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

🙂 Solo nomad: Porlamar is 41.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Porlamar is 38.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.44 VES 1,921

$11.85 MX$212

-62.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.91 VES 21.6K

$42.16 MX$755

18.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.89 VES 3,417

$10.75 MX$192

-26.60%

Cappuccino

$1.53 VES 662

$3.47 MX$62.2

-55.91%

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

$1.70 VES 737

$1.45 MX$26.01

17.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 VES 347

$0.90 MX$16.16

-11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 VES 580

$3.05 MX$54.7

-56.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 VES 982

$4.42 MX$79.1

-48.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 VES 698

$1.37 MX$24.51

17.52%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 VES 658

$1.87 MX$33.51

-18.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.18 VES 509

$1.54 MX$27.63

-23.38%

Eggs

$1.98 VES 860

$2.50 MX$44.81

-20.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.05 VES 2,623

$8.61 MX$154

-29.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.63 VES 2,871

$8.63 MX$155

-23.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.28 VES 3,152

$11.02 MX$197

-33.94%

Apples (1kg)

$4.15 VES 1,798

$2.75 MX$49.22

50.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 VES 767

$1.43 MX$25.56

23.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.47 VES 639

$1.87 MX$33.52

-21.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.80 VES 779

$2.17 MX$38.80

-17.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 VES 726

$1.88 MX$33.70

-10.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.54 VES 666

$2.25 MX$40.21

-31.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.83 VES 793

$1.07 MX$19.11

71.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 VES 439

$1.07 MX$19.22

-5.61%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 VES 1,283

$4.15 MX$74.4

-28.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.67 VES 2,888

$10.34 MX$185

-35.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 VES 320

$1.68 MX$30.06

-55.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 VES 708

$2.48 MX$44.46

-33.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 VES 198

$0.55 MX$9.93

-16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.12 VES 2,216

$3.22 MX$57.6

59.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.92 VES 1,265

$2.48 MX$44.42

17.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$55.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 VES 225

$1.26 MX$22.48

-58.73%

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

$30.7K MX$548.8K

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

$24.0K MX$430.3K

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

$30.59 VES 13.3K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-62.91%

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

$10.15 VES 4,396

$22.29 MX$399

-54.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.66 VES 15.0K

$30.02 MX$537

15.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.1 VES 21.7K

$51.4 MX$921

-2.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.04 VES 4,351

$18.29 MX$327

-45.11%

Cinema Ticket

$3.06 VES 1,326

$4.98 MX$89.2

-38.55%

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

$200 MX$3,580

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$94.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$639

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$708

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,442

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,581

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$198 VES 85.6K

$969 MX$17.4K

-79.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$197 VES 85.3K

$482 MX$8,632

-59.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$395 VES 171.1K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-90.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$148 VES 64.2K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-97.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$217 VES 94.1K

$756 MX$13.5K

-71.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Porlamar: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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