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 16.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Old Harbour is 5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.39 JMD 999

$11.85 MX$209

-46.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.74 JMD 4,809

$42.16 MX$744

-27.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 JMD 776

$10.75 MX$190

-53.86%

Cappuccino

$4.39 JMD 686

$3.47 MX$61.3

26.51%

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

$0.92 JMD 143

$1.45 MX$25.65

-36.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 JMD 95.9

$0.90 MX$15.93

-32.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.54 JMD 397

$3.05 MX$53.9

-16.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 496

$4.42 MX$77.9

-28.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.39 JMD 686

$1.37 MX$24.17

220.44%

White Bread (500g)

$3.49 JMD 546

$1.87 MX$33.05

86.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 JMD 256

$1.54 MX$27.25

6.49%

Eggs

$3.54 JMD 553

$2.50 MX$44.18

41.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.47 JMD 543

$8.61 MX$152

-59.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 JMD 977

$8.63 MX$152

-27.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.60 JMD 1,189

$11.02 MX$195

-31.03%

Apples (1kg)

$5.91 JMD 925

$2.75 MX$48.53

114.91%

Banana (1kg)

$3.11 JMD 487

$1.43 MX$25.21

117.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.25 JMD 665

$1.87 MX$33.05

127.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.13 JMD 333

$2.17 MX$38.26

-1.84%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 JMD 314

$1.88 MX$33.23

6.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.99 JMD 311

$2.25 MX$39.65

-11.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.12 JMD 489

$1.07 MX$18.85

191.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.51 JMD 236

$1.07 MX$18.95

41.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.67 JMD 1,356

$4.15 MX$73.3

108.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.41 JMD 1,784

$10.34 MX$182

10.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.81 JMD 440

$1.68 MX$29.64

67.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 JMD 499

$2.48 MX$43.84

28.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 JMD 170

$3.22 MX$56.8

-66.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.12 JMD 488

$2.48 MX$43.80

25.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.34 JMD 992

$3.11 MX$54.9

103.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 JMD 163

$1.26 MX$22.16

-17.46%

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

$43.1K JMD 6.7M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

40.73%

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

$34.0K JMD 5.3M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

41.49%

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

$50.7 JMD 7,933

$82.5 MX$1,456

-38.51%

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

$22.12 JMD 3,460

$22.29 MX$393

-0.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.91 JMD 6,868

$30.02 MX$530

46.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$13.36 JMD 2,090

$4.98 MX$88.0

168.27%

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

$225 JMD 35.1K

$200 MX$3,530

12.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,487 JMD 389.0K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-53.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.97 JMD 4,062

$35.71 MX$630

-27.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.54 JMD 3,995

$39.56 MX$698

-35.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.1 JMD 11.3K

$80.6 MX$1,422

-10.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.0 JMD 11.7K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-15.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Da Nang

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Tehran

🇮🇷 Iran

Tunis

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Colombo

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

Odesa

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Kampala

🇺🇬 Uganda

Kharkiv

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Chengdu

🇨🇳 China