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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Preveza is 20.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.5% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Preveza is 2.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.24 โ‚ฌ7.97
$11.88 MX$210
-22.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.84 โ‚ฌ40.38
$41.90 MX$740
11.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.78 โ‚ฌ5.84
$10.55 MX$186
-35.73%
Cappuccino
$2.96 โ‚ฌ2.55
$3.60 MX$63.5
-17.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 โ‚ฌ1.40
$1.50 MX$26.45
8.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 โ‚ฌ0.48
$0.91 MX$16.09
-38.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.26 โ‚ฌ3.67
$3.08 MX$54.4
38.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.67 โ‚ฌ4.02
$4.47 MX$78.8
4.47%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.52 โ‚ฌ1.31
$1.39 MX$24.54
9.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.53 โ‚ฌ1.32
$1.90 MX$33.47
-19.47%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.20 โ‚ฌ1.89
$1.60 MX$28.27
37.50%
Eggs
$4.23 โ‚ฌ3.65
$2.60 MX$45.97
62.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.60 โ‚ฌ8.28
$8.36 MX$148
14.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.17 โ‚ฌ7.90
$8.64 MX$152
6.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.29 โ‚ฌ10.59
$10.91 MX$192
12.65%
Apples (1kg)
$1.38 โ‚ฌ1.19
$2.61 MX$45.98
-47.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.89 โ‚ฌ1.63
$1.44 MX$25.46
31.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.13 โ‚ฌ0.97
$1.96 MX$34.55
-42.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.64 โ‚ฌ1.42
$2.12 MX$37.34
-22.64%
Potato (1kg)
$0.80 โ‚ฌ0.69
$1.86 MX$32.87
-56.99%
Onion (1kg)
$0.92 โ‚ฌ0.80
$2.22 MX$39.20
-58.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.01 โ‚ฌ0.87
$1.02 MX$17.99
-0.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 โ‚ฌ0.31
$1.04 MX$18.36
-65.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.17 โ‚ฌ4.45
$4.05 MX$71.5
27.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.09 โ‚ฌ5.25
$10.18 MX$180
-40.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 โ‚ฌ1.27
$1.69 MX$29.79
-13.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.44 โ‚ฌ2.10
$2.62 MX$46.25
-6.87%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.14 โ‚ฌ0.98
$0.51 MX$9.09
123.53%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$5.66 โ‚ฌ4.88
$26.52 MX$468
-78.66%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.80 โ‚ฌ3.28
$3.15 MX$55.7
20.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.46 MX$43.49
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.93 โ‚ฌ10.28
$3.26 MX$57.5
265.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.97 โ‚ฌ1.70
$1.32 MX$23.36
49.24%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K โ‚ฌ23.6K
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-9.01%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.8K โ‚ฌ25.7K
$23.8K MX$419.3K
25.55%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$187 โ‚ฌ162
$83.5 MX$1,474
124.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.34 โ‚ฌ16.67
$22.86 MX$404
-15.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.68 โ‚ฌ21.28
$30.04 MX$530
-17.84%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.40 โ‚ฌ38.27
$51.9 MX$916
-14.45%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.77 โ‚ฌ3.25
$18.30 MX$323
-79.40%
Cinema Ticket
$7.98 โ‚ฌ6.88
$5.12 MX$90.4
55.86%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$465 โ‚ฌ401
$201 MX$3,541
131.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,635 โ‚ฌ4,858
$5,318 MX$93.9K
5.96%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$56.3 โ‚ฌ48.52
$35.73 MX$631
57.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.40 โ‚ฌ33.10
$40.27 MX$711
-4.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$60.7 โ‚ฌ52.3
$79.2 MX$1,398
-23.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.6 โ‚ฌ56.5
$89.3 MX$1,576
-26.57%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$416 โ‚ฌ359
$947 MX$16.7K
-56.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$331 โ‚ฌ286
$483 MX$8,525
-31.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$685 โ‚ฌ590
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-57.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$571 โ‚ฌ493
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-52.81%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,070 โ‚ฌ1,784
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-48.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,454 โ‚ฌ1,254
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-77.29%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Preveza
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,180 โ‚ฌ1,017
$730 MX$12.9K
61.72%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.3
11.42
-62.35%

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Last update for Preveza: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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