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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 2.4% cheaper than Lushnje without rent, and 2.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 20% cheaper than Lushnje without rent, and 18.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$11.56 ALL 958
2.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$58.5 ALL 4,846
-27.92%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$9.60 ALL 795
11.98%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$1.97 ALL 163
76.14%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$1.89 ALL 157
-23.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$0.99 ALL 82.0
-9.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$2.97 ALL 246
2.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$4.19 ALL 347
5.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$2.05 ALL 170
-33.17%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$1.13 ALL 93.3
65.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$2.23 ALL 184
-30.94%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$3.83 ALL 318
-34.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$13.17 ALL 1,091
-34.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$7.73 ALL 640
11.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$15.68 ALL 1,299
-29.72%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$1.73 ALL 143
58.96%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.77 ALL 230
-48.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$2.06 ALL 171
-9.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$1.94 ALL 161
11.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.35 ALL 112
39.26%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$1.29 ALL 107
74.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$1.52 ALL 126
-29.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$0.78 ALL 64.6
37.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$4.17 ALL 346
-0.48%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$11.11 ALL 921
-6.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.65 ALL 137
1.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$2.08 ALL 173
19.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$0.45 ALL 37.69
22.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$18.52 ALL 1,534
43.25%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$3.61 ALL 299
-10.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$3.09 ALL 256
-19.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$17.91 ALL 1,484
-82.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$2.13 ALL 177
-40.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$40.0K ALL 3.3M
-23.37%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$35.3K ALL 2.9M
-31.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$106 ALL 8,802
-22.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$17.98 ALL 1,490
23.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$18.41 ALL 1,525
63.06%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$54.3 ALL 4,501
-5.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$25.22 ALL 2,090
-27.48%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$9.36 ALL 775
-46.79%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$156 ALL 13.0K
27.82%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$5,564 ALL 461.0K
-4.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$67.1 ALL 5,555
-46.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$50.5 ALL 4,182
-21.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$106 ALL 8,795
-24.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$128 ALL 10.6K
-30.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$451 ALL 37.3K
115.05%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$345 ALL 28.6K
39.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$620 ALL 51.3K
157.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$435 ALL 36.0K
172.39%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$2,047 ALL 169.6K
97.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$1,188 ALL 98.4K
449.11%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Lushnje
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$599 ALL 49.7K
26.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
5.52
106.88%

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 Lushnje: March 1, 2026

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