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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 57.2% cheaper than Akranes without rent, and 63.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 60.1% cheaper than Akranes without rent, and 61.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$211
$27.06 ISK 3,386
-56.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$750
$144 ISK 18.0K
-70.77%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$191
$22.09 ISK 2,764
-51.34%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.8
$5.98 ISK 748
-41.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.85
$3.12 ISK 390
-53.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.06
$2.43 ISK 304
-62.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.3
$10.49 ISK 1,313
-70.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.6
$7.95 ISK 994
-44.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.36
$1.95 ISK 244
-29.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.31
$2.00 ISK 250
-6.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.46
$3.56 ISK 445
-56.74%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.53
$5.90 ISK 739
-57.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$153
$18.35 ISK 2,296
-53.08%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$154
$24.33 ISK 3,045
-64.53%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$196
$41.63 ISK 5,210
-73.53%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.91
$3.22 ISK 403
-14.60%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.41
$2.43 ISK 305
-41.15%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.32
$2.96 ISK 370
-36.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.56
$4.85 ISK 606
-55.26%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.50
$3.52 ISK 440
-46.59%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.96
$2.33 ISK 291
-3.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.99
$3.06 ISK 383
-65.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.10
$1.95 ISK 244
-45.13%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.9
$13.41 ISK 1,677
-69.05%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$184
$23.60 ISK 2,954
-56.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.87
$2.84 ISK 355
-40.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.19
$2.04 ISK 256
21.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.87
$3.51 ISK 440
-84.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$472
$72.0 ISK 9,014
-63.17%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.2
$6.50 ISK 813
-50.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.15
$1.04 ISK 130
138.46%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.3
$86.8 ISK 10.9K
-96.41%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.34
$2.55 ISK 319
-50.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$545.4K
$46.9K ISK 5.9M
-34.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$427.6K
$52.4K ISK 6.6M
-54.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,467
$89.3 ISK 11.2K
-7.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$396
$27.35 ISK 3,422
-18.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$534
$85.2 ISK 10.7K
-64.78%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$915
-
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$325
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.7
$17.78 ISK 2,225
-71.99%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,558
$321 ISK 40.1K
-37.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.4K
$29.6K ISK 3.7M
-82.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$635
$141 ISK 17.7K
-74.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$704
$61.2 ISK 7,652
-35.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,433
$180 ISK 22.5K
-55.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,571
$267 ISK 33.5K
-66.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
$3,016 ISK 377.4K
-67.86%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,579
$1,896 ISK 237.2K
-74.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.4K
$4,768 ISK 596.6K
-66.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.1K
$3,568 ISK 446.5K
-66.83%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.1K
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-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.0K
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-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Akranes
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$5,728 ISK 716.8K
-86.80%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
9.63
18.59%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Akranes: March 1, 2026

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