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

🙂 Solo nomad: Rosarito is 8.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Rosarito is 10.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.17 MX$230

$11.73 MX$222

3.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.8 MX$601

$41.52 MX$785

-23.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.76 MX$147

$10.57 MX$200

-26.58%

Cappuccino

$3.91 MX$73.9

$3.49 MX$65.9

12.03%

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

$1.11 MX$20.96

$1.45 MX$27.33

-23.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 MX$18.28

$0.97 MX$18.33

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.95 MX$55.8

$3.03 MX$57.2

-2.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.01 MX$94.8

$4.59 MX$86.8

9.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 MX$31.09

$1.42 MX$26.87

15.49%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 MX$46.75

$1.87 MX$35.43

32.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 MX$33.92

$1.54 MX$29.2

16.23%

Eggs

$3.25 MX$61.4

$2.6 MX$49.21

25.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.31 MX$138

$8.32 MX$157

-12.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.87 MX$111

$8.54 MX$161

-31.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.48 MX$198

$10.67 MX$202

-1.78%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 MX$49.41

$2.66 MX$50.2

-1.88%

Banana (1kg)

$1.49 MX$28.11

$1.51 MX$28.5

-1.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 MX$34.3

$1.9 MX$35.87

-4.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 MX$30.2

$2.19 MX$41.45

-26.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 MX$30.48

$1.78 MX$33.7

-9.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 MX$35.16

$2.17 MX$41.05

-14.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 MX$20.95

$1.07 MX$20.14

3.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 MX$18.65

$1.09 MX$20.53

-9.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.01 MX$75.9

$4.17 MX$78.8

-3.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.97 MX$151

$8.75 MX$165

-8.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 MX$35.56

$1.69 MX$31.91

11.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 MX$60.3

$2.53 MX$47.74

26.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 MX$12.24

$0.51 MX$9.59

27.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.97 MX$510

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.79 MX$52.8

$3.25 MX$61.4

-14.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 MX$29.11

$2.49 MX$47.01

-38.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 MX$59.6

$3.22 MX$60.8

-2.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 MX$24.66

$1.26 MX$23.87

3.17%

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

$23.6K MX$445.2K

$29.8K MX$564.1K

-21.07%

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

$20.7K MX$391.3K

$23.4K MX$442.5K

-11.56%

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

$57.8 MX$1,093

$84.2 MX$1,592

-31.35%

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

$27.04 MX$511

$22.8 MX$431

18.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.77 MX$601

$30.04 MX$568

5.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.63 MX$674

$51.4 MX$972

-30.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.96 MX$302

$18.28 MX$346

-12.69%

Cinema Ticket

$4.37 MX$82.7

$4.97 MX$94.1

-12.07%

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

$209 MX$3,949

$197 MX$3,719

6.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,729 MX$51.6K

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-48.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.74 MX$827

$35.81 MX$677

22.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.96 MX$661

$39.43 MX$745

-11.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.9 MX$1,644

$80.9 MX$1,529

7.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.2 MX$1,308

$86.3 MX$1,631

-19.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$510 MX$9,640

$968 MX$18.3K

-47.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$397 MX$7,509

$478 MX$9,037

-16.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$950 MX$18K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-41.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$765 MX$14.5K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-36.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,810 MX$34.2K

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-42.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,586 MX$143.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$805 MX$15.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.8

11.42

3.33%

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

Last update for Rosarito: November 5, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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