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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salento is 46.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salento is 28.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.91 COP 14.4K

$11.88 MX$210

-67.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.87 COP 87.7K

$41.90 MX$740

-43.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.14 COP 26.2K

$10.55 MX$186

-32.32%

Cappuccino

$1.58 COP 5,785

$3.60 MX$63.5

-56.11%

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

$0.86 COP 3,162

$1.50 MX$26.45

-42.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 COP 2,207

$0.91 MX$16.09

-34.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.14 COP 4,180

$3.08 MX$54.4

-62.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 COP 7,837

$4.47 MX$78.8

-52.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,041

$1.39 MX$24.54

-20.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 COP 4,705

$1.90 MX$33.47

-32.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,307

$1.60 MX$28.27

-26.88%

Eggs

$2.19 COP 8,052

$2.60 MX$45.97

-15.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.40 COP 16.1K

$8.36 MX$148

-47.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.38 COP 19.8K

$8.64 MX$152

-37.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.22 COP 26.5K

$10.91 MX$192

-33.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 COP 9,382

$2.61 MX$45.98

-1.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 COP 3,799

$1.44 MX$25.46

-28.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 COP 4,990

$1.96 MX$34.55

-30.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.10 COP 4,040

$2.12 MX$37.34

-48.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,127

$1.86 MX$32.87

-39.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,162

$2.22 MX$39.20

-49.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 COP 3,044

$1.02 MX$17.99

-18.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 COP 2,399

$1.04 MX$18.36

-37.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 COP 8,888

$4.05 MX$71.5

-40.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.56 COP 35.1K

$10.18 MX$180

-6.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 COP 4,000

$1.69 MX$29.79

-35.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 COP 6,504

$2.62 MX$46.25

-32.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,646

$0.51 MX$9.09

41.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,448

$3.15 MX$55.7

-53.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.70 COP 6,255

$2.46 MX$43.49

-30.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.89 COP 21.6K

$3.26 MX$57.5

80.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 COP 3,618

$1.32 MX$23.36

-25.00%

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

$17.9K COP 65.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-40.45%

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

$25.8K COP 94.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

8.50%

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

$81.4 COP 298.7K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-2.61%

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

$8.84 COP 32.5K

$22.86 MX$404

-61.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.97 COP 84.3K

$30.04 MX$530

-23.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.11 COP 84.9K

$51.9 MX$916

-55.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$3.98 COP 14.6K

$5.12 MX$90.4

-22.27%

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

$239 COP 877.1K

$201 MX$3,541

19.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,849 COP 21.5M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

9.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 COP 213.6K

$35.73 MX$631

62.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.80 COP 120.4K

$40.27 MX$711

-18.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.6 COP 307.0K

$79.2 MX$1,398

5.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.0 COP 268.0K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-18.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$272 COP 998.5K

$947 MX$16.7K

-71.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$235 COP 864.4K

$483 MX$8,525

-51.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$531 COP 2.0M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-66.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$420 COP 1.5M

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-65.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,431 COP 5.3M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-64.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,061 COP 3.9M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-83.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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