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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pecs is 19.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 3.8% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Pecs is 11.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.48 Ft 2,813
$11.88 MX$210
-28.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.92 Ft 14.2K
$41.90 MX$740
2.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.43 Ft 2,800
$10.55 MX$186
-20.09%
Cappuccino
$2.22 Ft 736
$3.60 MX$63.5
-38.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.14 Ft 378
$1.50 MX$26.45
-24.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 Ft 327
$0.91 MX$16.09
7.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.60 Ft 531
$3.08 MX$54.4
-48.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.21 Ft 733
$4.47 MX$78.8
-50.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.06 Ft 352
$1.39 MX$24.54
-23.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.57 Ft 523
$1.90 MX$33.47
-17.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.84 Ft 611
$1.60 MX$28.27
15.00%
Eggs
$2.50 Ft 830
$2.60 MX$45.97
-3.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.34 Ft 3,101
$8.36 MX$148
11.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.15 Ft 2,042
$8.64 MX$152
-28.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.11 Ft 4,682
$10.91 MX$192
29.33%
Apples (1kg)
$1.93 Ft 639
$2.61 MX$45.98
-26.05%
Banana (1kg)
$2.03 Ft 674
$1.44 MX$25.46
40.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.19 Ft 727
$1.96 MX$34.55
11.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.52 Ft 1,168
$2.12 MX$37.34
66.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.22 Ft 406
$1.86 MX$32.87
-34.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 Ft 423
$2.22 MX$39.20
-42.79%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.77 Ft 588
$1.02 MX$17.99
73.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 Ft 191
$1.04 MX$18.36
-45.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.34 Ft 2,437
$4.05 MX$71.5
81.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.50 Ft 1,495
$10.18 MX$180
-55.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.16 Ft 385
$1.69 MX$29.79
-31.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.04 Ft 676
$2.62 MX$46.25
-22.14%
🚌 Getting Around
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.41 Ft 469
$0.51 MX$9.09
176.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.21 Ft 8,037
$26.52 MX$468
-8.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.20 Ft 1,063
$3.15 MX$55.7
1.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.12 Ft 371
$2.46 MX$43.49
-54.47%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.74 Ft 7,549
$3.26 MX$57.5
597.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.75 Ft 580
$1.32 MX$23.36
32.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K Ft 9.0M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-9.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.0K Ft 10.6M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
34.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$163 Ft 54.2K
$83.5 MX$1,474
95.58%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.82 Ft 9,236
$22.86 MX$404
21.70%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.76 Ft 6,559
$30.04 MX$530
-34.22%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.44 Ft 14.4K
$51.9 MX$916
-16.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.29 Ft 7,067
$18.30 MX$323
16.34%
Cinema Ticket
$8.09 Ft 2,685
$5.12 MX$90.4
58.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$397 Ft 131.7K
$201 MX$3,541
97.68%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,060 Ft 2.3M
$5,318 MX$93.9K
32.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$92.7 Ft 30.8K
$35.73 MX$631
159.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.55 Ft 14.8K
$40.27 MX$711
10.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.1 Ft 30.6K
$79.2 MX$1,398
16.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$103 Ft 34.1K
$89.3 MX$1,576
15.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$507 Ft 168.2K
$947 MX$16.7K
-46.48%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$370 Ft 122.9K
$483 MX$8,525
-23.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$691 Ft 229.3K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-56.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$569 Ft 188.9K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-53.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,353 Ft 1.1M
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-16.10%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,791 Ft 926.5K
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-56.40%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pecs
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$944 Ft 313.3K
$730 MX$12.9K
29.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.42
-29.95%

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Last update for Pecs: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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