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 11% cheaper than Tropoje without rent, and 3.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 12.8% cheaper than Tropoje without rent, and 22.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$11.97 ALL 991
-1.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$59.3 ALL 4,911
-28.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$9.70 ALL 803
10.82%
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
$1.85 ALL 153
-21.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$0.97 ALL 80.1
-7.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$2.89 ALL 239
5.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$4.02 ALL 333
9.95%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$2.14 ALL 178
-35.98%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$1.10 ALL 90.8
70.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$2.20 ALL 182
-30.00%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$3.87 ALL 321
-35.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$13.15 ALL 1,089
-34.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$7.53 ALL 624
14.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$15.96 ALL 1,322
-30.95%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$1.77 ALL 147
55.37%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.73 ALL 226
-47.62%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$2.02 ALL 168
-7.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$2.01 ALL 167
7.96%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.36 ALL 113
38.24%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$1.33 ALL 111
69.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$1.44 ALL 120
-25.69%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$0.75 ALL 62.0
42.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$4.33 ALL 359
-4.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$10.76 ALL 892
-3.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.64 ALL 136
2.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$2.09 ALL 173
18.66%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$0.45 ALL 37.56
22.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$19.17 ALL 1,588
38.39%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$3.57 ALL 296
-9.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$3.20 ALL 265
-22.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$17.85 ALL 1,479
-82.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$2.14 ALL 177
-41.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$40.5K ALL 3.4M
-24.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$36.1K ALL 3.0M
-33.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$106 ALL 8,786
-22.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$17.63 ALL 1,461
26.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$18.73 ALL 1,552
60.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$55.5 ALL 4,597
-7.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$24.88 ALL 2,061
-26.49%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$9.21 ALL 763
-45.93%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$159 ALL 13.1K
26.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$5,595 ALL 463.6K
-5.20%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$67.9 ALL 5,626
-47.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$51.3 ALL 4,249
-22.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$106 ALL 8,809
-24.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$128 ALL 10.6K
-30.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$458 ALL 38.0K
111.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$347 ALL 28.7K
39.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$606 ALL 50.2K
163.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$441 ALL 36.5K
168.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$1,765 ALL 146.2K
129.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$1,192 ALL 98.7K
447.17%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Tropoje
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
-
-
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 Tropoje: March 3, 2026

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