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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 24.9% more expensive than Katowice without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 8% cheaper than Katowice without rent, and 16.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$10.93 zł 40.33
9.70%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$41.34 zł 152
2.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$9.25 zł 34.12
13.19%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$3.57 zł 13.16
0.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.96 zł 7.21
-26.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$1.86 zł 6.86
-52.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$3.34 zł 12.32
-7.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$3.19 zł 11.77
43.57%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$0.98 zł 3.6
40.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.58 zł 5.82
17.09%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$1.48 zł 5.46
6.08%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$3.13 zł 11.56
-18.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$10.6 zł 39.08
-18.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$6.07 zł 22.37
40.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$10.87 zł 40.08
1.01%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$1.05 zł 3.86
159.05%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$1.69 zł 6.25
-10.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$1.7 zł 6.27
10.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$2.98 zł 10.97
-26.51%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$0.93 zł 3.44
101.08%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$0.89 zł 3.27
146.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$1.25 zł 4.6
-14.40%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$0.67 zł 2.47
62.69%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$5.56 zł 20.52
-28.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$7.02 zł 25.88
26.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.03 zł 3.79
66.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$1.79 zł 6.6
45.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$1.19 zł 4.41
-56.30%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$32.04 zł 118
-17.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$2.22 zł 8.19
45.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.77 zł 2.85
209.09%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$10.64 zł 39.24
-70.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.7 zł 6.27
-22.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$34K zł 125.3K
-10.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$29.9K zł 110.4K
-19.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$245 zł 904
-65.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$8.21 zł 30.29
169.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$15.35 zł 56.6
96.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$30.16 zł 111
72.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$11.1 zł 40.95
68.65%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$7.07 zł 26.08
-28.29%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$306 zł 1,128
-34.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$10.9K zł 40.3K
-51.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$87.6 zł 323
-59.19%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$36.14 zł 133
10.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$98.8 zł 364
-20.04%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$94 zł 347
-5.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$682 zł 2,516
41.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$505 zł 1,862
-6.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,017 zł 3,751
62.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$767 zł 2,830
56.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$3,096 zł 11.4K
-0.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$2,510 zł 9,257
199.97%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Katowice
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$1,554 zł 5,731
-49.05%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
6.92
65.03%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Katowice: October 29, 2025

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