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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pasto is 30.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pasto is 35.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.88 COP 14.8K

$11.58 MX$212

-66.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.42 COP 89.2K

$42 MX$769

-44.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.19 COP 27.4K

$10.5 MX$192

-31.52%

Cappuccino

$1.57 COP 5,984

$3.43 MX$62.8

-54.23%

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

$0.86 COP 3,282

$1.49 MX$27.34

-42.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.58 COP 2,207

$0.94 MX$17.27

-38.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.14 COP 4,353

$3.08 MX$56.3

-62.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 COP 8,059

$4.37 MX$79.9

-51.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 COP 4,045

$1.39 MX$25.44

-23.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 4,717

$1.85 MX$33.81

-32.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 COP 4,531

$1.58 MX$28.88

-24.68%

Eggs

$2.19 COP 8,360

$2.51 MX$46

-12.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.63 COP 17.6K

$8.26 MX$151

-43.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.29 COP 20.2K

$8.7 MX$159

-39.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.24 COP 27.6K

$10.73 MX$196

-32.53%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 COP 9,762

$2.61 MX$47.74

-1.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 COP 4,157

$1.49 MX$27.28

-26.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,188

$1.95 MX$35.72

-30.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 COP 4,155

$2.09 MX$38.26

-47.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,275

$1.81 MX$33.05

-38.12%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,459

$2.16 MX$39.62

-45.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 COP 3,258

$1.03 MX$18.85

-16.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 COP 2,605

$1.08 MX$19.7

-37.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.4 COP 9,161

$4.14 MX$75.9

-42.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.63 COP 36.7K

$8.88 MX$163

8.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.1 COP 4,177

$1.67 MX$30.64

-34.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 COP 6,853

$2.53 MX$46.31

-28.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,733

$0.51 MX$9.27

41.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 COP 5,442

$3.26 MX$59.7

-56.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.73 COP 6,588

$2.51 MX$45.94

-31.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.22 COP 23.7K

$3.12 MX$57.2

99.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 COP 3,831

$1.31 MX$23.96

-22.90%

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

$17.8K COP 67.8M

$30.9K MX$565K

-42.38%

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

$25.5K COP 97.2M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

6.91%

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

$81.8 COP 311.5K

$83 MX$1,520

-1.52%

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

$8.85 COP 33.7K

$22.59 MX$414

-60.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.88 COP 87.2K

$29.51 MX$540

-22.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.03 COP 87.8K

$51.6 MX$944

-55.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$3.83 COP 14.6K

$4.9 MX$89.7

-21.84%

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

$238 COP 908.3K

$200 MX$3,668

18.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,884 COP 22.4M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

13.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.6 COP 223.2K

$36.41 MX$667

60.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.76 COP 124.8K

$39.91 MX$731

-17.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84 COP 320.1K

$79.9 MX$1,462

5.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.1 COP 274.6K

$87.7 MX$1,605

-17.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$273 COP 1M

$983 MX$18K

-72.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 COP 905.4K

$470 MX$8,612

-49.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$536 COP 2M

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-66.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$411 COP 1.6M

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-65.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,436 COP 5.5M

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-62.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,045 COP 4M

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-83.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.06

11.42

14.36%

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

Last update for Pasto: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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