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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salento is 38.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salento is 41.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.04 COP 15.2K

$11.85 MX$211

-65.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.58 COP 88.6K

$42.16 MX$750

-44.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.08 COP 26.6K

$10.75 MX$191

-34.14%

Cappuccino

$1.56 COP 5,883

$3.47 MX$61.8

-55.04%

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

$0.94 COP 3,546

$1.45 MX$25.85

-35.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 COP 2,109

$0.90 MX$16.06

-37.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.19 COP 4,479

$3.05 MX$54.3

-60.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 COP 8,053

$4.42 MX$78.6

-51.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.05 COP 3,957

$1.37 MX$24.36

-23.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,906

$1.87 MX$33.31

-30.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 COP 4,477

$1.54 MX$27.46

-22.73%

Eggs

$2.21 COP 8,321

$2.50 MX$44.53

-11.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.54 COP 17.1K

$8.61 MX$153

-47.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.30 COP 19.9K

$8.63 MX$154

-38.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.37 COP 27.7K

$11.02 MX$196

-33.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.55 COP 9,572

$2.75 MX$48.91

-7.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 COP 3,917

$1.43 MX$25.41

-27.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.30 COP 4,874

$1.87 MX$33.32

-30.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 COP 3,955

$2.17 MX$38.56

-51.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,187

$1.88 MX$33.50

-40.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 COP 4,434

$2.25 MX$39.96

-47.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.82 COP 3,070

$1.07 MX$18.99

-23.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 COP 2,642

$1.07 MX$19.10

-34.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 8,840

$4.15 MX$73.9

-43.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.74 COP 36.6K

$10.34 MX$184

-5.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 COP 4,259

$1.68 MX$29.87

-32.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 COP 6,488

$2.48 MX$44.19

-30.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 COP 2,593

$0.55 MX$9.87

25.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 COP 5,296

$3.22 MX$57.2

-56.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.77 COP 6,667

$2.48 MX$44.15

-28.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.09 COP 22.9K

$3.11 MX$55.3

95.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 COP 3,796

$1.26 MX$22.34

-19.84%

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

$18.1K COP 67.9M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-41.06%

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

$25.1K COP 94.4M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

4.42%

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

$81.1 COP 304.9K

$82.5 MX$1,467

-1.70%

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

$9.27 COP 34.9K

$22.29 MX$396

-58.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.14 COP 87.0K

$30.02 MX$534

-22.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.77 COP 89.4K

$51.4 MX$915

-53.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$3.88 COP 14.6K

$4.98 MX$88.7

-22.09%

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

$240 COP 900.9K

$200 MX$3,558

19.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,046 COP 22.7M

$5,304 MX$94.4K

13.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.8 COP 217.4K

$35.71 MX$635

61.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.38 COP 121.7K

$39.56 MX$704

-18.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.0 COP 319.5K

$80.6 MX$1,433

5.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.6 COP 273.0K

$88.3 MX$1,571

-17.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$271 COP 1.0M

$969 MX$17.2K

-72.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$242 COP 908.9K

$482 MX$8,579

-49.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$531 COP 2.0M

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-66.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$416 COP 1.6M

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-64.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,445 COP 5.4M

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-64.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,053 COP 4.0M

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-83.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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