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

🙂 Solo nomad: Porlamar is 42.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Porlamar is 26.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.38 VES 438
$11.99 MX$227
-63.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.3 VES 4,934
$42.47 MX$803
16.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.12 VES 813
$10.47 MX$198
-22.45%
Cappuccino
$1.47 VES 147
$3.6 MX$68.2
-59.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 VES 163
$1.44 MX$27.16
13.19%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 VES 73.4
$0.89 MX$16.79
-17.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 VES 139
$3.09 MX$58.5
-55.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 VES 220
$4.58 MX$86.6
-51.97%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 VES 169
$1.38 MX$26.04
22.46%
White Bread (500g)
$1.52 VES 152
$1.85 MX$34.9
-17.84%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 VES 118
$1.57 MX$29.68
-25.48%
Eggs
$2.01 VES 202
$2.55 MX$48.3
-21.18%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.87 VES 588
$8.61 MX$163
-31.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.45 VES 646
$8.54 MX$161
-24.47%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.52 VES 752
$10.98 MX$208
-31.51%
Apples (1kg)
$4.34 VES 434
$2.72 MX$51.4
59.56%
Banana (1kg)
$1.72 VES 172
$1.51 MX$28.57
13.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.53 VES 153
$1.88 MX$35.63
-18.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.7 VES 170
$2.19 MX$41.42
-22.37%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 VES 164
$1.87 MX$35.3
-12.83%
Onion (1kg)
$1.57 VES 157
$2.19 MX$41.37
-28.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.82 VES 182
$1.07 MX$20.23
70.09%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.97 VES 97.4
$1.09 MX$20.64
-11.01%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.08 VES 309
$3.96 MX$74.9
-22.22%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.48 VES 648
$8.86 MX$167
-26.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 VES 78.9
$1.72 MX$32.53
-54.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 VES 157
$2.61 MX$49.37
-39.85%
🚌 Getting Around
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 VES 45.01
$0.52 MX$9.74
-13.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.59 MX$503
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.95 VES 496
$3.24 MX$61.2
52.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.95 VES 295
$2.38 MX$44.94
23.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.11 MX$58.7
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 52.4
$1.31 MX$24.85
-60.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.3K MX$573K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$24K MX$453.6K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$29.58 VES 2,961
$84.2 MX$1,592
-64.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.16 VES 1,017
$22.14 MX$419
-54.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.2 VES 3,524
$30.14 MX$570
16.79%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.7 VES 5,073
$52 MX$983
-2.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.17 VES 1,018
$18.72 MX$354
-45.67%
Cinema Ticket
$2.93 VES 293
$5.07 MX$95.9
-42.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$200 MX$3,787
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$35.74 MX$676
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$39.8 MX$753
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$79 MX$1,493
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$88.4 MX$1,671
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$201 VES 20.1K
$965 MX$18.3K
-79.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$203 VES 20.3K
$474 MX$8,968
-57.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$392 VES 39.2K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-87.28%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$148 VES 14.8K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-98.04%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Porlamar
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$213 VES 21.3K
$792 MX$15K
-73.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Porlamar: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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