Cost of Living Comparison Between Ocumare del Tuy and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Ocumare del Tuy and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Ocumare del Tuy is 14.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Ocumare del Tuy is 2.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$12.04 VES 5,792
$11.61 MX$200
3.70%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$54.4 VES 26.2K
$42.75 MX$738
27.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.19 VES 4,904
$10.60 MX$183
-3.87%
Cappuccino
$2.64 VES 1,272
$3.59 MX$62.0
-26.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 VES 630
$1.45 MX$25.08
-9.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 VES 471
$0.90 MX$15.50
8.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.54 VES 741
$3.03 MX$52.4
-49.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.06 VES 1,474
$4.56 MX$78.8
-32.89%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.87 VES 900
$1.45 MX$25.07
28.97%
White Bread (500g)
$2.75 VES 1,324
$1.83 MX$31.55
50.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.47 VES 708
$1.61 MX$27.77
-8.70%
Eggs
$2.78 VES 1,337
$2.54 MX$43.82
9.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.15 VES 4,886
$8.54 MX$148
18.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.45 VES 3,584
$8.47 MX$146
-12.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.34 VES 3,534
$10.86 MX$188
-32.41%
Apples (1kg)
$5.10 VES 2,454
$2.73 MX$47.13
86.81%
Banana (1kg)
$1.79 VES 862
$1.49 MX$25.77
20.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.19 VES 1,052
$1.94 MX$33.55
12.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.01 VES 968
$2.16 MX$37.38
-6.94%
Potato (1kg)
$2.65 VES 1,275
$1.85 MX$31.88
43.24%
Onion (1kg)
$2.10 VES 1,010
$2.19 MX$37.80
-4.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 VES 634
$1.07 MX$18.52
23.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.96 VES 945
$1.08 MX$18.71
81.48%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.88 VES 1,869
$4.06 MX$70.1
-4.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.79 VES 3,268
$10.46 MX$181
-35.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 VES 709
$1.65 MX$28.56
-10.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.01 VES 968
$2.55 MX$44.01
-21.18%
🚌 Getting Around
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.56 MX$9.60
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.20 MX$453
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.15 VES 2,477
$3.14 MX$54.2
64.01%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.67 VES 1,287
$2.37 MX$40.96
12.66%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.82 VES 4,727
$3.24 MX$56.0
203.09%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 249
$1.31 MX$22.70
-60.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.8K VES 11.9M
$30.5K MX$527.4K
-18.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.5K VES 19.0M
$23.8K MX$411.4K
65.78%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$20.24 VES 9,739
$83.1 MX$1,436
-75.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.06 VES 6,284
$22.15 MX$383
-41.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 VES 19.1K
$29.37 MX$507
35.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.2 MX$884
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.69 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.04 VES 2,908
$4.89 MX$84.4
23.52%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$134 VES 64.4K
$199 MX$3,431
-32.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,485 VES 2.6M
$5,207 MX$89.9K
5.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$63.9 VES 30.8K
$35.93 MX$621
77.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.42 VES 18.5K
$39.39 MX$680
-2.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 VES 49.8K
$80.3 MX$1,387
28.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 VES 56.2K
$87.6 MX$1,512
33.30%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$963 MX$16.6K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$482 MX$8,326
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$350 VES 168.2K
$3,957 MX$68.3K
-91.16%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$282 VES 135.5K
$6,513 MX$112.5K
-95.68%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ocumare del Tuy
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$99.2 VES 47.8K
$726 MX$12.5K
-86.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
21.33
11.42
86.78%

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

Last update for Ocumare del Tuy: April 14, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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