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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pecs is 7.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 4.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pecs is 5.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.66 Ft 2,952
$11.85 MX$212
-26.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.48 Ft 14.5K
$42.16 MX$755
0.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.45 Ft 2,880
$10.75 MX$192
-21.40%
Cappuccino
$2.21 Ft 752
$3.47 MX$62.2
-36.31%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.13 Ft 386
$1.45 MX$26.01
-22.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 Ft 310
$0.90 MX$16.16
1.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.62 Ft 553
$3.05 MX$54.7
-46.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.20 Ft 749
$4.42 MX$79.1
-50.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.06 Ft 362
$1.37 MX$24.51
-22.63%
White Bread (500g)
$1.51 Ft 516
$1.87 MX$33.51
-19.25%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.89 Ft 646
$1.54 MX$27.63
22.73%
Eggs
$2.53 Ft 861
$2.50 MX$44.81
1.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.36 Ft 3,191
$8.61 MX$154
8.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.12 Ft 2,087
$8.63 MX$155
-29.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.28 Ft 4,868
$11.02 MX$197
29.58%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 Ft 686
$2.75 MX$49.22
-26.91%
Banana (1kg)
$2.11 Ft 721
$1.43 MX$25.56
47.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.18 Ft 742
$1.87 MX$33.52
16.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.59 Ft 1,224
$2.17 MX$38.80
65.44%
Potato (1kg)
$1.23 Ft 419
$1.88 MX$33.70
-34.57%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 Ft 435
$2.25 MX$40.21
-43.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.73 Ft 590
$1.07 MX$19.11
61.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.55 Ft 186
$1.07 MX$19.22
-48.60%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.21 Ft 2,459
$4.15 MX$74.4
73.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.47 Ft 1,523
$10.34 MX$185
-56.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.16 Ft 396
$1.68 MX$30.06
-30.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.02 Ft 688
$2.48 MX$44.46
-18.55%
🚌 Getting Around
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.41 Ft 481
$0.55 MX$9.93
156.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.86 Ft 8,474
$26.53 MX$475
-6.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.23 Ft 1,101
$3.22 MX$57.6
0.31%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.12 Ft 381
$2.48 MX$44.42
-54.84%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$23.28 Ft 7,938
$3.11 MX$55.7
648.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.72 Ft 586
$1.26 MX$22.48
36.51%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.3K Ft 9.3M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
-10.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.6K Ft 10.8M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
31.31%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$161 Ft 55.0K
$82.5 MX$1,476
95.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.81 Ft 9,479
$22.29 MX$399
24.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.46 Ft 6,633
$30.02 MX$537
-35.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.55 Ft 15.2K
$51.4 MX$921
-13.39%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.72 Ft 7,405
$18.29 MX$327
18.75%
Cinema Ticket
$8.06 Ft 2,747
$4.98 MX$89.2
61.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$400 Ft 136.5K
$200 MX$3,580
100.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,147 Ft 2.4M
$5,304 MX$94.9K
34.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.2 Ft 31.1K
$35.71 MX$639
155.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.61 Ft 14.9K
$39.56 MX$708
10.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94.8 Ft 32.3K
$80.6 MX$1,442
17.68%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.1 Ft 33.8K
$88.3 MX$1,581
12.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$503 Ft 171.5K
$969 MX$17.4K
-48.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$358 Ft 122.2K
$482 MX$8,632
-25.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$681 Ft 232.2K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-57.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$549 Ft 187.3K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-53.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,319 Ft 1.1M
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-18.06%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,861 Ft 975.2K
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-56.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$957 Ft 326.3K
$756 MX$13.5K
26.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.42
-29.95%

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

Last update for Pecs: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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