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

🙂 Solo nomad: Rivas is 22.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Rivas is 29.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.96 NIO 146

$11.85 MX$211

-66.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.48 NIO 1,049

$42.16 MX$750

-32.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.83 NIO 251

$10.75 MX$191

-36.47%

Cappuccino

$1.28 NIO 47.15

$3.47 MX$61.8

-63.11%

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

$0.85 NIO 31.18

$1.45 MX$25.85

-41.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 NIO 25.43

$0.90 MX$16.06

-23.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 NIO 46.90

$3.05 MX$54.3

-58.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 NIO 71.6

$4.42 MX$78.6

-55.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.20 NIO 44.37

$1.37 MX$24.36

-12.41%

White Bread (500g)

$2.43 NIO 89.4

$1.87 MX$33.31

29.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.80 NIO 66.2

$1.54 MX$27.46

16.88%

Eggs

$2.26 NIO 83.3

$2.50 MX$44.53

-9.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.03 NIO 406

$8.61 MX$153

28.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.52 NIO 240

$8.63 MX$154

-24.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.77 NIO 286

$11.02 MX$196

-29.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.91 NIO 144

$2.75 MX$48.91

42.18%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 NIO 31.01

$1.43 MX$25.41

-41.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 NIO 67.2

$1.87 MX$33.32

-2.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.29 NIO 84.2

$2.17 MX$38.56

5.53%

Potato (1kg)

$3.81 NIO 140

$1.88 MX$33.50

102.66%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 NIO 83.0

$2.25 MX$39.96

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 NIO 39.21

$1.07 MX$18.99

-0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 NIO 38.97

$1.07 MX$19.10

-0.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.65 NIO 97.4

$4.15 MX$73.9

-36.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.60 NIO 537

$10.34 MX$184

41.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 NIO 53.1

$1.68 MX$29.87

-14.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 NIO 80.0

$2.48 MX$44.19

-12.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.87

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 NIO 54.7

$3.22 MX$57.2

-53.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.15

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.84 NIO 252

$3.11 MX$55.3

119.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 NIO 48.12

$1.26 MX$22.34

3.97%

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

$22.6K NIO 831.2K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-26.37%

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

$26.5K NIO 974.4K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

10.09%

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

$99.2 NIO 3,654

$82.5 MX$1,467

20.31%

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

$17.06 NIO 628

$22.29 MX$396

-23.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.62 NIO 1,348

$30.02 MX$534

21.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$8.23 NIO 303

$4.98 MX$88.7

65.26%

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

$123 NIO 4,526

$200 MX$3,558

-38.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,905 NIO 217.4K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

11.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.8 NIO 2,864

$35.71 MX$635

117.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$73.3 NIO 2,698

$39.56 MX$704

85.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$133 NIO 4,891

$80.6 MX$1,433

64.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 NIO 3,981

$88.3 MX$1,571

22.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,579

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$499 NIO 18.4K

$756 MX$13.5K

-34.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

11.42

-10.25%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Rivas: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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