Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Los Teques Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Los Teques

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 4.9% more expensive than Los Teques without rent, and 78.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 3.1% cheaper than Los Teques without rent, and 73.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.61 MX$200
$11.96 VES 5,757
-2.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.75 MX$738
$54.0 VES 26.0K
-20.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.60 MX$183
$9.81 VES 4,721
8.05%
Cappuccino
$3.59 MX$62.0
$2.53 VES 1,218
41.90%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.08
$1.32 VES 636
9.85%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.50
$0.94 VES 454
-4.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.03 MX$52.4
$1.53 VES 735
98.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.56 MX$78.8
$3.03 VES 1,457
50.50%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 MX$25.07
$1.86 VES 896
-22.04%
White Bread (500g)
$1.83 MX$31.55
$2.71 VES 1,304
-32.47%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 MX$27.77
$1.50 VES 722
7.33%
Eggs
$2.54 MX$43.82
$2.74 VES 1,320
-7.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.54 MX$148
$9.83 VES 4,728
-13.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.47 MX$146
$7.30 VES 3,512
16.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.86 MX$188
$7.46 VES 3,589
45.58%
Apples (1kg)
$2.73 MX$47.13
$5.19 VES 2,496
-47.40%
Banana (1kg)
$1.49 MX$25.77
$1.81 VES 869
-17.68%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 MX$33.55
$2.25 VES 1,083
-13.78%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.16 MX$37.38
$2.07 VES 996
4.35%
Potato (1kg)
$1.85 MX$31.88
$2.68 VES 1,288
-30.97%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$37.80
$2.13 VES 1,025
2.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.52
$1.36 VES 656
-21.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.08 MX$18.71
$1.96 VES 943
-44.90%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.06 MX$70.1
$3.90 VES 1,876
4.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.46 MX$181
$9.93 VES 4,781
5.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.65 MX$28.56
$1.45 VES 700
13.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.55 MX$44.01
$2.04 VES 982
25.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.56 MX$9.60
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.20 MX$453
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.14 MX$54.2
$4.98 VES 2,398
-36.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.37 MX$40.96
$2.68 VES 1,288
-11.57%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$56.0
$10.19 VES 4,903
-68.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$22.70
$0.52 VES 248
151.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.5K MX$527.4K
$25.3K VES 12.2M
20.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$411.4K
$39.3K VES 18.9M
-39.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.1 MX$1,436
$20.04 VES 9,642
314.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.15 MX$383
$13.27 VES 6,387
66.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.37 MX$507
$39.89 VES 19.2K
-26.37%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.2 MX$884
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.69 MX$323
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.89 MX$84.4
$5.87 VES 2,823
-16.70%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$199 MX$3,431
$133 VES 63.8K
49.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,207 MX$89.9K
$5,469 VES 2.6M
-4.78%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.93 MX$621
$63.8 VES 30.7K
-43.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.39 MX$680
$39.64 VES 19.1K
-0.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.3 MX$1,387
$103 VES 49.5K
-21.99%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.6 MX$1,512
$115 VES 55.3K
-23.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$963 MX$16.6K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,326
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,957 MX$68.3K
$199 VES 95.9K
1885.07%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,513 MX$112.5K
$265 VES 127.4K
2359.41%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Los Teques
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$726 MX$12.5K
$198 VES 95.2K
267.05%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
21.33
-46.46%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

Last update for Los Teques: April 14, 2026

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