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

🙂 Solo nomad: Safi is 45.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Safi is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.73 MAD 34.40

$11.88 MX$210

-68.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.50 MAD 152

$41.90 MX$740

-60.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.72 MAD 43.60

$10.55 MX$186

-55.26%

Cappuccino

$1.99 MAD 18.36

$3.60 MX$63.5

-44.72%

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

$0.59 MAD 5.42

$1.50 MX$26.45

-60.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MAD 3.15

$0.91 MX$16.09

-62.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.68 MAD 15.50

$3.08 MX$54.4

-45.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.63 MAD 15.04

$4.47 MX$78.8

-63.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.82 MAD 7.56

$1.39 MX$24.54

-41.01%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 MAD 4.39

$1.90 MX$33.47

-74.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.53 MAD 14.08

$1.60 MX$28.27

-4.38%

Eggs

$1.92 MAD 17.71

$2.60 MX$45.97

-26.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.12 MAD 65.7

$8.36 MX$148

-14.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.16 MAD 66.1

$8.64 MX$152

-17.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.35 MAD 86.3

$10.91 MX$192

-14.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.26 MAD 11.67

$2.61 MX$45.98

-51.72%

Banana (1kg)

$1.24 MAD 11.40

$1.44 MX$25.46

-13.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.81 MAD 7.48

$1.96 MX$34.55

-58.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.77 MAD 7.07

$2.12 MX$37.34

-63.68%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 MAD 6.39

$1.86 MX$32.87

-62.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.69 MAD 6.37

$2.22 MX$39.20

-68.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.42 MAD 3.92

$1.02 MX$17.99

-58.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MAD 5.45

$1.04 MX$18.36

-43.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 MAD 36.84

$4.05 MX$71.5

-1.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.80 MAD 72.0

$10.18 MX$180

-23.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 MAD 18.17

$1.69 MX$29.79

16.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 MAD 17.98

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MAD 4.66

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.92 MAD 101

$26.52 MX$468

-58.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.56 MAD 5.19

$3.15 MX$55.7

-82.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.48 MAD 4.43

$2.46 MX$43.49

-80.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.42 MAD 59.3

$3.26 MX$57.5

96.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.60 MAD 14.72

$1.32 MX$23.36

21.21%

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

$37.0K MAD 341.8K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

23.08%

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

$29.3K MAD 270.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

23.16%

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

$29.47 MAD 272

$83.5 MX$1,474

-64.72%

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

$10.85 MAD 100

$22.86 MX$404

-52.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.35 MAD 372

$30.04 MX$530

34.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.61 MAD 199

$51.9 MX$916

-58.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.32 MAD 49.12

$18.30 MX$323

-70.93%

Cinema Ticket

$3.73 MAD 34.40

$5.12 MX$90.4

-27.15%

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

$157 MAD 1,448

$201 MX$3,541

-21.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,678 MAD 33.9K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-30.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.18 MAD 389

$35.73 MX$631

18.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.15 MAD 334

$40.27 MX$711

-10.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$100 MAD 927

$79.2 MX$1,398

26.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.87 MAD 359

$89.3 MX$1,576

-56.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$242 MAD 2,238

$947 MX$16.7K

-74.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$137 MAD 1,269

$483 MX$8,525

-71.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$460 MAD 4,249

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-71.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$233 MAD 2,155

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-80.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$933 MAD 8,612

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-76.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$581 MAD 5,360

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-90.93%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$474 MAD 4,376

$730 MX$12.9K

-35.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.81

11.42

-57.88%

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

Last update for Safi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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