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

🙂 Solo nomad: Perm is 26.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Perm is 1.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.63 ₽688

$11.99 MX$227

-28.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.8 ₽2,538

$42.47 MX$803

-25.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.68 ₽453

$10.47 MX$198

-45.75%

Cappuccino

$2.25 ₽179

$3.6 MX$68.2

-37.50%

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

$0.98 ₽78.2

$1.44 MX$27.16

-31.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ₽34.94

$0.89 MX$16.79

-50.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.31 ₽104

$3.09 MX$58.5

-57.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 ₽208

$4.58 MX$86.6

-43.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 ₽75.7

$1.38 MX$26.04

-31.16%

White Bread (500g)

$0.68 ₽54.1

$1.85 MX$34.9

-63.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 ₽117

$1.57 MX$29.68

-7.01%

Eggs

$1.8 ₽143

$2.55 MX$48.3

-29.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.29 ₽741

$8.61 MX$163

7.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.67 ₽372

$8.54 MX$161

-45.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.69 ₽773

$10.98 MX$208

-11.75%

Apples (1kg)

$1.64 ₽131

$2.72 MX$51.4

-39.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.91 ₽152

$1.51 MX$28.57

26.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 ₽144

$1.88 MX$35.63

-4.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.54 ₽203

$2.19 MX$41.42

15.98%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 ₽78.8

$1.87 MX$35.3

-47.06%

Onion (1kg)

$0.8 ₽64

$2.19 MX$41.37

-63.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 ₽89.6

$1.07 MX$20.23

4.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 ₽58

$1.09 MX$20.64

-33.03%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.08 ₽245

$3.96 MX$74.9

-22.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.27 ₽660

$8.86 MX$167

-6.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1 ₽79.6

$1.72 MX$32.53

-41.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 ₽151

$2.61 MX$49.37

-27.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 ₽38.97

$0.52 MX$9.74

-5.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.27 ₽1,857

$26.59 MX$503

-12.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 ₽140

$3.24 MX$61.2

-45.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.16 ₽12.49

$2.38 MX$44.94

-93.28%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.49 ₽358

$3.11 MX$58.7

44.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.79 ₽62.7

$1.31 MX$24.85

-39.69%

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

$31.7K ₽2.5M

$30.3K MX$573K

4.75%

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

$38.2K ₽3M

$24K MX$453.6K

59.09%

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

$102 ₽8,104

$84.2 MX$1,592

20.57%

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

$5.9 ₽471

$22.14 MX$419

-73.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.67 ₽772

$30.14 MX$570

-67.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.53 ₽2,436

$52 MX$983

-41.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.62 ₽1,326

$18.72 MX$354

-11.22%

Cinema Ticket

$5.04 ₽402

$5.07 MX$95.9

-0.59%

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

$342 ₽27.3K

$200 MX$3,787

70.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,854 ₽387.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-8.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$99.2 ₽7,916

$35.74 MX$676

177.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.73 ₽3,170

$39.8 MX$753

-0.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$143 ₽11.4K

$79 MX$1,493

81.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$151 ₽12K

$88.4 MX$1,671

70.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$538 ₽42.9K

$965 MX$18.3K

-44.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$361 ₽28.8K

$474 MX$8,968

-23.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 ₽65.5K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-50.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₽46.5K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-51.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,167 ₽172.9K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-29.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,514 ₽120.8K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-79.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$782 ₽62.4K

$792 MX$15K

-1.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.62

11.42

54.29%

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

Last update for Perm: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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