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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ouarzazate is 43.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ouarzazate is 35.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.74 MAD 43.79
$11.88 MX$210
-60.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.99 MAD 101
$41.90 MX$740
-73.77%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.47 MAD 41.22
$10.55 MX$186
-57.63%
Cappuccino
$1.08 MAD 9.94
$3.60 MX$63.5
-70.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.46 MAD 4.23
$1.50 MX$26.45
-69.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 MAD 2.99
$0.91 MX$16.09
-64.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.69 MAD 24.79
$3.08 MX$54.4
-12.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.78 MAD 25.63
$4.47 MX$78.8
-37.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.82 MAD 7.58
$1.39 MX$24.54
-41.01%
White Bread (500g)
$0.54 MAD 4.98
$1.90 MX$33.47
-71.58%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.50 MAD 13.83
$1.60 MX$28.27
-6.25%
Eggs
$1.61 MAD 14.83
$2.60 MX$45.97
-38.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.67 MAD 70.8
$8.36 MX$148
-8.25%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.19 MAD 38.68
$8.64 MX$152
-51.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.48 MAD 59.8
$10.91 MX$192
-40.60%
Apples (1kg)
$0.94 MAD 8.69
$2.61 MX$45.98
-63.98%
Banana (1kg)
$1.34 MAD 12.41
$1.44 MX$25.46
-6.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.64 MAD 5.90
$1.96 MX$34.55
-67.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.74 MAD 6.82
$2.12 MX$37.34
-65.09%
Potato (1kg)
$0.68 MAD 6.31
$1.86 MX$32.87
-63.44%
Onion (1kg)
$0.43 MAD 3.95
$2.22 MX$39.20
-80.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.23 MAD 2.13
$1.02 MX$17.99
-77.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.63 MAD 5.80
$1.04 MX$18.36
-39.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.36 MAD 40.29
$4.05 MX$71.5
7.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.03 MAD 64.9
$10.18 MX$180
-30.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.68 MAD 24.71
$1.69 MX$29.79
58.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.94 MAD 27.14
$2.62 MX$46.25
12.21%
🚌 Getting Around
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 MAD 4.41
$0.51 MX$9.09
-5.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$16.36 MAD 151
$26.52 MX$468
-38.31%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.57 MAD 5.30
$3.15 MX$55.7
-81.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.48 MAD 4.42
$2.46 MX$43.49
-80.49%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.66 MAD 24.56
$3.26 MX$57.5
-18.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.52 MAD 14.06
$1.32 MX$23.36
15.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.5K MAD 346.2K
$30.1K MX$531.0K
24.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.2K MAD 269.5K
$23.8K MX$419.3K
22.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.07 MAD 296
$83.5 MX$1,474
-61.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.24 MAD 48.36
$22.86 MX$404
-77.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.73 MAD 228
$30.04 MX$530
-17.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.28 MAD 141
$51.9 MX$916
-70.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.84 MAD 211
$18.30 MX$323
24.81%
Cinema Ticket
$3.81 MAD 35.15
$5.12 MX$90.4
-25.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$77.4 MAD 715
$201 MX$3,541
-61.41%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,345 MAD 58.6K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
19.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.27 MAD 353
$35.73 MX$631
7.11%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.58 MAD 458
$40.27 MX$711
23.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$49.59 MAD 458
$79.2 MX$1,398
-37.38%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$64.7 MAD 597
$89.3 MX$1,576
-27.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$249 MAD 2,298
$947 MX$16.7K
-73.71%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$132 MAD 1,217
$483 MX$8,525
-72.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$511 MAD 4,715
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-68.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$299 MAD 2,763
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-75.27%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,357 MAD 12.5K
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-66.05%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$929 MAD 8,575
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-85.49%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ouarzazate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$380 MAD 3,507
$730 MX$12.9K
-47.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.75
11.42
-58.41%

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Last update for Ouarzazate: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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