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

🙂 Solo nomad: Porlamar is 54.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Porlamar is 18.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.56 VES 1,570

$11.88 MX$210

-61.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.1 VES 17.3K

$41.90 MX$740

19.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.09 VES 2,787

$10.55 MX$186

-23.32%

Cappuccino

$1.54 VES 530

$3.60 MX$63.5

-57.22%

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

$1.72 VES 591

$1.50 MX$26.45

14.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 VES 274

$0.91 MX$16.09

-13.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.33 VES 457

$3.08 MX$54.4

-56.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 VES 762

$4.47 MX$78.8

-50.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 VES 577

$1.39 MX$24.54

20.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 VES 505

$1.90 MX$33.47

-22.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 VES 388

$1.60 MX$28.27

-29.38%

Eggs

$1.97 VES 679

$2.60 MX$45.97

-24.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.03 VES 2,076

$8.36 MX$148

-27.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.62 VES 2,279

$8.64 MX$152

-23.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.62 VES 2,624

$10.91 MX$192

-30.16%

Apples (1kg)

$4.31 VES 1,485

$2.61 MX$45.98

65.13%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 VES 616

$1.44 MX$25.46

24.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 VES 524

$1.96 MX$34.55

-22.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.76 VES 607

$2.12 MX$37.34

-16.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 VES 583

$1.86 MX$32.87

-9.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 VES 548

$2.22 MX$39.20

-28.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.78 VES 614

$1.02 MX$17.99

74.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 VES 354

$1.04 MX$18.36

-0.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 VES 1,040

$4.05 MX$71.5

-25.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.69 VES 2,303

$10.18 MX$180

-34.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 VES 253

$1.69 MX$29.79

-56.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 VES 536

$2.62 MX$46.25

-40.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 VES 169

$0.51 MX$9.09

-3.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.10 VES 1,757

$3.15 MX$55.7

61.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.97 VES 1,023

$2.46 MX$43.49

20.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.48 VES 165

$1.32 MX$23.36

-63.64%

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

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

$30.59 VES 10.5K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-63.38%

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

$10.08 VES 3,473

$22.86 MX$404

-55.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.41 VES 11.9K

$30.04 MX$530

14.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.75 VES 17.1K

$51.9 MX$916

-4.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.86 VES 3,399

$18.30 MX$323

-46.12%

Cinema Ticket

$2.95 VES 1,017

$5.12 MX$90.4

-42.38%

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

$201 MX$3,541

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.73 MX$631

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.27 MX$711

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 MX$1,398

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.3 MX$1,576

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$202 VES 69.5K

$947 MX$16.7K

-78.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$201 VES 69.2K

$483 MX$8,525

-58.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$395 VES 136.1K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-90.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$150 VES 51.6K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-97.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$217 VES 74.7K

$730 MX$12.9K

-70.28%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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