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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ocotal is 18.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Ocotal is 3.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.88 NIO 180

$11.88 MX$210

-58.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.83 NIO 1,282

$41.90 MX$740

-16.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.05 NIO 260

$10.55 MX$186

-33.18%

Cappuccino

$2.46 NIO 90.4

$3.60 MX$63.5

-31.67%

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

$0.86 NIO 31.49

$1.50 MX$26.45

-42.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 NIO 25.57

$0.91 MX$16.09

-24.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 NIO 46.92

$3.08 MX$54.4

-58.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 NIO 74.1

$4.47 MX$78.8

-55.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.62

$1.39 MX$24.54

-8.63%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 NIO 90.2

$1.90 MX$33.47

28.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.82 NIO 66.9

$1.60 MX$28.27

13.75%

Eggs

$2.24 NIO 82.5

$2.60 MX$45.97

-13.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.42 NIO 420

$8.36 MX$148

36.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.56 NIO 242

$8.64 MX$152

-24.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.09 NIO 298

$10.91 MX$192

-25.85%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 NIO 145

$2.61 MX$45.98

50.96%

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 NIO 30.70

$1.44 MX$25.46

-42.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.78 NIO 65.4

$1.96 MX$34.55

-9.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.29 NIO 84.2

$2.12 MX$37.34

8.02%

Potato (1kg)

$3.86 NIO 142

$1.86 MX$32.87

107.53%

Onion (1kg)

$2.23 NIO 82.0

$2.22 MX$39.20

0.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 NIO 38.76

$1.02 MX$17.99

2.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 NIO 38.69

$1.04 MX$18.36

0.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.69 NIO 98.9

$4.05 MX$71.5

-33.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.49 NIO 533

$10.18 MX$180

42.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 NIO 53.9

$1.69 MX$29.79

-13.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.28 NIO 84.0

$2.62 MX$46.25

-12.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 NIO 55.9

$3.15 MX$55.7

-51.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.65 NIO 245

$3.26 MX$57.5

103.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.36 NIO 49.97

$1.32 MX$23.36

3.03%

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

$22.7K NIO 835.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-24.57%

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

$25.9K NIO 952.6K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

8.89%

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

$97.2 NIO 3,578

$83.5 MX$1,474

16.33%

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

$16.87 NIO 621

$22.86 MX$404

-26.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.80 NIO 1,392

$30.04 MX$530

25.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$7.81 NIO 288

$5.12 MX$90.4

52.54%

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

$122 NIO 4,500

$201 MX$3,541

-39.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,926 NIO 218.2K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

11.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.8 NIO 2,829

$35.73 MX$631

115.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.9 NIO 2,685

$40.27 MX$711

81.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$133 NIO 4,895

$79.2 MX$1,398

67.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 NIO 3,960

$89.3 MX$1,576

20.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

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

Last update for Ocotal: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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