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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pilar is 17% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Pilar is 21% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.14 ARS 22.0K

$11.88 MX$210

27.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$60.6 ARS 88.0K

$41.90 MX$740

44.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.96 ARS 17.4K

$10.55 MX$186

13.36%

Cappuccino

$4.05 ARS 5,876

$3.60 MX$63.5

12.50%

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

$2.09 ARS 3,033

$1.50 MX$26.45

39.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 ARS 2,135

$0.91 MX$16.09

61.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.68 ARS 5,350

$3.08 MX$54.4

19.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 ARS 5,762

$4.47 MX$78.8

-11.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 ARS 2,322

$1.39 MX$24.54

15.11%

White Bread (500g)

$2.53 ARS 3,673

$1.90 MX$33.47

33.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.23 ARS 3,235

$1.60 MX$28.27

39.37%

Eggs

$2.27 ARS 3,299

$2.60 MX$45.97

-12.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.14 ARS 17.6K

$8.36 MX$148

45.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.09 ARS 4,484

$8.64 MX$152

-64.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.46 ARS 13.7K

$10.91 MX$192

-13.29%

Apples (1kg)

$2.57 ARS 3,738

$2.61 MX$45.98

-1.53%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 ARS 3,024

$1.44 MX$25.46

44.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.30 ARS 1,882

$1.96 MX$34.55

-33.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 ARS 3,818

$2.12 MX$37.34

24.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 ARS 2,191

$1.86 MX$32.87

-18.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.48 ARS 2,152

$2.22 MX$39.20

-33.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.86 ARS 2,703

$1.02 MX$17.99

82.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 ARS 2,077

$1.04 MX$18.36

37.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ARS 4,739

$4.05 MX$71.5

-19.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.41 ARS 9,313

$10.18 MX$180

-37.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.21 ARS 3,204

$1.69 MX$29.79

30.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.14 ARS 4,567

$2.62 MX$46.25

19.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 ARS 1,207

$0.51 MX$9.09

62.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.64 ARS 2,375

$3.15 MX$55.7

-47.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.92 ARS 1,340

$2.46 MX$43.49

-62.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 ARS 8,893

$3.26 MX$57.5

87.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ARS 1,621

$1.32 MX$23.36

-15.15%

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

$25.0K ARS 36.4M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-16.73%

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

$28.4K ARS 41.2M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

19.46%

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

$64.7 ARS 93.9K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-22.59%

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

$9.92 ARS 14.4K

$22.86 MX$404

-56.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.11 ARS 29.2K

$30.04 MX$530

-33.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.01 ARS 37.8K

$51.9 MX$916

-49.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.82 ARS 20.1K

$18.30 MX$323

-24.48%

Cinema Ticket

$9.22 ARS 13.4K

$5.12 MX$90.4

80.08%

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

$332 ARS 481.4K

$201 MX$3,541

65.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,148 ARS 7.5M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-3.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 ARS 162.6K

$35.73 MX$631

213.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$87.8 ARS 127.4K

$40.27 MX$711

117.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 ARS 180.5K

$79.2 MX$1,398

56.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$132 ARS 191.0K

$89.3 MX$1,576

47.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$344 ARS 499.5K

$947 MX$16.7K

-63.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$234 ARS 339.5K

$483 MX$8,525

-51.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$687 ARS 998.3K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-57.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$537 ARS 779.2K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-55.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,587 ARS 2.3M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-60.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,355 ARS 2.0M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-78.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$994 ARS 1.4M

$730 MX$12.9K

36.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

52.71

11.42

361.56%

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

Last update for Pilar: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Bangkok

🇹🇭 Thailand

Sao Paulo

🇧🇷 Brazil

Kuala Lumpur

🇲🇾 Malaysia

Almaty

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Skopje

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

Beijing (Pekin)

🇨🇳 China

Durban

🇿🇦 South Africa

Nis

🇷🇸 Serbia