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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 34.2% more expensive than Concordia without rent, and 31.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 5.2% cheaper than Concordia without rent, and 41.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$10.69 ARS 12.7K
12.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$33.29 ARS 39.5K
27.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$9.29 ARS 11K
12.70%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$2.71 ARS 3,216
32.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.67 ARS 1,978
-13.77%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$1.48 ARS 1,761
-39.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$2.15 ARS 2,548
43.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$2.92 ARS 3,462
56.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.27 ARS 1,504
8.66%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.63 ARS 1,941
13.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$1.95 ARS 2,315
-19.49%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$2.15 ARS 2,559
18.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$9.94 ARS 11.8K
-13.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$6.37 ARS 7,562
34.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$9.44 ARS 11.2K
16.31%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$1.95 ARS 2,312
39.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.12 ARS 2,514
-28.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$1.26 ARS 1,491
49.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$2.62 ARS 3,108
-16.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.13 ARS 1,339
65.49%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.2 ARS 1,422
82.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$1.32 ARS 1,563
-18.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.43 ARS 1,693
-23.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$3.21 ARS 3,816
23.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$4.53 ARS 5,379
95.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$2.05 ARS 2,437
-16.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$3.18 ARS 3,777
-17.92%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$0.81 ARS 964
-35.80%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$1.46 ARS 1,737
121.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.92 ARS 1,090
158.70%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$6.03 ARS 7,161
-48.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.1 ARS 1,303
19.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$27.6K ARS 32.8M
9.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$30.6K ARS 36.3M
-21.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$67.6 ARS 80.3K
24.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$16.87 ARS 20K
31.24%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$22.59 ARS 26.8K
33.42%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$26.32 ARS 31.3K
97.49%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$13.98 ARS 16.6K
33.91%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$6.17 ARS 7,321
-17.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$217 ARS 258K
-7.81%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$2,665 ARS 3.2M
100.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$74.6 ARS 88.6K
-52.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$70.1 ARS 83.3K
-43.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$116 ARS 137.3K
-31.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$113 ARS 134.3K
-21.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$337 ARS 399.7K
186.83%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$240 ARS 285.1K
97.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$690 ARS 819.4K
139.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$531 ARS 630K
126.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$1,600 ARS 1.9M
92.60%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$1,472 ARS 1.7M
411.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Concordia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
58.5
-80.48%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Concordia: October 27, 2025

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