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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 6.7% more expensive than Kelcyre without rent, and 4.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 0.9% cheaper than Kelcyre without rent, and 19.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$211
$11.58 ALL 960
2.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$750
$58.4 ALL 4,838
-27.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$191
$9.54 ALL 791
12.68%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.8
$2.00 ALL 166
73.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.85
$1.87 ALL 155
-22.46%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.06
$0.96 ALL 79.9
-6.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.3
$2.97 ALL 246
2.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.6
$4.08 ALL 338
8.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.36
$2.08 ALL 172
-34.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.31
$1.09 ALL 90.5
71.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.46
$2.23 ALL 185
-30.94%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.53
$3.81 ALL 315
-34.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$153
$13.19 ALL 1,093
-34.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$154
$7.71 ALL 639
11.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$196
$15.64 ALL 1,296
-29.54%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.91
$1.70 ALL 140
61.76%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.41
$2.79 ALL 231
-48.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.32
$1.97 ALL 163
-5.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.56
$1.94 ALL 161
11.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.50
$1.30 ALL 108
44.62%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.96
$1.28 ALL 106
75.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.99
$1.44 ALL 120
-25.69%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.10
$0.78 ALL 64.9
37.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.9
$4.21 ALL 349
-1.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$184
$10.90 ALL 903
-5.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.87
$1.64 ALL 136
2.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.19
$2.12 ALL 176
16.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.87
$0.45 ALL 37.59
22.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$472
$18.90 ALL 1,566
40.37%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.2
$3.61 ALL 299
-10.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.15
$3.20 ALL 265
-22.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.3
$17.67 ALL 1,465
-82.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.34
$2.14 ALL 177
-41.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$545.4K
$39.7K ALL 3.3M
-22.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$427.6K
$36.2K ALL 3.0M
-33.57%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,467
$107 ALL 8,826
-22.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$396
$17.83 ALL 1,478
25.01%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$534
$18.67 ALL 1,547
60.79%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$915
$55.5 ALL 4,597
-7.27%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$325
$25.21 ALL 2,089
-27.45%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.7
$9.56 ALL 792
-47.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,558
$162 ALL 13.4K
23.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.4K
$5,603 ALL 464.3K
-5.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$635
$69.5 ALL 5,758
-48.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$704
$51.4 ALL 4,256
-22.98%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,433
$108 ALL 8,911
-25.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,571
$129 ALL 10.7K
-31.36%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
$452 ALL 37.4K
114.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,579
$341 ALL 28.3K
41.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.4K
$616 ALL 51.0K
159.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.1K
$427 ALL 35.4K
177.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.1K
$1,568 ALL 129.9K
158.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.0K
$1,385 ALL 114.8K
370.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Kelcyre
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
-
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
5.52
106.88%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Kelcyre: March 3, 2026

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