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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pereira is 37.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pereira is 40.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.73 COP 17.9K

$11.85 MX$212

-60.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.79 COP 63.6K

$42.16 MX$755

-60.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.10 COP 26.9K

$10.75 MX$192

-33.95%

Cappuccino

$1.52 COP 5,747

$3.47 MX$62.2

-56.20%

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

$1.11 COP 4,208

$1.45 MX$26.01

-23.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 COP 2,555

$0.90 MX$16.16

-25.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.94 COP 3,569

$3.05 MX$54.7

-69.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 COP 8,810

$4.42 MX$79.1

-47.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.04 COP 3,932

$1.37 MX$24.51

-24.09%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 COP 4,827

$1.87 MX$33.51

-31.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 COP 3,902

$1.54 MX$27.63

-33.12%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,545

$2.50 MX$44.81

-9.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.54 COP 17.2K

$8.61 MX$154

-47.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.66 COP 21.4K

$8.63 MX$155

-34.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.67 COP 32.8K

$11.02 MX$197

-21.32%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 COP 8,814

$2.75 MX$49.22

-15.27%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 COP 3,035

$1.43 MX$25.56

-44.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 COP 5,501

$1.87 MX$33.52

-22.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.68 COP 2,576

$2.17 MX$38.80

-68.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,395

$1.88 MX$33.70

-38.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,231

$2.25 MX$40.21

-50.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 COP 3,303

$1.07 MX$19.11

-18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 COP 3,486

$1.07 MX$19.22

-14.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.01 COP 7,621

$4.15 MX$74.4

-51.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.26 COP 38.9K

$10.34 MX$185

-0.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,526

$1.68 MX$30.06

-28.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 COP 9,363

$2.48 MX$44.46

-0.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 COP 2,768

$0.55 MX$9.93

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.21 COP 118.1K

$26.53 MX$475

17.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 COP 5,414

$3.22 MX$57.6

-55.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.90 COP 7,197

$2.48 MX$44.42

-23.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.72 COP 29.2K

$3.11 MX$55.7

148.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 COP 3,723

$1.26 MX$22.48

-22.22%

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

$14.6K COP 55.4M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-52.29%

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

$17.8K COP 67.4M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-25.94%

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

$37.02 COP 140.1K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-55.12%

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

$7.63 COP 28.9K

$22.29 MX$399

-65.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.83 COP 71.3K

$30.02 MX$537

-37.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.19 COP 65.1K

$51.4 MX$921

-66.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.16 COP 87.7K

$18.29 MX$327

26.63%

Cinema Ticket

$3.52 COP 13.3K

$4.98 MX$89.2

-29.32%

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

$309 COP 1.2M

$200 MX$3,580

54.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,055 COP 22.9M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

14.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.0 COP 227.3K

$35.71 MX$639

68.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.68 COP 119.9K

$39.56 MX$708

-19.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.56 COP 157.3K

$80.6 MX$1,442

-48.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 COP 402.6K

$88.3 MX$1,581

20.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$169 COP 641.0K

$969 MX$17.4K

-82.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 COP 959.3K

$482 MX$8,632

-47.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$362 COP 1.4M

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-77.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$351 COP 1.3M

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-70.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,324 COP 5.0M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-67.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$859 COP 3.3M

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-86.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$480 COP 1.8M

$756 MX$13.5K

-36.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

11.42

17.60%

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

Last update for Pereira: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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