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

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Prato is 29.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.4% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Prato is 88.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$23.30 โ‚ฌ20.08
$11.88 MX$210
96.13%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$79.6 โ‚ฌ68.6
$41.90 MX$740
89.86%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.80 โ‚ฌ10.17
$10.55 MX$186
11.85%
Cappuccino
$1.92 โ‚ฌ1.65
$3.60 MX$63.5
-46.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.27 โ‚ฌ2.82
$1.50 MX$26.45
118.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.41 โ‚ฌ1.21
$0.91 MX$16.09
54.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.76 โ‚ฌ5.82
$3.08 MX$54.4
119.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.85 โ‚ฌ5.04
$4.47 MX$78.8
30.87%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.49 โ‚ฌ1.28
$1.39 MX$24.54
7.19%
White Bread (500g)
$2.19 โ‚ฌ1.88
$1.90 MX$33.47
15.26%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.90 โ‚ฌ2.50
$1.60 MX$28.27
81.25%
Eggs
$4.38 โ‚ฌ3.77
$2.60 MX$45.97
68.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$20.55 โ‚ฌ17.71
$8.36 MX$148
145.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.44 โ‚ฌ9.86
$8.64 MX$152
32.41%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.29 โ‚ฌ17.49
$10.91 MX$192
85.98%
Apples (1kg)
$2.77 โ‚ฌ2.38
$2.61 MX$45.98
6.13%
Banana (1kg)
$2.67 โ‚ฌ2.30
$1.44 MX$25.46
85.42%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.64 โ‚ฌ3.13
$1.96 MX$34.55
85.71%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.41 โ‚ฌ2.94
$2.12 MX$37.34
60.85%
Potato (1kg)
$2.50 โ‚ฌ2.15
$1.86 MX$32.87
34.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.79 โ‚ฌ1.54
$2.22 MX$39.20
-19.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 โ‚ฌ1.28
$1.02 MX$17.99
46.08%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.56 โ‚ฌ0.48
$1.04 MX$18.36
-46.15%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.81 โ‚ฌ5.87
$4.05 MX$71.5
68.15%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.42 โ‚ฌ6.40
$10.18 MX$180
-27.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 โ‚ฌ1.48
$1.69 MX$29.79
1.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.53 โ‚ฌ2.18
$2.62 MX$46.25
-3.44%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 โ‚ฌ1.95
$0.51 MX$9.09
345.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$40.59 โ‚ฌ34.99
$26.52 MX$468
53.05%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.95 โ‚ฌ5.13
$3.15 MX$55.7
88.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.65 โ‚ฌ1.42
$2.46 MX$43.49
-32.93%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$33.38 โ‚ฌ28.77
$3.26 MX$57.5
923.93%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.05 โ‚ฌ1.77
$1.32 MX$23.36
55.30%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K โ‚ฌ26.4K
$30.1K MX$531.0K
1.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.5K โ‚ฌ27.2K
$23.8K MX$419.3K
32.71%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$264 โ‚ฌ228
$83.5 MX$1,474
216.01%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.71 โ‚ฌ10.96
$22.86 MX$404
-44.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.25 โ‚ฌ26.08
$30.04 MX$530
0.70%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.76 โ‚ฌ38.58
$51.9 MX$916
-13.76%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.35 โ‚ฌ20.12
$18.30 MX$323
27.60%
Cinema Ticket
$11.72 โ‚ฌ10.10
$5.12 MX$90.4
128.91%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$700 โ‚ฌ603
$201 MX$3,541
248.85%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$17.4K โ‚ฌ15.0K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
227.60%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$99.0 โ‚ฌ85.4
$35.73 MX$631
177.11%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.29 โ‚ฌ32.14
$40.27 MX$711
-7.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 โ‚ฌ87.5
$79.2 MX$1,398
28.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$146 โ‚ฌ125
$89.3 MX$1,576
63.03%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$783 โ‚ฌ675
$947 MX$16.7K
-17.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$636 โ‚ฌ548
$483 MX$8,525
31.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,082 โ‚ฌ933
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-32.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$911 โ‚ฌ785
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-24.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,360 โ‚ฌ2,897
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-15.91%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,229 โ‚ฌ1,921
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-65.18%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Prato
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,243 โ‚ฌ1,933
$730 MX$12.9K
207.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.96
11.42
-65.32%

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Last update for Prato: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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