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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 6.3% cheaper than Tropoje without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 12.7% cheaper than Tropoje without rent, and 19.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$11.82 ALL 998
1.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$59.4 ALL 5,019
-28.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$9.53 ALL 805
9.86%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$2.06 ALL 174
74.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.82 ALL 154
-20.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$0.9 ALL 76.4
-1.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$2.99 ALL 253
3.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$4.06 ALL 343
12.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$2.04 ALL 172
-32.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.14 ALL 96.2
62.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$2.21 ALL 187
-28.96%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$3.82 ALL 322
-33.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$12.98 ALL 1,096
-33.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$7.8 ALL 658
9.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$15.56 ALL 1,314
-29.43%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$1.76 ALL 148
54.55%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.65 ALL 223
-43.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$2 ALL 169
-6.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$2 ALL 169
9.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.3 ALL 110
43.85%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.32 ALL 112
65.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$1.45 ALL 123
-26.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$0.78 ALL 66
39.74%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$4.17 ALL 352
-5.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$14.29 ALL 1,207
-38.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.63 ALL 137
5.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$2.13 ALL 180
22.54%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$0.48 ALL 40.4
8.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$19.82 ALL 1,673
34.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$3.45 ALL 291
-6.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$3.12 ALL 263
-23.72%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$17.83 ALL 1,506
-82.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$2.05 ALL 173
-36.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$40.2K ALL 3.4M
-24.62%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$36.2K ALL 3.1M
-33.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$105 ALL 8,864
-19.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$17.91 ALL 1,512
23.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$18.12 ALL 1,530
66.34%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$47.22 ALL 3,987
10.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$22.42 ALL 1,893
-16.50%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$9.2 ALL 777
-44.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$158 ALL 13.3K
27.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$5,480 ALL 462.7K
-2.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$68.3 ALL 5,767
-47.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$49.58 ALL 4,186
-19.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$107 ALL 9,034
-26.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$129 ALL 10.9K
-31.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$437 ALL 36.9K
120.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$384 ALL 32.5K
23.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$523 ALL 44.1K
216.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$383 ALL 32.3K
213.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$2,017 ALL 170.3K
52.80%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$1,213 ALL 102.4K
520.87%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
-
-
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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tropoje: October 29, 2025

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