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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 38.9% more expensive than Plock without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 6.5% cheaper than Plock without rent, and 14% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$9.56 zł 35.26
25.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$41.3 zł 152
2.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$7.94 zł 29.28
31.86%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$3.59 zł 13.25
0.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.83 zł 6.75
-21.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$1.7 zł 6.29
-47.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$3.72 zł 13.72
-16.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$2.77 zł 10.21
65.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$0.96 zł 3.56
43.75%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.35 zł 4.97
37.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$1.64 zł 6.05
-4.27%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$2.94 zł 10.85
-13.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$10.01 zł 36.93
-13.99%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$6.49 zł 23.93
31.59%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$11.96 zł 44.13
-8.19%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$1.1 zł 4.07
147.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$1.65 zł 6.07
-8.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$1.74 zł 6.42
8.05%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$1.65 zł 6.08
32.73%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$0.88 zł 3.26
112.50%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.16 zł 4.27
88.79%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$1.37 zł 5.04
-21.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$0.33 zł 1.2
230.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$5.38 zł 19.84
-26.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$6.82 zł 25.17
29.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.16 zł 4.29
48.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$1.56 zł 5.75
67.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$1.32 zł 4.88
-60.61%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$30.1 zł 111
-11.66%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$2.21 zł 8.13
46.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.57 zł 2.12
317.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$10.8 zł 39.82
-71.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.76 zł 6.48
-25.57%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$26.5K zł 97.6K
14.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$31.3K zł 115.5K
-23.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$275 zł 1,016
-69.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$10.11 zł 37.29
118.99%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$17.81 zł 65.7
69.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$31.17 zł 115
66.76%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$19.81 zł 73.1
-5.50%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$6.82 zł 25.15
-25.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$405 zł 1,492
-50.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$6,617 zł 24.4K
-19.41%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$68.9 zł 254
-48.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$37.42 zł 138
6.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$96 zł 354
-17.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$105 zł 386
-15.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$643 zł 2,371
50.20%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$502 zł 1,851
-5.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$977 zł 3,601
69.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$815 zł 3,005
47.52%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$3,039 zł 11.2K
1.40%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$2,327 zł 8,584
223.51%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Plock
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$1,284 zł 4,737
-38.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
6
90.33%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Plock: October 29, 2025

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