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

🙂 Solo nomad: Popayan is 47.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Popayan is 25.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.97 COP 16.5K

$11.99 MX$227

-66.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.57 COP 98.3K

$42.47 MX$803

-44.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.3 COP 30.4K

$10.47 MX$198

-30.28%

Cappuccino

$1.51 COP 6,289

$3.6 MX$68.2

-58.06%

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

$0.94 COP 3,923

$1.44 MX$27.16

-34.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.6 COP 2,520

$0.89 MX$16.79

-32.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.2 COP 4,993

$3.09 MX$58.5

-61.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.2 COP 9,179

$4.58 MX$86.6

-51.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.1 COP 4,599

$1.38 MX$26.04

-20.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 5,179

$1.85 MX$34.9

-32.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.18 COP 4,899

$1.57 MX$29.68

-24.84%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 9,239

$2.55 MX$48.3

-12.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.33 COP 18.1K

$8.61 MX$163

-49.71%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.36 COP 22.3K

$8.54 MX$161

-37.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.47 COP 31.1K

$10.98 MX$208

-31.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.55 COP 10.6K

$2.72 MX$51.4

-6.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.1 COP 4,601

$1.51 MX$28.57

-27.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.3 COP 5,417

$1.88 MX$35.63

-30.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 COP 3,588

$2.19 MX$41.42

-60.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,678

$1.87 MX$35.3

-40.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,726

$2.19 MX$41.37

-48.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 COP 3,620

$1.07 MX$20.23

-18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 COP 2,893

$1.09 MX$20.64

-36.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.33 COP 9,697

$3.96 MX$74.9

-41.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.1 COP 38K

$8.86 MX$167

2.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 COP 4,540

$1.72 MX$32.53

-36.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 COP 7,404

$2.61 MX$49.37

-31.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 COP 3,061

$0.52 MX$9.74

40.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 6,169

$3.24 MX$61.2

-54.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.68 COP 6,996

$2.38 MX$44.94

-29.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.18 COP 25.8K

$3.11 MX$58.7

98.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 COP 4,103

$1.31 MX$24.85

-25.19%

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

$18.2K COP 76M

$30.3K MX$573K

-39.88%

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

$25.3K COP 105.4M

$24K MX$453.6K

5.38%

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

$81.6 COP 340K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-3.18%

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

$9.16 COP 38.2K

$22.14 MX$419

-58.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.27 COP 92.9K

$30.14 MX$570

-26.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.16 COP 96.5K

$52 MX$983

-55.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$3.86 COP 16.1K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-23.87%

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

$241 COP 1M

$200 MX$3,787

20.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,988 COP 25M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

12.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 COP 242.7K

$35.74 MX$676

62.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.89 COP 137.1K

$39.8 MX$753

-17.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83 COP 345.8K

$79 MX$1,493

5.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.3 COP 297.4K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-19.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$281 COP 1.2M

$965 MX$18.3K

-70.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$240 COP 1M

$474 MX$8,968

-49.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$530 COP 2.2M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-67.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$428 COP 1.8M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-64.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,384 COP 5.8M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-55.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,050 COP 4.4M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-86.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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