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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sal is 27.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sal is 9.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.62 CVE 533

$11.99 MX$227

-53.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$47.21 CVE 4,482

$42.47 MX$803

11.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.16 CVE 679

$10.47 MX$198

-31.61%

Cappuccino

$2.26 CVE 214

$3.6 MX$68.2

-37.22%

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

$2.56 CVE 243

$1.44 MX$27.16

77.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 CVE 107

$0.89 MX$16.79

25.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.95 CVE 375

$3.09 MX$58.5

27.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 CVE 303

$4.58 MX$86.6

-30.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 CVE 142

$1.38 MX$26.04

7.97%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 CVE 200

$1.85 MX$34.9

14.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.56 CVE 148

$1.57 MX$29.68

-0.64%

Eggs

$2.88 CVE 274

$2.55 MX$48.3

12.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.05 CVE 1,050

$8.61 MX$163

28.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.23 CVE 782

$8.54 MX$161

-3.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.35 CVE 1,552

$10.98 MX$208

48.91%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 CVE 273

$2.72 MX$51.4

5.88%

Banana (1kg)

$2.54 CVE 241

$1.51 MX$28.57

68.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 CVE 274

$1.88 MX$35.63

53.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.15 CVE 394

$2.19 MX$41.42

89.50%

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 CVE 155

$1.87 MX$35.3

-12.83%

Onion (1kg)

$2 CVE 190

$2.19 MX$41.37

-8.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.85 CVE 176

$1.07 MX$20.23

72.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 CVE 109

$1.09 MX$20.64

5.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.65 CVE 442

$3.96 MX$74.9

17.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.5 CVE 712

$8.86 MX$167

-15.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.07 CVE 291

$1.72 MX$32.53

78.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 CVE 186

$2.61 MX$49.37

-24.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.06 CVE 101

$0.52 MX$9.74

103.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 CVE 193

$3.24 MX$61.2

-37.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.83 CVE 269

$2.38 MX$44.94

18.91%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$12.87 CVE 1,222

$3.11 MX$58.7

313.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 CVE 139

$1.31 MX$24.85

11.45%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

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

$24K MX$453.6K

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

$89.4 CVE 8,491

$84.2 MX$1,592

6.15%

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

$22.14 MX$419

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.7 CVE 5,292

$30.14 MX$570

84.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.18 CVE 3,245

$52 MX$983

-34.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.07 MX$95.9

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

$148 CVE 14.1K

$200 MX$3,787

-25.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,520 CVE 239.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-52.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.26 CVE 2,968

$35.74 MX$676

-12.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.8 MX$753

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79 MX$1,493

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$147 CVE 14K

$88.4 MX$1,671

66.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$336 CVE 31.9K

$965 MX$18.3K

-65.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$297 CVE 28.2K

$474 MX$8,968

-37.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$454 CVE 43.1K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-72.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$400 CVE 38K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$687 CVE 65.3K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-77.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$355 CVE 33.8K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-95.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$287 CVE 27.2K

$792 MX$15K

-63.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.17

11.42

-45.97%

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

Last update for Sal: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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