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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 7.8% cheaper than Carrefour without rent, and 29.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 36% cheaper than Carrefour without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$15.2 HTG 1,982
-21.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$89.2 HTG 11.6K
-52.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$7.19 HTG 937
45.62%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$1.68 HTG 220
114.29%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.54 HTG 200
-6.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$1.54 HTG 200
-42.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$5.11 HTG 666
-39.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$7.15 HTG 932
-35.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.55 HTG 202
-10.97%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$2.36 HTG 308
-21.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$3.16 HTG 412
-50.32%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$2.72 HTG 355
-6.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$7.44 HTG 969
15.73%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$6.08 HTG 792
40.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$12.03 HTG 1,568
-8.73%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$1.82 HTG 238
49.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.52 HTG 329
-40.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$0.88 HTG 115
113.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$2.27 HTG 296
-3.52%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$6.26 HTG 816
-70.13%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.03 HTG 134
112.62%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$0.66 HTG 85.7
62.12%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$0.98 HTG 128
11.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$3.98 HTG 519
-0.50%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$11.5 HTG 1,500
-22.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$0.94 HTG 122
82.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$1.55 HTG 202
68.39%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$0.2 HTG 26.58
160.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$19.96 HTG 2,602
33.22%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$0.36 HTG 47.12
800.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.41 HTG 53.9
480.49%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$20.23 HTG 2,637
-84.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.22 HTG 159
7.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$40.1K HTG 5.2M
-24.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$45.9K HTG 6M
-47.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$102 HTG 13.2K
-17.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$49.81 HTG 6,493
-55.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$168 HTG 21.9K
-82.06%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$70.7 HTG 9,216
-26.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$19.61 HTG 2,556
-4.54%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$10.17 HTG 1,325
-50.15%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$99 HTG 12.9K
102.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$7,004 HTG 913K
-23.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$79.6 HTG 10.4K
-55.12%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$76 HTG 9,900
-47.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$119 HTG 15.5K
-33.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$153 HTG 19.9K
-42.09%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$874 HTG 114K
10.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$732 HTG 95.4K
-35.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,300 HTG 169.4K
27.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,065 HTG 138.8K
12.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$762 HTG 99.3K
304.32%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$607 HTG 79.1K
1141.20%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Carrefour
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$1,387 HTG 180.8K
-42.92%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
15
-23.87%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Carrefour: October 28, 2025

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