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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salem is 61.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salem is 64.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.31 ₹198

$11.73 MX$222

-80.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.08 ₹691

$41.52 MX$785

-80.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.57 ₹391

$10.57 MX$200

-56.76%

Cappuccino

$1.29 ₹110

$3.49 MX$65.9

-63.04%

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

$0.46 ₹39.73

$1.45 MX$27.33

-68.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 ₹20.61

$0.97 MX$18.33

-75.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 ₹152

$3.03 MX$57.2

-41.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.13 ₹439

$4.59 MX$86.8

11.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.62 ₹53.2

$1.42 MX$26.87

-56.34%

White Bread (500g)

$0.39 ₹33.43

$1.87 MX$35.43

-79.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.7 ₹59.6

$1.54 MX$29.2

-54.55%

Eggs

$0.82 ₹70.2

$2.6 MX$49.21

-68.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.01 ₹770

$8.32 MX$157

8.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.76 ₹236

$8.54 MX$161

-67.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.67 MX$202

Apples (1kg)

$1.99 ₹170

$2.66 MX$50.2

-25.19%

Banana (1kg)

$0.77 ₹65.8

$1.51 MX$28.5

-49.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 ₹129

$1.9 MX$35.87

-20.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ₹36.43

$2.19 MX$41.45

-80.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 ₹32.02

$1.78 MX$33.7

-79.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.14

$2.17 MX$41.05

-77.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 ₹18.8

$1.07 MX$20.14

-79.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₹30.91

$1.09 MX$20.53

-66.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.9 ₹248

$4.17 MX$78.8

-30.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.05 ₹347

$8.75 MX$165

-53.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₹154

$1.69 MX$31.91

6.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ₹231

$2.53 MX$47.74

6.72%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.47 ₹468

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₹18.78

$0.51 MX$9.59

-56.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.45 ₹893

$26.97 MX$510

-61.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 ₹96.5

$3.25 MX$61.4

-65.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.49 MX$47.01

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 ₹96.2

$3.22 MX$60.8

-64.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₹98.8

$1.26 MX$23.87

-7.94%

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

$17K ₹1.5M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

-42.95%

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

$29.1K ₹2.5M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

24.26%

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

$34.97 ₹2,991

$84.2 MX$1,592

-58.48%

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

$3.29 ₹281

$22.8 MX$431

-85.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.17 ₹613

$30.04 MX$568

-76.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.43 ₹1,662

$51.4 MX$972

-62.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.06 ₹946

$18.28 MX$346

-39.50%

Cinema Ticket

$2.29 ₹196

$4.97 MX$94.1

-53.92%

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

$31.72 ₹2,713

$197 MX$3,719

-83.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,275 ₹109K

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-75.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.65 ₹1,852

$35.81 MX$677

-39.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.19 ₹2,069

$39.43 MX$745

-38.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.9 ₹3,412

$80.9 MX$1,529

-50.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.35 ₹2,339

$86.3 MX$1,631

-68.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$99.4 ₹8,505

$968 MX$18.3K

-89.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$63.3 ₹5,416

$478 MX$9,037

-86.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$267 ₹22.9K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-83.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$167 ₹14.3K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-86.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,415 ₹121K

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-54.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$372 ₹31.8K

$7,586 MX$143.4K

-95.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$360 ₹30.8K

$805 MX$15.2K

-55.24%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.47

11.42

-17.08%

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

Last update for Salem: November 4, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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