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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salento is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salento is 37.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.92 COP 14.9K

$11.58 MX$212

-66.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.77 COP 90.5K

$42 MX$769

-43.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.1 COP 27K

$10.5 MX$192

-32.38%

Cappuccino

$1.57 COP 5,978

$3.43 MX$62.8

-54.23%

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

$0.86 COP 3,281

$1.49 MX$27.34

-42.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 COP 2,159

$0.94 MX$17.27

-39.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.18 COP 4,500

$3.08 MX$56.3

-61.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 COP 8,255

$4.37 MX$79.9

-50.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 COP 4,046

$1.39 MX$25.44

-23.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 COP 4,957

$1.85 MX$33.81

-29.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 COP 4,347

$1.58 MX$28.88

-27.85%

Eggs

$2.12 COP 8,089

$2.51 MX$46

-15.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.65 COP 17.7K

$8.26 MX$151

-43.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.15 COP 19.6K

$8.7 MX$159

-40.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.55 COP 28.8K

$10.73 MX$196

-29.64%

Apples (1kg)

$2.47 COP 9,405

$2.61 MX$47.74

-5.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 COP 3,965

$1.49 MX$27.28

-30.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.3 COP 4,936

$1.95 MX$35.72

-33.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.1 COP 4,193

$2.09 MX$38.26

-47.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,243

$1.81 MX$33.05

-38.67%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,452

$2.16 MX$39.62

-45.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 COP 3,266

$1.03 MX$18.85

-16.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 COP 2,644

$1.08 MX$19.7

-36.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.36 COP 8,989

$4.14 MX$75.9

-43.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.63 COP 36.7K

$8.88 MX$163

8.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.1 COP 4,190

$1.67 MX$30.64

-34.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 COP 6,763

$2.53 MX$46.31

-29.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 COP 2,777

$0.51 MX$9.27

43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 COP 5,577

$3.26 MX$59.7

-55.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.7 COP 6,477

$2.51 MX$45.94

-32.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 COP 22.4K

$3.12 MX$57.2

88.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,585

$1.31 MX$23.96

-28.24%

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

$18.1K COP 69.1M

$30.9K MX$565K

-41.20%

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

$24.9K COP 94.8M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

4.29%

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

$82.9 COP 315.8K

$83 MX$1,520

-0.16%

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

$9.11 COP 34.7K

$22.59 MX$414

-59.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.27 COP 84.8K

$29.51 MX$540

-24.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.7 COP 90.3K

$51.6 MX$944

-54.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 15.1K

$4.9 MX$89.7

-19.18%

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

$242 COP 920.2K

$200 MX$3,668

20.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,863 COP 22.3M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

13.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.1 COP 229K

$36.41 MX$667

65.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.9 COP 125.3K

$39.91 MX$731

-17.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82 COP 312.4K

$79.9 MX$1,462

2.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74 COP 281.9K

$87.7 MX$1,605

-15.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$272 COP 1M

$983 MX$18K

-72.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$234 COP 889.9K

$470 MX$8,612

-50.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$522 COP 2M

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-67.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$415 COP 1.6M

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-65.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,406 COP 5.4M

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-63.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,055 COP 4M

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-83.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.06

11.42

14.36%

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

Last update for Salento: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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