 £25.07

$3.11 MX$58.7

995.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.87 £1.38

$1.31 MX$24.85

42.75%

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

$39.2K £28.8K

$30.3K MX$573K

29.29%

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

$40.8K £30K

$24K MX$453.6K

70.10%

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

$339 £249

$84.2 MX$1,592

302.43%

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

$24.55 £18.07

$22.14 MX$419

10.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$45.35 £33.38

$30.14 MX$570

50.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.48 £33.47

$52 MX$983

-12.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$8.65 £6.36

$5.07 MX$95.9

70.61%

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

$1,894 £1,394

$200 MX$3,787

845.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K £11.1K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

182.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.3 £61.3

$35.74 MX$676

132.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.78 £30.75

$39.8 MX$753

4.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.2 £70.1

$79 MX$1,493

20.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 £87.1

$88.4 MX$1,671

33.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,206 £887

$965 MX$18.3K

24.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$987 £727

$474 MX$8,968

108.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,037 £1,499

$1,653 MX$31.2K

23.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,709 £1,258

$1,202 MX$22.7K

42.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,662 £1,959

$792 MX$15K

236.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.2

11.42

-45.71%

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

Last update for Oban: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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