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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salta is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salta is 2.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.96 ARS 14.5K

$11.88 MX$210

-16.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.51 ARS 57.4K

$41.90 MX$740

-5.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.58 ARS 9,559

$10.55 MX$186

-37.63%

Cappuccino

$2.30 ARS 3,346

$3.60 MX$63.5

-36.11%

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

$1.38 ARS 2,005

$1.50 MX$26.45

-8.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.29 ARS 1,867

$0.91 MX$16.09

41.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.83 ARS 2,663

$3.08 MX$54.4

-40.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 ARS 4,485

$4.47 MX$78.8

-30.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.40 ARS 2,039

$1.39 MX$24.54

0.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.70 ARS 2,474

$1.90 MX$33.47

-10.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.99 ARS 2,896

$1.60 MX$28.27

24.37%

Eggs

$2.60 ARS 3,780

$2.60 MX$45.97

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.69 ARS 5,362

$8.36 MX$148

-55.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.63 ARS 6,729

$8.64 MX$152

-46.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.09 ARS 14.7K

$10.91 MX$192

-7.52%

Apples (1kg)

$1.22 ARS 1,775

$2.61 MX$45.98

-53.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 ARS 2,433

$1.44 MX$25.46

16.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.79 ARS 1,145

$1.96 MX$34.55

-59.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.03 ARS 2,944

$2.12 MX$37.34

-4.25%

Potato (1kg)

$0.58 ARS 842

$1.86 MX$32.87

-68.82%

Onion (1kg)

$0.77 ARS 1,118

$2.22 MX$39.20

-65.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 ARS 1,854

$1.02 MX$17.99

25.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.66 ARS 2,417

$1.04 MX$18.36

59.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.75 ARS 5,450

$4.05 MX$71.5

-7.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.10 ARS 7,401

$10.18 MX$180

-49.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 ARS 1,982

$1.69 MX$29.79

-19.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 ARS 5,731

$2.62 MX$46.25

50.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 ARS 1,157

$0.51 MX$9.09

56.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ARS 2,161

$3.15 MX$55.7

-52.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 ARS 1,240

$2.46 MX$43.49

-65.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.11 ARS 8,877

$3.26 MX$57.5

87.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 ARS 1,416

$1.32 MX$23.36

-26.52%

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

$22.9K ARS 33.2M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-23.92%

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

$33.1K ARS 48.1M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

39.43%

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

$99.3 ARS 144.1K

$83.5 MX$1,474

18.82%

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

$15.47 ARS 22.5K

$22.86 MX$404

-32.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.86 ARS 14.3K

$30.04 MX$530

-67.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.62 ARS 43.0K

$51.9 MX$916

-42.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.88 ARS 20.2K

$18.30 MX$323

-24.15%

Cinema Ticket

$6.06 ARS 8,797

$5.12 MX$90.4

18.36%

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

$99.1 ARS 143.9K

$201 MX$3,541

-50.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,663 ARS 3.9M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-49.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.2 ARS 90.3K

$35.73 MX$631

74.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.0 ARS 82.7K

$40.27 MX$711

41.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 ARS 154.6K

$79.2 MX$1,398

34.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$101 ARS 146.5K

$89.3 MX$1,576

13.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$452 ARS 656.8K

$947 MX$16.7K

-52.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$388 ARS 563.3K

$483 MX$8,525

-19.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$643 ARS 933.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-59.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$549 ARS 797.0K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-54.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,846 ARS 2.7M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-53.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,255 ARS 1.8M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-80.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$860 ARS 1.2M

$730 MX$12.9K

17.87%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

58.5

11.42

412.26%

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

Last update for Salta: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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