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

😐 Solo nomad: Paradise is 8.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Paradise is 5.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.69 GYD 2,026

$11.85 MX$209

-18.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$65.4 GYD 13.7K

$42.16 MX$744

55.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.42 GYD 1,761

$10.75 MX$190

-21.67%

Cappuccino

$4.39 GYD 919

$3.47 MX$61.3

26.51%

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

$1.19 GYD 248

$1.45 MX$25.65

-17.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 GYD 134

$0.90 MX$15.93

-28.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.34 GYD 490

$3.05 MX$53.9

-23.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.34 GYD 489

$4.42 MX$77.9

-47.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.79 GYD 793

$1.37 MX$24.17

176.64%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 GYD 388

$1.87 MX$33.05

-0.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.80 GYD 376

$1.54 MX$27.25

16.88%

Eggs

$3.42 GYD 716

$2.50 MX$44.18

36.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.89 GYD 2,069

$8.61 MX$152

14.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.85 GYD 1,223

$8.63 MX$152

-32.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.15 GYD 1,914

$11.02 MX$195

-16.97%

Apples (1kg)

$4.03 GYD 842

$2.75 MX$48.53

46.55%

Banana (1kg)

$2.23 GYD 466

$1.43 MX$25.21

55.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.41 GYD 505

$1.87 MX$33.05

28.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.57 GYD 538

$2.17 MX$38.26

18.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 GYD 303

$1.88 MX$33.23

-22.87%

Onion (1kg)

$2.00 GYD 419

$2.25 MX$39.65

-11.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 GYD 279

$1.07 MX$18.85

24.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 GYD 351

$1.07 MX$18.95

57.01%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.14 GYD 447

$4.15 MX$73.3

-48.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.04 GYD 2,309

$10.34 MX$182

6.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 GYD 343

$1.68 MX$29.64

-2.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 GYD 526

$2.48 MX$43.84

1.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 GYD 116

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.75 GYD 6,222

$26.53 MX$468

12.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.38 GYD 497

$3.22 MX$56.8

-26.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.29 GYD 689

$2.48 MX$43.80

32.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.40 GYD 1,966

$3.11 MX$54.9

202.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 GYD 213

$1.26 MX$22.16

-19.05%

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

$15.7K GYD 3.3M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-48.73%

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

$18.1K GYD 3.8M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-24.54%

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

$77.1 GYD 16.1K

$82.5 MX$1,456

-6.56%

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

$27.45 GYD 5,741

$22.29 MX$393

23.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$68.1 GYD 14.2K

$30.02 MX$530

126.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.97 GYD 10.5K

$51.4 MX$908

-2.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.25 GYD 1,307

$4.98 MX$88.0

25.50%

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

$904 GYD 189.0K

$200 MX$3,530

351.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.1K GYD 4.2M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

278.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.08 GYD 6,709

$35.71 MX$630

-10.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.25 GYD 9,882

$39.56 MX$698

19.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.6 GYD 13.1K

$80.6 MX$1,422

-22.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.2 GYD 13.4K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-27.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$299 GYD 62.5K

$969 MX$17.1K

-69.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$808 GYD 169.1K

$482 MX$8,511

67.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,198 GYD 250.7K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-24.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$640 GYD 133.9K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-45.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,469 GYD 725.5K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-14.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$467 GYD 97.7K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-92.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$713 GYD 149.1K

$756 MX$13.4K

-5.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.11

11.42

-37.74%

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

Last update for Paradise: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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