Cost of Living Comparison Between Old Harbour and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Old Harbour and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Old Harbour is 7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Old Harbour is 0.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.23 JMD 992

$11.58 MX$212

-46.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.75 JMD 5,058

$42 MX$769

-24.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.87 JMD 776

$10.5 MX$192

-53.62%

Cappuccino

$4.33 JMD 689

$3.43 MX$62.8

26.24%

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

$0.89 JMD 142

$1.49 MX$27.34

-40.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.65 JMD 103

$0.94 MX$17.27

-30.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 JMD 401

$3.08 MX$56.3

-18.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 JMD 504

$4.37 MX$79.9

-27.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.29 JMD 683

$1.39 MX$25.44

208.63%

White Bread (500g)

$3.52 JMD 560

$1.85 MX$33.81

90.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.63 JMD 259

$1.58 MX$28.88

3.16%

Eggs

$3.58 JMD 570

$2.51 MX$46

42.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.51 JMD 560

$8.26 MX$151

-57.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.38 JMD 1,017

$8.7 MX$159

-26.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.46 JMD 1,189

$10.73 MX$196

-30.48%

Apples (1kg)

$5.91 JMD 941

$2.61 MX$47.74

126.44%

Banana (1kg)

$3.01 JMD 479

$1.49 MX$27.28

102.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.15 JMD 661

$1.95 MX$35.72

112.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.12 JMD 338

$2.09 MX$38.26

1.44%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 JMD 320

$1.81 MX$33.05

11.05%

Onion (1kg)

$2.02 JMD 322

$2.16 MX$39.62

-6.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 490

$1.03 MX$18.85

198.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.5 JMD 240

$1.08 MX$19.7

38.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.56 JMD 1,364

$4.14 MX$75.9

106.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$11 JMD 1,752

$8.88 MX$163

23.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 460

$1.67 MX$30.64

73.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 JMD 496

$2.53 MX$46.31

22.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.27

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 180

$3.26 MX$59.7

-65.34%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.26 JMD 520

$2.51 MX$45.94

29.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.2 JMD 988

$3.12 MX$57.2

98.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 JMD 166

$1.31 MX$23.96

-20.61%

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

$42.8K JMD 6.8M

$30.9K MX$565K

38.59%

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

$34.2K JMD 5.4M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

43.10%

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

$49.57 JMD 7,896

$83 MX$1,520

-40.29%

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

$22.05 JMD 3,513

$22.59 MX$414

-2.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.37 JMD 6,908

$29.51 MX$540

46.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$13.35 JMD 2,126

$4.9 MX$89.7

172.45%

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

$222 JMD 35.3K

$200 MX$3,668

10.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,528 JMD 402.6K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-51.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.43 JMD 4,209

$36.41 MX$667

-27.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.34 JMD 4,036

$39.91 MX$731

-36.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.1 JMD 11.3K

$79.9 MX$1,462

-11.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.2 JMD 12K

$87.7 MX$1,605

-14.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$983 MX$18K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$470 MX$8,612

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,610 MX$29.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,189 MX$21.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

11.42

-19.88%

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

Last update for Old Harbour: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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