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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 0.5% cheaper than Krakow without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 0.9% cheaper than Krakow without rent, and 8.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$210
$10.81 zł 39.80
9.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$746
$54.2 zł 199
-22.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$9.42 zł 34.65
14.12%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.5
$4.04 zł 14.85
-14.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.72
$2.13 zł 7.85
-31.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.98
$2.18 zł 8.04
-58.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.1
$4.09 zł 15.05
-25.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.2
$3.97 zł 14.59
11.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.24
$1.12 zł 4.11
22.32%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.14
$1.38 zł 5.07
35.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.32
$1.41 zł 5.18
9.22%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.31
$3.55 zł 13.07
-29.58%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$8.99 zł 33.07
-4.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$153
$6.42 zł 23.63
34.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$11.78 zł 43.35
-6.45%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.67
$1.31 zł 4.81
109.92%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.28
$1.75 zł 6.45
-18.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.15
$1.91 zł 7.01
-2.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.37
$3.09 zł 11.35
-29.77%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.33
$1.06 zł 3.89
77.36%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.76
$1.07 zł 3.94
110.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.90
$1.34 zł 4.94
-20.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.00
$0.65 zł 2.41
64.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.5
$5.38 zł 19.81
-22.86%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$183
$6.85 zł 25.19
50.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.72
$1.18 zł 4.33
42.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.97
$1.77 zł 6.51
40.11%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.82
$1.07 zł 3.95
-48.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$470
$40.93 zł 151
-35.18%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.9
$2.40 zł 8.83
34.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.93
$0.97 zł 3.57
155.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.0
$12.79 zł 47.06
-75.68%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.22
$1.65 zł 6.06
-23.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$542.7K
$33.0K zł 121.6K
-7.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$425.5K
$32.2K zł 118.7K
-25.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,460
$275 zł 1,012
-69.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$394
$9.13 zł 33.62
144.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$531
$16.77 zł 61.7
79.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$911
$37.96 zł 140
35.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$324
$23.00 zł 84.6
-20.48%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.2
$8.32 zł 30.62
-40.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,540
$446 zł 1,640
-55.11%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.9K
$12.9K zł 47.4K
-58.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$632
$77.3 zł 285
-53.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$700
$44.73 zł 165
-11.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,426
$100 zł 369
-19.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,563
$110 zł 403
-19.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
$931 zł 3,425
4.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,535
$765 zł 2,814
-36.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,596 zł 5,872
-0.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.0K
$1,194 zł 4,394
-0.87%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.7K
$6,014 zł 22.1K
-32.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.4K
$3,913 zł 14.4K
66.67%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Krakow
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$1,957 zł 7,201
-61.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
7.77
46.98%

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 Krakow: March 2, 2026

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