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

🙂 Solo nomad: Parral is 18.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Parral is 15.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.4 MX$197

$11.99 MX$227

-13.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.53 MX$728

$42.47 MX$803

-9.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.75 MX$147

$10.47 MX$198

-25.98%

Cappuccino

$3.34 MX$63.2

$3.6 MX$68.2

-7.22%

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

$1.24 MX$23.46

$1.44 MX$27.16

-13.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 MX$18.53

$0.89 MX$16.79

10.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.41 MX$45.52

$3.09 MX$58.5

-22.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 MX$74.3

$4.58 MX$86.6

-14.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MX$28.22

$1.38 MX$26.04

7.97%

White Bread (500g)

$2.64 MX$49.84

$1.85 MX$34.9

42.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.6 MX$30.31

$1.57 MX$29.68

1.91%

Eggs

$2.4 MX$45.36

$2.55 MX$48.3

-5.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.99 MX$151

$8.61 MX$163

-7.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.75 MX$147

$8.54 MX$161

-9.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.48 MX$198

$10.98 MX$208

-4.55%

Apples (1kg)

$2.71 MX$51.2

$2.72 MX$51.4

-0.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.4 MX$26.4

$1.51 MX$28.57

-7.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 MX$33.98

$1.88 MX$35.63

-4.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.66 MX$31.46

$2.19 MX$41.42

-24.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.93 MX$36.47

$1.87 MX$35.3

3.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 MX$36.85

$2.19 MX$41.37

-10.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 MX$23

$1.07 MX$20.23

14.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 MX$18.57

$1.09 MX$20.64

-10.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MX$78.3

$3.96 MX$74.9

4.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 MX$205

$8.86 MX$167

22.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 MX$29.5

$1.72 MX$32.53

-9.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 MX$53.1

$2.61 MX$49.37

7.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 MX$12.34

$0.52 MX$9.74

25.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.56 MX$48.33

$3.24 MX$61.2

-20.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 MX$30.48

$2.38 MX$44.94

-32.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.16 MX$154

$3.11 MX$58.7

162.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 MX$24.2

$1.31 MX$24.85

-2.29%

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

$21.1K MX$398.9K

$30.3K MX$573K

-30.38%

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

$22.7K MX$429.7K

$24K MX$453.6K

-5.27%

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

$55.6 MX$1,051

$84.2 MX$1,592

-34.02%

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

$21.81 MX$412

$22.14 MX$419

-1.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.97 MX$529

$30.14 MX$570

-7.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.66 MX$674

$52 MX$983

-31.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.76 MX$298

$18.72 MX$354

-15.81%

Cinema Ticket

$4.72 MX$89.3

$5.07 MX$95.9

-6.90%

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

$208 MX$3,928

$200 MX$3,787

3.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,621 MX$68.4K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-32.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.9 MX$981

$35.74 MX$676

45.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.65 MX$750

$39.8 MX$753

-0.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.2 MX$1,667

$79 MX$1,493

11.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.4 MX$1,519

$88.4 MX$1,671

-9.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$502 MX$9,490

$965 MX$18.3K

-48.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 MX$7,376

$474 MX$8,968

-17.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$918 MX$17.3K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-44.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$773 MX$14.6K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-35.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,680 MX$31.8K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-45.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.48

11.42

0.53%

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

Last update for Parral: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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