Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Sudan and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Sudan and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Port Sudan is 60.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Port Sudan is 67.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$11.85 MX$211
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$42.16 MX$750
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$10.75 MX$191
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Cappuccino
-
$3.47 MX$61.8
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.45 MX$25.85
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.90 MX$16.06
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$3.05 MX$54.3
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.42 MX$78.6
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.31 SDG 667
$1.37 MX$24.36
-4.38%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 SDG 403
$1.87 MX$33.31
-57.75%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 SDG 367
$1.54 MX$27.46
-53.25%
Eggs
$3.06 SDG 1,558
$2.50 MX$44.53
22.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.79 SDG 3,454
$8.61 MX$153
-21.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$16.29 SDG 8,290
$8.63 MX$154
88.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.04 SDG 7,149
$11.02 MX$196
27.40%
Apples (1kg)
$4.40 SDG 2,240
$2.75 MX$48.91
60.00%
Banana (1kg)
$2.20 SDG 1,119
$1.43 MX$25.41
53.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.61 SDG 822
$1.87 MX$33.32
-13.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.37 SDG 1,716
$2.17 MX$38.56
55.30%
Potato (1kg)
$3.24 SDG 1,649
$1.88 MX$33.50
72.34%
Onion (1kg)
$1.71 SDG 868
$2.25 MX$39.96
-24.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.07 MX$18.99
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$1.07 MX$19.10
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.15 MX$73.9
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Wine (Bottle)
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$10.34 MX$184
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.68 MX$29.87
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.48 MX$44.19
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🚌 Getting Around
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 SDG 157
$0.55 MX$9.87
-43.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$26.53 MX$472
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.94 SDG 990
$3.22 MX$57.2
-39.75%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$2.48 MX$44.15
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$3.11 MX$55.3
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Gasoline (1 liter)
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$1.26 MX$22.34
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$30.7K MX$545.4K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$24.0K MX$427.6K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$82.5 MX$1,467
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.48 SDG 5,845
$22.29 MX$396
-48.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
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$30.02 MX$534
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🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
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$51.4 MX$915
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.29 MX$325
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Cinema Ticket
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$4.98 MX$88.7
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$29.30 SDG 14.9K
$200 MX$3,558
-85.35%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$414 SDG 210.6K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-92.20%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$35.71 MX$635
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Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
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$39.56 MX$704
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$80.6 MX$1,433
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$88.3 MX$1,571
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$736 SDG 374.7K
$969 MX$17.2K
-24.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$367 SDG 186.8K
$482 MX$8,579
-23.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,485 SDG 755.8K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-6.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$985 SDG 501.6K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-16.75%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,962 SDG 999.0K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-51.55%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,195 SDG 608.1K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-81.68%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Port Sudan
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$210 SDG 106.9K
$756 MX$13.5K
-72.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Port Sudan: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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