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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 57.7% cheaper than Drangsnes without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 48.2% cheaper than Drangsnes without rent, and 25.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$27.44 ISK 3,434
-56.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$142 ISK 17.8K
-70.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$22.81 ISK 2,855
-52.87%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$6.01 ISK 752
-42.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$3.26 ISK 408
-55.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.56 ISK 320
-64.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$12.62 ISK 1,580
-75.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$11.04 ISK 1,381
-59.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.92 ISK 240
-28.65%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$4.31 ISK 540
-56.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$3.70 ISK 464
-58.38%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$6.23 ISK 780
-59.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$18.39 ISK 2,301
-53.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$24.00 ISK 3,004
-64.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$41.82 ISK 5,234
-73.65%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.23 ISK 405
-14.86%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.54 ISK 318
-43.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$3.02 ISK 377
-38.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$4.93 ISK 617
-55.98%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$3.57 ISK 447
-47.34%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$2.39 ISK 299
-5.86%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$3.16 ISK 396
-66.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$1.91 ISK 239
-43.98%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$13.75 ISK 1,721
-69.82%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$24.27 ISK 3,038
-57.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$3.56 ISK 446
-52.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$3.23 ISK 404
-23.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
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
$6.39 ISK 800
-49.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$2.54 ISK 318
-2.36%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$86.9 ISK 10.9K
-96.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$2.48 ISK 311
-49.19%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$47.6K ISK 6.0M
-35.61%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$52.6K ISK 6.6M
-54.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$87.2 ISK 10.9K
-5.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$27.39 ISK 3,428
-18.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$85.6 ISK 10.7K
-64.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
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
$17.47 ISK 2,186
-71.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$315 ISK 39.5K
-36.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$29.7K ISK 3.7M
-82.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$139 ISK 17.4K
-74.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$62.8 ISK 7,860
-37.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$186 ISK 23.3K
-56.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$270 ISK 33.7K
-67.24%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Drangsnes
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
Drangsnes
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$6,007 ISK 751.7K
-87.41%
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 Drangsnes: March 1, 2026

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