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

🙂 Solo nomad: Piura is 40.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Piura is 41.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.79 PEN 10.09

$11.99 MX$227

-76.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.99 PEN 39.7

$42.47 MX$803

-74.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.58 PEN 20.16

$10.47 MX$198

-46.70%

Cappuccino

$3.43 PEN 12.39

$3.6 MX$68.2

-4.72%

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

$1.69 PEN 6.1

$1.44 MX$27.16

17.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 PEN 1.78

$0.89 MX$16.79

-44.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.16 PEN 7.82

$3.09 MX$58.5

-30.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 PEN 9.86

$4.58 MX$86.6

-40.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.1 PEN 3.96

$1.38 MX$26.04

-20.29%

White Bread (500g)

$3.11 PEN 11.23

$1.85 MX$34.9

68.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 PEN 4.96

$1.57 MX$29.68

-12.74%

Eggs

$2.05 PEN 7.39

$2.55 MX$48.3

-19.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.28 PEN 29.93

$8.61 MX$163

-3.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.93 PEN 25.04

$8.54 MX$161

-18.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.41 PEN 33.98

$10.98 MX$208

-14.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.3 PEN 4.7

$2.72 MX$51.4

-52.21%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 PEN 2.87

$1.51 MX$28.57

-47.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.8 PEN 2.9

$1.88 MX$35.63

-57.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 PEN 3.92

$2.19 MX$41.42

-50.68%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 PEN 4.4

$1.87 MX$35.3

-34.76%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 PEN 1.97

$2.19 MX$41.37

-74.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.54 PEN 1.96

$1.07 MX$20.23

-49.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 PEN 2.9

$1.09 MX$20.64

-26.61%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.3 PEN 29.99

$3.96 MX$74.9

109.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.99 PEN 39.71

$8.86 MX$167

24.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 PEN 6.52

$1.72 MX$32.53

4.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 PEN 9.8

$2.61 MX$49.37

3.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 PEN 1.56

$0.52 MX$9.74

-17.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.65 PEN 5.96

$3.24 MX$61.2

-49.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 PEN 5.77

$2.38 MX$44.94

-32.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.68 PEN 20.53

$3.11 MX$58.7

82.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.4 PEN 5.05

$1.31 MX$24.85

6.87%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

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

$24K MX$453.6K

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

$38.96 PEN 141

$84.2 MX$1,592

-53.75%

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

$8.18 PEN 29.54

$22.14 MX$419

-63.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.14 MX$570

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.82 PEN 101

$52 MX$983

-46.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$2.21 PEN 7.98

$5.07 MX$95.9

-56.41%

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

$185 PEN 667

$200 MX$3,787

-7.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,200 PEN 7,949

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-58.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.26 PEN 153

$35.74 MX$676

18.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$12.55 PEN 45.34

$39.8 MX$753

-68.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.4 PEN 200

$79 MX$1,493

-29.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.6 PEN 251

$88.4 MX$1,671

-21.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$140 PEN 506

$965 MX$18.3K

-85.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$123 PEN 444

$474 MX$8,968

-74.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$327 PEN 1,182

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-80.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$392 PEN 1,416

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-67.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,842 PEN 13.9K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

24.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Piura: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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