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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 8.1% more expensive than Centurion without rent, and 12.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 0.6% cheaper than Centurion without rent, and 20% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$10.72 R 191
11.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$34.1 R 606
24.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$4.87 R 86.7
114.99%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$2.06 R 36.62
74.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.03 R 18.26
39.81%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$0.83 R 14.72
7.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$2.22 R 39.55
39.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$2.48 R 44.15
84.68%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.14 R 20.33
21.05%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.03 R 18.32
79.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$1.65 R 29.36
-4.85%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$2.42 R 43.08
5.37%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$8.05 R 143
6.96%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$4.74 R 84.3
80.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$6.78 R 121
61.95%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$1.67 R 29.74
62.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$1.5 R 26.59
0.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$1.59 R 28.24
18.24%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$1.61 R 28.61
36.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.39 R 24.76
34.53%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.38 R 24.52
58.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$1.1 R 19.5
-2.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.08 R 19.14
0.93%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$2.99 R 53.3
32.44%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$5.23 R 93
69.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.46 R 25.99
17.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$1.74 R 30.88
50.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$2.18 R 38.82
-76.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$90.4 R 1,607
-70.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$1.1 R 19.51
194.55%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.11 R 19.75
114.41%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$4.12 R 73.3
-24.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.32 R 23.39
-0.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$22.2K R 395.5K
36.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$24K R 426.8K
-0.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$119 R 2,121
-29.37%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$36.89 R 656
-39.98%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$42.23 R 751
-28.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$43.35 R 771
19.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$1.01 R 17.94
1753.47%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$7.51 R 134
-32.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$205 R 3,646
-2.29%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$4,402 R 78.3K
21.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$49.43 R 879
-27.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$32.73 R 582
21.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$88.6 R 1,576
-10.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$89 R 1,583
-0.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$322 R 5,725
199.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$324 R 5,768
46.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$541 R 9,626
205.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$809 R 14.4K
48.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$498 R 8,848
519.36%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$576 R 10.3K
1206.11%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Centurion
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$2,117 R 37.6K
-62.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
11.69
-2.31%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Centurion: October 29, 2025

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