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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pachuca is 31.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pachuca is 19.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.84 MX$88.6

$11.6 MX$212

-58.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.74 MX$453

$41.62 MX$762

-40.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.94 MX$145

$10.77 MX$197

-26.28%

Cappuccino

$2.84 MX$51.9

$3.55 MX$65

-20.00%

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

$1.09 MX$20

$1.49 MX$27.29

-26.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 MX$13.66

$0.96 MX$17.5

-21.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.63 MX$29.75

$3.02 MX$55.3

-46.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 MX$59.6

$4.57 MX$83.7

-28.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 MX$24.9

$1.44 MX$26.41

-5.56%

White Bread (500g)

$2.8 MX$51.3

$1.82 MX$33.4

53.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 MX$32.56

$1.62 MX$29.63

9.88%

Eggs

$2.52 MX$46.2

$2.5 MX$45.82

0.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.15 MX$131

$8.58 MX$157

-16.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.48 MX$82.1

$8.57 MX$157

-47.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.26 MX$133

$10.69 MX$196

-32.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2 MX$36.57

$2.62 MX$47.93

-23.66%

Banana (1kg)

$1.3 MX$23.8

$1.46 MX$26.66

-10.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 MX$26.14

$1.97 MX$36.07

-27.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 MX$29.79

$2.12 MX$38.89

-23.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.48 MX$27.13

$1.81 MX$33.1

-18.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.24 MX$22.77

$2.23 MX$40.82

-44.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MX$16.34

$1.07 MX$19.66

-16.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 MX$16.91

$1.05 MX$19.22

-12.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.12 MX$75.4

$4.16 MX$76.2

-0.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.98 MX$146

$9.04 MX$166

-11.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 MX$24.69

$1.72 MX$31.57

-21.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 MX$46.27

$2.49 MX$45.52

1.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.57 MX$10.51

$0.55 MX$10.03

3.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.39 MX$483

$26.46 MX$484

-0.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.56 MX$46.83

$3.08 MX$56.4

-16.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 MX$21.84

$2.48 MX$45.31

-52.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8 MX$146

$3.22 MX$58.9

148.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 MX$23.64

$1.32 MX$24.09

-2.27%

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

$18.1K MX$331.7K

$30.8K MX$563K

-41.09%

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

$21.8K MX$398.3K

$23.9K MX$437.9K

-9.04%

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

$52.1 MX$954

$82.2 MX$1,504

-36.56%

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

$16.95 MX$310

$22.23 MX$407

-23.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.68 MX$415

$30.32 MX$555

-25.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.21 MX$425

$51.1 MX$935

-54.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.67 MX$195

$18.2 MX$333

-41.37%

Cinema Ticket

$4.63 MX$84.7

$4.93 MX$90.3

-6.09%

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

$158 MX$2,886

$197 MX$3,606

-19.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,077 MX$56.3K

$5,214 MX$95.5K

-40.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52 MX$952

$36.13 MX$661

43.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.4 MX$740

$40.28 MX$737

0.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.2 MX$1,725

$79.9 MX$1,463

17.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.9 MX$1,353

$88.1 MX$1,613

-16.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$395 MX$7,231

$976 MX$17.9K

-59.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$261 MX$4,775

$470 MX$8,610

-44.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$725 MX$13.3K

$1,602 MX$29.3K

-54.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$673 MX$12.3K

$1,192 MX$21.8K

-43.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$738 MX$13.5K

$3,080 MX$56.4K

-76.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$647 MX$11.8K

$7,438 MX$136.2K

-91.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$617 MX$11.3K

$777 MX$14.2K

-20.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.75

11.42

-5.87%

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

Last update for Pachuca: November 23, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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