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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ouargla is 47.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ouargla is 31.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.25 DZD 427
$11.85 MX$212
-72.57%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.35 DZD 3,072
$42.16 MX$755
-44.62%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.90 DZD 513
$10.75 MX$192
-63.72%
Cappuccino
$0.77 DZD 102
$3.47 MX$62.2
-77.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 DZD 74.9
$1.45 MX$26.01
-60.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.21 DZD 27.55
$0.90 MX$16.16
-76.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.90 DZD 250
$3.05 MX$54.7
-37.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 DZD 306
$4.42 MX$79.1
-47.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 DZD 136
$1.37 MX$24.51
-24.82%
White Bread (500g)
$0.17 DZD 22.53
$1.87 MX$33.51
-90.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.55 DZD 204
$1.54 MX$27.63
0.65%
Eggs
$1.87 DZD 246
$2.50 MX$44.81
-25.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.25 DZD 1,217
$8.61 MX$154
7.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.16 DZD 679
$8.63 MX$155
-40.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.59 DZD 2,182
$11.02 MX$197
50.54%
Apples (1kg)
$3.10 DZD 407
$2.75 MX$49.22
12.73%
Banana (1kg)
$2.81 DZD 370
$1.43 MX$25.56
96.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.76 DZD 232
$1.87 MX$33.52
-5.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.73 DZD 96.4
$2.17 MX$38.80
-66.36%
Potato (1kg)
$0.60 DZD 78.6
$1.88 MX$33.70
-68.09%
Onion (1kg)
$0.50 DZD 66.0
$2.25 MX$40.21
-77.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.66 DZD 86.5
$1.07 MX$19.11
-38.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 DZD 39.83
$1.07 MX$19.22
-71.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.79 DZD 368
$4.15 MX$74.4
-32.77%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.34 MX$185
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 DZD 176
$1.68 MX$30.06
-20.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 DZD 277
$2.48 MX$44.46
-15.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 32.96
$0.55 MX$9.93
-54.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.57 DZD 2,312
$26.53 MX$475
-33.77%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.66 DZD 87.0
$3.22 MX$57.6
-79.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.34 DZD 44.09
$2.48 MX$44.42
-86.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.28 DZD 695
$3.11 MX$55.7
69.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.37 DZD 48.20
$1.26 MX$22.48
-70.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.8K DZD 4.2M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
3.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K DZD 4.5M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
41.21%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.93 DZD 5,385
$82.5 MX$1,476
-50.38%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.58 DZD 1,260
$22.29 MX$399
-57.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.76 DZD 2,206
$30.02 MX$537
-44.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.47 DZD 3,088
$51.4 MX$921
-54.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.50 DZD 723
$4.98 MX$89.2
10.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$95.4 DZD 12.5K
$200 MX$3,580
-52.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,642 DZD 479.2K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-31.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.39 DZD 4,788
$35.71 MX$639
1.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.70 DZD 6,012
$39.56 MX$708
15.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.0 DZD 9,873
$80.6 MX$1,442
-6.84%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$78.0 DZD 10.3K
$88.3 MX$1,581
-11.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$195 DZD 25.6K
$969 MX$17.4K
-79.91%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$115 DZD 15.1K
$482 MX$8,632
-76.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$272 DZD 35.8K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-82.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$182 DZD 24.0K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-84.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ouargla
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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Last update for Ouargla: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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