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 11.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Old Harbour is 2.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.12 JMD 964

$11.88 MX$210

-48.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.90 JMD 4,868

$41.90 MX$740

-26.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.08 JMD 801

$10.55 MX$186

-51.85%

Cappuccino

$4.40 JMD 693

$3.60 MX$63.5

22.22%

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

$0.97 JMD 153

$1.50 MX$26.45

-35.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 JMD 95.0

$0.91 MX$16.09

-34.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.56 JMD 403

$3.08 MX$54.4

-16.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 JMD 501

$4.47 MX$78.8

-28.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.36 JMD 687

$1.39 MX$24.54

213.67%

White Bread (500g)

$3.62 JMD 571

$1.90 MX$33.47

90.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$1.60 MX$28.27

Eggs

$3.44 JMD 543

$2.60 MX$45.97

32.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 JMD 536

$8.36 MX$148

-59.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.37 JMD 1,004

$8.64 MX$152

-26.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.84 JMD 1,235

$10.91 MX$192

-28.14%

Apples (1kg)

$5.90 JMD 929

$2.61 MX$45.98

126.05%

Banana (1kg)

$3.06 JMD 482

$1.44 MX$25.46

112.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.25 JMD 669

$1.96 MX$34.55

116.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.10 JMD 331

$2.12 MX$37.34

-0.94%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 JMD 316

$1.86 MX$32.87

8.06%

Onion (1kg)

$2.00 JMD 315

$2.22 MX$39.20

-9.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.03 JMD 477

$1.02 MX$17.99

197.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 JMD 236

$1.04 MX$18.36

44.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.61 JMD 1,356

$4.05 MX$71.5

112.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.38 JMD 1,793

$10.18 MX$180

11.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 JMD 444

$1.69 MX$29.79

66.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 JMD 482

$2.62 MX$46.25

16.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 177

$3.15 MX$55.7

-64.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.21 JMD 506

$2.46 MX$43.49

30.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.23 JMD 981

$3.26 MX$57.5

91.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 JMD 162

$1.32 MX$23.36

-21.97%

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

$42.8K JMD 6.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

42.27%

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

$33.8K JMD 5.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

42.35%

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

$49.94 JMD 7,868

$83.5 MX$1,474

-40.21%

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

$22.50 JMD 3,545

$22.86 MX$404

-1.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.74 JMD 6,892

$30.04 MX$530

45.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$13.10 JMD 2,064

$5.12 MX$90.4

155.86%

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

$228 JMD 36.0K

$201 MX$3,541

13.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,449 JMD 385.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-53.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.15 JMD 4,120

$35.73 MX$631

-26.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.71 JMD 4,051

$40.27 MX$711

-36.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.2 JMD 11.1K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-11.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.4 JMD 12.2K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-13.31%

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 %)

9.15

11.42

-19.88%

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

Last update for Old Harbour: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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