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

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 42% more expensive than Aksaray without rent, and 11.6% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 4.1% cheaper than Aksaray without rent, and 32.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.88 MX$210
$6.22 โ‚บ269
91.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.90 MX$740
$30.33 โ‚บ1,313
38.15%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.55 MX$186
$8.33 โ‚บ360
26.65%
Cappuccino
$3.60 MX$63.5
$3.02 โ‚บ131
19.21%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.50 MX$26.45
$1.43 โ‚บ62.0
4.90%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MX$16.09
$0.61 โ‚บ26.44
49.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.08 MX$54.4
$3.74 โ‚บ162
-17.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.47 MX$78.8
$4.96 โ‚บ215
-9.88%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.39 MX$24.54
$1.03 โ‚บ44.37
34.95%
White Bread (500g)
$1.90 MX$33.47
$0.82 โ‚บ35.43
131.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.60 MX$28.27
$2.32 โ‚บ101
-31.03%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$45.97
$2.02 โ‚บ87.5
28.71%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.36 MX$148
$13.54 โ‚บ586
-38.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.64 MX$152
$5.97 โ‚บ258
44.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.91 MX$192
$20.72 โ‚บ896
-47.35%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 MX$45.98
$1.27 โ‚บ55.1
105.51%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 MX$25.46
$2.00 โ‚บ86.4
-28.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.96 MX$34.55
$0.95 โ‚บ41.28
106.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.12 MX$37.34
$1.51 โ‚บ65.3
40.40%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 MX$32.87
$0.97 โ‚บ41.95
91.75%
Onion (1kg)
$2.22 MX$39.20
$0.65 โ‚บ27.92
241.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 MX$17.99
$0.88 โ‚บ38.24
15.91%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 MX$18.36
$0.40 โ‚บ17.24
160.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.05 MX$71.5
$2.18 โ‚บ94.5
85.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.18 MX$180
$5.93 โ‚บ257
71.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 MX$29.79
$2.03 โ‚บ87.8
-16.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 MX$46.25
$2.91 โ‚บ126
-9.97%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.09
$0.63 โ‚บ27.26
-19.05%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.52 MX$468
$30.73 โ‚บ1,330
-13.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 MX$55.7
$0.79 โ‚บ34.26
298.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.46 MX$43.49
$0.64 โ‚บ27.88
284.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.26 MX$57.5
$7.48 โ‚บ324
-56.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$1.12 โ‚บ48.55
17.86%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.1K MX$531.0K
$43.5K โ‚บ1.9M
-30.79%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.3K
$43.6K โ‚บ1.9M
-45.49%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.5 MX$1,474
$60.6 โ‚บ2,620
37.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.86 MX$404
$9.52 โ‚บ412
140.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.04 MX$530
$13.51 โ‚บ585
122.35%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.9 MX$916
$44.09 โ‚บ1,908
17.71%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.30 MX$323
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.12 MX$90.4
$5.80 โ‚บ251
-11.72%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 MX$3,541
$459 โ‚บ19.9K
-56.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,318 MX$93.9K
$5,071 โ‚บ219.4K
4.87%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.73 MX$631
$50.2 โ‚บ2,173
-28.84%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.27 MX$711
$44.29 โ‚บ1,916
-9.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79.2 MX$1,398
$155 โ‚บ6,720
-49.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.3 MX$1,576
$89.0 โ‚บ3,853
0.26%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$947 MX$16.7K
$514 โ‚บ22.3K
84.07%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$483 MX$8,525
$399 โ‚บ17.2K
21.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,599 MX$28.2K
$899 โ‚บ38.9K
77.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,211 MX$21.4K
$719 โ‚บ31.1K
68.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,996 MX$70.5K
$1,252 โ‚บ54.2K
219.27%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,402 MX$113.0K
$1,082 โ‚บ46.8K
491.50%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Aksaray
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$730 MX$12.9K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
32
-64.31%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

Last update for Aksaray: January 13, 2026

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