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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 54.6% cheaper than Kopavogur without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 52.6% cheaper than Kopavogur without rent, and 26% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$211
$27.11 ISK 3,392
-56.29%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$750
$96.0 ISK 12.0K
-56.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$191
$22.84 ISK 2,858
-52.93%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.8
$5.95 ISK 744
-41.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.85
$2.02 ISK 253
-28.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.06
$2.61 ISK 327
-65.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.3
$10.43 ISK 1,306
-70.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.6
$11.05 ISK 1,383
-60.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.36
$1.67 ISK 209
-17.96%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.31
$4.19 ISK 525
-55.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.46
$3.71 ISK 465
-58.49%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.53
$6.46 ISK 808
-61.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$153
$18.42 ISK 2,305
-53.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$154
$23.60 ISK 2,954
-63.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$196
$42.97 ISK 5,377
-74.35%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.91
$3.19 ISK 399
-13.79%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.41
$2.52 ISK 315
-43.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.32
$3.08 ISK 385
-39.29%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.56
$5.08 ISK 635
-57.28%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.50
$3.58 ISK 448
-47.49%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.96
$2.32 ISK 290
-3.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.99
$3.20 ISK 400
-66.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.10
$1.95 ISK 244
-45.13%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.9
$13.55 ISK 1,696
-69.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$184
$23.59 ISK 2,951
-56.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.87
$3.70 ISK 463
-54.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.19
$3.21 ISK 402
-22.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.87
$4.48 ISK 560
-87.72%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$472
$72.9 ISK 9,119
-63.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.2
$5.80 ISK 726
-44.48%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.15
$2.54 ISK 318
-2.36%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.3
$87.8 ISK 11.0K
-96.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.34
$2.45 ISK 307
-48.57%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$545.4K
$46.5K ISK 5.8M
-34.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$427.6K
$53.0K ISK 6.6M
-54.62%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,467
$89.3 ISK 11.2K
-7.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$396
$27.91 ISK 3,493
-20.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$534
$86.6 ISK 10.8K
-65.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$915
$69.0 ISK 8,631
-25.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$325
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.7
$16.79 ISK 2,101
-70.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,558
$317 ISK 39.7K
-36.95%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.4K
$30.4K ISK 3.8M
-82.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$635
$139 ISK 17.4K
-74.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$704
$52.9 ISK 6,618
-25.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,433
$161 ISK 20.2K
-50.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,571
$267 ISK 33.5K
-66.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,579
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.1K
$6,096 ISK 762.8K
-33.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.0K
$5,945 ISK 744.0K
9.69%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Kopavogur
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$5,310 ISK 664.5K
-85.76%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
9.63
18.59%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Kopavogur: March 2, 2026

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