Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and San Salvador de Jujuy Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and San Salvador de Jujuy

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 25.7% more expensive than San Salvador de Jujuy without rent, and 39.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 6.3% cheaper than San Salvador de Jujuy without rent, and 47.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$8.8 ARS 10.4K
36.25%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$33.22 ARS 39.5K
27.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$8.94 ARS 10.6K
17.11%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$2.82 ARS 3,348
27.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.69 ARS 2,009
-14.79%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$1.49 ARS 1,767
-40.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$2.1 ARS 2,492
47.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$3.04 ARS 3,611
50.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.24 ARS 1,477
11.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.59 ARS 1,884
16.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$1.97 ARS 2,344
-20.30%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$2.27 ARS 2,694
12.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$6.18 ARS 7,336
39.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$3.44 ARS 4,080
148.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$5.39 ARS 6,399
103.71%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$2.04 ARS 2,425
33.33%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$1.96 ARS 2,324
-22.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$1.27 ARS 1,503
48.03%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$2.55 ARS 3,032
-14.12%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.17 ARS 1,391
59.83%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.19 ARS 1,415
84.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$1.52 ARS 1,806
-29.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.5 ARS 1,783
-27.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$3.2 ARS 3,798
23.75%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$4.89 ARS 5,802
81.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$2.06 ARS 2,449
-16.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$3.17 ARS 3,766
-17.67%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$0.77 ARS 910
-32.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$1.51 ARS 1,798
114.57%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.86 ARS 1,020
176.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$6.05 ARS 7,179
-48.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$0.98 ARS 1,160
33.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$27.6K ARS 32.7M
10.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$30.2K ARS 35.9M
-20.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$67.4 ARS 80K
24.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$8.87 ARS 10.5K
149.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$9.46 ARS 11.2K
218.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$26.18 ARS 31.1K
98.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$14.04 ARS 16.7K
33.33%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$6.06 ARS 7,195
-16.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$217 ARS 257.1K
-7.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$2,734 ARS 3.2M
95.05%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$75.2 ARS 89.3K
-52.46%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$69.2 ARS 82.1K
-42.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$116 ARS 137.8K
-31.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$114 ARS 135.1K
-22.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$343 ARS 407.2K
181.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$237 ARS 281K
100.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$674 ARS 800.6K
145.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$539 ARS 640.5K
122.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$1,818 ARS 2.2M
69.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$1,453 ARS 1.7M
418.22%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
San Salvador de Jujuy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$360 ARS 427.5K
119.95%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
58.5
-80.48%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for San Salvador de Jujuy: October 27, 2025

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