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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sal is 30.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sal is 1.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.91 CVE 562

$11.88 MX$210

-50.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 CVE 4,449

$41.90 MX$740

11.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.51 CVE 714

$10.55 MX$186

-28.82%

Cappuccino

$2.33 CVE 221

$3.60 MX$63.5

-35.28%

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

$2.46 CVE 234

$1.50 MX$26.45

64.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 CVE 106

$0.91 MX$16.09

23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.87 CVE 368

$3.08 MX$54.4

25.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 CVE 291

$4.47 MX$78.8

-31.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 CVE 137

$1.39 MX$24.54

4.32%

White Bread (500g)

$2.21 CVE 210

$1.90 MX$33.47

16.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 CVE 144

$1.60 MX$28.27

-5.00%

Eggs

$2.77 CVE 264

$2.60 MX$45.97

6.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.30 CVE 1,073

$8.36 MX$148

35.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.50 CVE 808

$8.64 MX$152

-1.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.30 CVE 1,549

$10.91 MX$192

49.40%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 CVE 274

$2.61 MX$45.98

10.34%

Banana (1kg)

$2.43 CVE 231

$1.44 MX$25.46

68.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.92 CVE 278

$1.96 MX$34.55

48.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.12 CVE 391

$2.12 MX$37.34

94.34%

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 CVE 155

$1.86 MX$32.87

-12.37%

Onion (1kg)

$1.93 CVE 183

$2.22 MX$39.20

-13.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.82 CVE 173

$1.02 MX$17.99

78.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 CVE 105

$1.04 MX$18.36

6.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.74 CVE 450

$4.05 MX$71.5

17.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.20 CVE 684

$10.18 MX$180

-29.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.11 CVE 295

$1.69 MX$29.79

84.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 CVE 185

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.07 CVE 101

$0.51 MX$9.09

109.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.11 CVE 200

$3.15 MX$55.7

-33.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.81 CVE 267

$2.46 MX$43.49

14.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.02 CVE 1,237

$3.26 MX$57.5

299.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.48 CVE 141

$1.32 MX$23.36

12.12%

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

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

$90.5 CVE 8,601

$83.5 MX$1,474

8.38%

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

$22.86 MX$404

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.6 CVE 5,191

$30.04 MX$530

81.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.72 CVE 3,299

$51.9 MX$916

-33.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.12 MX$90.4

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

$146 CVE 13.8K

$201 MX$3,541

-27.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,543 CVE 241.6K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-52.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.97 CVE 3,037

$35.73 MX$631

-10.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.27 MX$711

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 MX$1,398

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$145 CVE 13.8K

$89.3 MX$1,576

62.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$334 CVE 31.7K

$947 MX$16.7K

-64.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$294 CVE 27.9K

$483 MX$8,525

-39.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$444 CVE 42.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-72.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$397 CVE 37.7K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-67.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$701 CVE 66.5K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-82.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$343 CVE 32.6K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-94.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$291 CVE 27.6K

$730 MX$12.9K

-60.12%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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