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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 66.4% more expensive than Bloemfontein without rent, and 32.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 15.9% more expensive than Bloemfontein without rent, and 59% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.88 MX$210
$11.32 R 186
4.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.90 MX$740
$37.54 R 616
11.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.55 MX$186
$6.76 R 111
56.07%
Cappuccino
$3.60 MX$63.5
$1.74 R 28.47
106.90%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.50 MX$26.45
$1.37 R 22.48
9.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MX$16.09
$0.89 R 14.64
2.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.08 MX$54.4
$2.44 R 39.96
26.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.47 MX$78.8
$2.19 R 35.86
104.11%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.39 MX$24.54
$1.01 R 16.64
37.62%
White Bread (500g)
$1.90 MX$33.47
$0.96 R 15.72
97.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.60 MX$28.27
$1.97 R 32.35
-18.78%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$45.97
$1.99 R 32.66
30.65%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.36 MX$148
$6.97 R 114
19.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.64 MX$152
$4.82 R 79.0
79.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.91 MX$192
$6.75 R 111
61.63%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 MX$45.98
$1.65 R 27.10
58.18%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 MX$25.46
$1.20 R 19.71
20.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.96 MX$34.55
$1.54 R 25.31
27.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.12 MX$37.34
$1.30 R 21.24
63.08%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 MX$32.87
$0.90 R 14.72
106.67%
Onion (1kg)
$2.22 MX$39.20
$1.71 R 28.06
29.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 MX$17.99
$1.07 R 17.53
-4.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 MX$18.36
$0.84 R 13.85
23.81%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.05 MX$71.5
$2.59 R 42.52
56.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.18 MX$180
$4.15 R 68.1
145.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 MX$29.79
$1.53 R 25.15
10.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 MX$46.25
$1.45 R 23.85
80.69%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.09
$0.84 R 13.84
-39.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.52 MX$468
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 MX$55.7
$1.11 R 18.18
183.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.46 MX$43.49
$0.64 R 10.42
284.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.26 MX$57.5
$4.14 R 67.9
-21.26%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$1.29 R 21.15
2.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.1K MX$531.0K
$22.3K R 365.9K
34.84%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.3K
$24.4K R 399.7K
-2.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.5 MX$1,474
$74.4 R 1,220
12.26%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.86 MX$404
$30.22 R 496
-24.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.04 MX$530
$34.77 R 570
-13.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.9 MX$916
$29.09 R 477
78.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.30 MX$323
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.12 MX$90.4
$5.75 R 94.4
-10.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 MX$3,541
$124 R 2,037
61.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,318 MX$93.9K
$4,427 R 72.6K
20.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.73 MX$631
$55.7 R 914
-35.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.27 MX$711
$30.98 R 508
29.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79.2 MX$1,398
$128 R 2,092
-37.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.3 MX$1,576
$92.8 R 1,523
-3.85%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$947 MX$16.7K
$291 R 4,779
224.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$483 MX$8,525
$291 R 4,772
65.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,599 MX$28.2K
$473 R 7,749
238.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,211 MX$21.4K
$496 R 8,127
144.35%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,996 MX$70.5K
$482 R 7,907
728.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,402 MX$113.0K
$649 R 10.6K
886.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Bloemfontein
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$730 MX$12.9K
$1,299 R 21.3K
-43.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
11.47
-0.44%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

Last update for Bloemfontein: January 12, 2026

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