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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 47.3% cheaper than Blonduos without rent, and 21.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 56.3% cheaper than Blonduos without rent, and 23.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$27.04 ISK 3,384
-56.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$143 ISK 17.9K
-70.52%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$22.47 ISK 2,812
-52.16%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$5.95 ISK 744
-41.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$3.27 ISK 409
-55.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.64 ISK 331
-65.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$13.08 ISK 1,636
-76.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$11.41 ISK 1,428
-61.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.89 ISK 237
-27.51%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$4.40 ISK 550
-57.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$3.56 ISK 446
-56.74%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$6.35 ISK 795
-60.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$18.38 ISK 2,300
-53.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$24.40 ISK 3,053
-64.63%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$43.16 ISK 5,402
-74.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.25 ISK 407
-15.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.49 ISK 312
-42.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$2.98 ISK 373
-37.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$5.09 ISK 637
-57.37%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$3.52 ISK 441
-46.59%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$2.32 ISK 291
-3.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$3.09 ISK 386
-65.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$2.01 ISK 251
-46.77%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$13.87 ISK 1,736
-70.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$24.13 ISK 3,020
-57.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$3.71 ISK 465
-54.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$3.27 ISK 409
-24.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$6.50 ISK 813
-50.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$2.66 ISK 333
-6.77%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$87.2 ISK 10.9K
-96.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$2.57 ISK 322
-50.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$47.1K ISK 5.9M
-34.92%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$51.2K ISK 6.4M
-53.08%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$89.2 ISK 11.2K
-7.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$26.92 ISK 3,369
-17.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$86.5 ISK 10.8K
-65.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$17.92 ISK 2,242
-72.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$316 ISK 39.6K
-36.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$29.9K ISK 3.7M
-82.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$138 ISK 17.2K
-74.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$61.4 ISK 7,682
-35.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$181 ISK 22.6K
-55.47%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$262 ISK 32.7K
-66.23%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Blonduos
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
9.63
18.59%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Blonduos: March 1, 2026

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