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

🙂 Solo nomad: Popayan is 36.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Popayan is 48.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.91 COP 14.7K

$11.85 MX$205

-67.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.50 COP 88.5K

$42.16 MX$730

-44.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.38 COP 27.8K

$10.75 MX$186

-31.35%

Cappuccino

$1.50 COP 5,652

$3.47 MX$60.2

-56.77%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 COP 3,270

$1.45 MX$25.17

-40.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.58 COP 2,165

$0.90 MX$15.64

-35.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.20 COP 4,520

$3.05 MX$52.9

-60.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 COP 8,433

$4.42 MX$76.5

-49.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.05 COP 3,965

$1.37 MX$23.72

-23.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 4,664

$1.87 MX$32.43

-33.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,268

$1.54 MX$26.74

-26.62%

Eggs

$2.24 COP 8,439

$2.50 MX$43.36

-10.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.55 COP 17.1K

$8.61 MX$149

-47.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.37 COP 20.2K

$8.63 MX$150

-37.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.48 COP 28.2K

$11.02 MX$191

-32.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.52 COP 9,491

$2.75 MX$47.62

-8.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,025

$1.43 MX$24.73

-25.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,118

$1.87 MX$32.44

-27.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.91 COP 3,416

$2.17 MX$37.54

-58.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,354

$1.88 MX$32.61

-38.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,255

$2.25 MX$38.91

-49.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 COP 3,202

$1.07 MX$18.49

-20.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 COP 2,451

$1.07 MX$18.59

-39.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.38 COP 8,971

$4.15 MX$72.0

-42.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.50 COP 32.0K

$10.34 MX$179

-17.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 COP 4,113

$1.68 MX$29.08

-35.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 COP 6,531

$2.48 MX$43.02

-29.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,694

$0.55 MX$9.61

30.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 COP 5,602

$3.22 MX$55.7

-53.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.71 COP 6,419

$2.48 MX$42.98

-31.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 COP 22.1K

$3.11 MX$53.9

89.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 COP 3,560

$1.26 MX$21.75

-24.60%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.8K COP 66.9M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-42.05%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.2K COP 94.9M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

4.88%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$82.8 COP 311.7K

$82.5 MX$1,429

0.42%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.99 COP 33.8K

$22.29 MX$386

-59.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.62 COP 85.1K

$30.02 MX$520

-24.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.39 COP 88.0K

$51.4 MX$891

-54.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 14.9K

$4.98 MX$86.3

-20.48%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$237 COP 890.9K

$200 MX$3,464

18.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,888 COP 22.2M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

11.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.4 COP 219.9K

$35.71 MX$618

63.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.73 COP 123.2K

$39.56 MX$685

-17.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.3 COP 309.9K

$80.6 MX$1,395

2.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.0 COP 271.1K

$88.3 MX$1,530

-18.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$282 COP 1.1M

$969 MX$16.8K

-70.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 COP 891.1K

$482 MX$8,352

-50.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 COP 2.0M

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-66.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$423 COP 1.6M

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-64.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,637 COP 6.2M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-59.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,433 COP 5.4M

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-78.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.18

11.42

15.41%

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

Last update for Popayan: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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