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

🙂 Solo nomad: Paks is 25.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Paks is 2.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.55 Ft 2,963

$11.99 MX$227

-28.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.28 Ft 9,799

$42.47 MX$803

-33.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.04 Ft 2,440

$10.47 MX$198

-32.76%

Cappuccino

$0.83 Ft 289

$3.6 MX$68.2

-76.94%

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

$1.07 Ft 372

$1.44 MX$27.16

-25.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 Ft 234

$0.89 MX$16.79

-23.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.16 Ft 403

$3.09 MX$58.5

-62.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.32 Ft 459

$4.58 MX$86.6

-71.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.08 Ft 373

$1.38 MX$26.04

-21.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 Ft 528

$1.85 MX$34.9

-17.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 Ft 613

$1.57 MX$29.68

12.74%

Eggs

$2.97 Ft 1,028

$2.55 MX$48.3

16.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.09 Ft 3,150

$8.61 MX$163

5.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.4 Ft 1,871

$8.54 MX$161

-36.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.14 Ft 3,860

$10.98 MX$208

1.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.02 Ft 701

$2.72 MX$51.4

-25.74%

Banana (1kg)

$2.04 Ft 707

$1.51 MX$28.57

35.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 Ft 707

$1.88 MX$35.63

8.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.33 Ft 1,500

$2.19 MX$41.42

97.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.4 Ft 485

$1.87 MX$35.3

-25.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.28 Ft 445

$2.19 MX$41.37

-41.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.53 Ft 531

$1.07 MX$20.23

42.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 Ft 185

$1.09 MX$20.64

-50.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.31 Ft 2,534

$3.96 MX$74.9

84.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.29 Ft 2,180

$8.86 MX$167

-29.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.1 Ft 383

$1.72 MX$32.53

-36.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.19 Ft 411

$2.61 MX$49.37

-54.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.13 Ft 393

$0.52 MX$9.74

117.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.06 Ft 8,682

$26.59 MX$503

-5.75%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 Ft 973

$3.24 MX$61.2

-13.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.32 Ft 458

$2.38 MX$44.94

-44.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.35 Ft 6,013

$3.11 MX$58.7

457.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.68 Ft 582

$1.31 MX$24.85

28.24%

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

$31.1K Ft 10.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

2.65%

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

$36.7K Ft 12.7M

$24K MX$453.6K

53.10%

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

$146 Ft 50.5K

$84.2 MX$1,592

73.03%

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

$29.72 Ft 10.3K

$22.14 MX$419

34.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.83 Ft 8,603

$30.14 MX$570

-17.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.67 Ft 16.2K

$52 MX$983

-10.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.05 Ft 5,907

$18.72 MX$354

-8.92%

Cinema Ticket

$8.11 Ft 2,811

$5.07 MX$95.9

59.96%

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

$469 Ft 162.4K

$200 MX$3,787

134.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,756 Ft 2.3M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

26.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.8 Ft 31.5K

$35.74 MX$676

154.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.46 Ft 8,821

$39.8 MX$753

-36.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96 Ft 33.3K

$79 MX$1,493

21.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 Ft 37.2K

$88.4 MX$1,671

21.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$446 Ft 154.4K

$965 MX$18.3K

-53.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$343 Ft 118.7K

$474 MX$8,968

-27.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$636 Ft 220.2K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-61.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$541 Ft 187.6K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-54.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,868 Ft 993.6K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-6.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,320 Ft 803.7K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-69.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-29.95%

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

Last update for Paks: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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