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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 3.9% cheaper than Bydgoszcz without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 6.2% cheaper than Bydgoszcz without rent, and 1.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$209
$11.46 zł 42.29
3.40%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$744
$66.6 zł 246
-36.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$8.00 zł 29.53
34.38%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.3
$3.98 zł 14.67
-12.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.65
$2.42 zł 8.94
-40.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.93
$1.85 zł 6.82
-51.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$53.9
$3.99 zł 14.72
-23.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$77.9
$3.84 zł 14.16
15.10%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.17
$1.07 zł 3.95
28.04%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$1.50 zł 5.52
24.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.25
$1.71 zł 6.30
-9.94%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.18
$3.54 zł 13.05
-29.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$10.27 zł 37.88
-16.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$152
$7.03 zł 25.95
22.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$14.63 zł 54.0
-24.68%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.53
$1.29 zł 4.75
113.18%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.21
$1.60 zł 5.89
-10.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$1.63 zł 6.01
14.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.26
$4.29 zł 15.82
-49.42%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.23
$0.91 zł 3.37
106.59%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.65
$1.16 zł 4.27
93.97%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.85
$1.28 zł 4.73
-16.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.95
$0.70 zł 2.60
52.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.3
$4.83 zł 17.82
-14.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$182
$8.29 zł 30.59
24.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.64
$1.15 zł 4.24
46.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.84
$1.58 zł 5.83
56.96%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.80
$1.01 zł 3.72
-45.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$468
$29.21 zł 108
-9.17%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.8
$2.18 zł 8.06
47.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.80
$0.77 zł 2.83
222.08%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$54.9
$10.42 zł 38.43
-70.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.16
$1.76 zł 6.50
-28.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$541.1K
$33.3K zł 122.9K
-7.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$424.3K
$31.2K zł 115.1K
-22.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,456
$234 zł 862
-64.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$393
$9.11 zł 33.62
144.68%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$530
$17.30 zł 63.8
73.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$908
$38.14 zł 141
34.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$323
$19.88 zł 73.3
-8.00%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.0
$7.85 zł 28.95
-36.56%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,530
$454 zł 1,677
-55.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.6K
$5,434 zł 20.1K
-2.39%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$630
$99.1 zł 365
-63.95%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$698
$37.84 zł 140
4.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,422
$112 zł 413
-27.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,559
$131 zł 485
-32.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.1K
$710 zł 2,620
36.53%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,511
$508 zł 1,876
-5.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,245 zł 4,592
28.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$20.9K
$889 zł 3,282
33.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.5K
$3,134 zł 11.6K
29.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.1K
$2,284 zł 8,430
185.48%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Bydgoszcz
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$1,573 zł 5,806
-51.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
6.4
78.44%

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 Bydgoszcz: March 1, 2026

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