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Cost of Living Comparison Between San Bernardo and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between San Bernardo and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: San Bernardo is 34.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 9.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: San Bernardo is 4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.57 CLP 9,332
$11.88 MX$210
-11.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$54.9 CLP 48.5K
$41.90 MX$740
31.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.55 CLP 7,550
$10.55 MX$186
-18.96%
Cappuccino
$3.24 CLP 2,864
$3.60 MX$63.5
-10.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 CLP 799
$1.50 MX$26.45
-39.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.30 CLP 1,144
$0.91 MX$16.09
42.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.31 CLP 2,922
$3.08 MX$54.4
7.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.22 CLP 3,727
$4.47 MX$78.8
-5.59%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 CLP 1,017
$1.39 MX$24.54
-17.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.59 CLP 1,400
$1.90 MX$33.47
-16.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.12 CLP 1,873
$1.60 MX$28.27
32.50%
Eggs
$4.07 CLP 3,594
$2.60 MX$45.97
56.54%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.32 CLP 9,107
$8.36 MX$148
23.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.56 CLP 5,791
$8.64 MX$152
-24.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.93 CLP 9,651
$10.91 MX$192
0.18%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 CLP 1,776
$2.61 MX$45.98
-22.99%
Banana (1kg)
$1.57 CLP 1,382
$1.44 MX$25.46
9.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.03 CLP 1,790
$1.96 MX$34.55
3.57%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.84 CLP 1,625
$2.12 MX$37.34
-13.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.94 CLP 1,716
$1.86 MX$32.87
4.30%
Onion (1kg)
$1.64 CLP 1,446
$2.22 MX$39.20
-26.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 CLP 1,190
$1.02 MX$17.99
32.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.19 CLP 1,049
$1.04 MX$18.36
14.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.36 CLP 2,968
$4.05 MX$71.5
-17.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.76 CLP 5,970
$10.18 MX$180
-33.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.62 CLP 1,430
$1.69 MX$29.79
-4.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.51 CLP 2,219
$2.62 MX$46.25
-4.20%
🚌 Getting Around
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.62 CLP 550
$0.51 MX$9.09
21.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.52 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.47 CLP 412
$3.15 MX$55.7
-85.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.48 CLP 1,303
$2.46 MX$43.49
-39.84%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.43 CLP 10.1K
$3.26 MX$57.5
250.61%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.36 CLP 1,201
$1.32 MX$23.36
3.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.6K CLP 17.3M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-34.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.7K CLP 20.0M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-4.63%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$131 CLP 115.5K
$83.5 MX$1,474
56.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.60 CLP 12.0K
$22.86 MX$404
-40.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$21.86 CLP 19.3K
$30.04 MX$530
-27.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.10 CLP 33.6K
$51.9 MX$916
-26.59%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.48 CLP 19.0K
$18.30 MX$323
17.38%
Cinema Ticket
$6.62 CLP 5,848
$5.12 MX$90.4
29.30%
🧸 Childcare & Education
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 CLP 387.3K
$201 MX$3,541
118.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,745 CLP 7.7M
$5,318 MX$93.9K
64.44%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$56.0 CLP 49.4K
$35.73 MX$631
56.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.22 CLP 29.3K
$40.27 MX$711
-17.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.3 CLP 67.3K
$79.2 MX$1,398
-3.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.5 CLP 72.9K
$89.3 MX$1,576
-7.54%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$484 CLP 427.2K
$947 MX$16.7K
-48.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 CLP 334.7K
$483 MX$8,525
-21.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$888 CLP 783.7K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-44.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$599 CLP 529.1K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-50.50%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,041 CLP 1.8M
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-48.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,512 CLP 1.3M
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-76.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
San Bernardo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,422 CLP 1.3M
$730 MX$12.9K
94.97%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.18
11.42
-54.64%

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Last update for San Bernardo: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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