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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Cristobal is 33.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Cristobal is 3.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 VES 1,555

$11.88 MX$210

-62.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.49 VES 10.5K

$41.90 MX$740

-27.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.78 VES 3,715

$10.55 MX$186

2.18%

Cappuccino

$1.68 VES 580

$3.60 MX$63.5

-53.33%

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

$0.84 VES 290

$1.50 MX$26.45

-44.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 VES 221

$0.91 MX$16.09

-29.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.23 VES 422

$3.08 MX$54.4

-60.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.46 VES 504

$4.47 MX$78.8

-67.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 VES 455

$1.39 MX$24.54

-5.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.59 VES 549

$1.90 MX$33.47

-16.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.96 VES 330

$1.60 MX$28.27

-40.00%

Eggs

$2.13 VES 734

$2.60 MX$45.97

-18.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.82 VES 1,660

$8.36 MX$148

-42.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.11 VES 1,417

$8.64 MX$152

-52.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.62 VES 1,936

$10.91 MX$192

-48.49%

Apples (1kg)

$9.93 VES 3,421

$2.61 MX$45.98

280.46%

Banana (1kg)

$0.38 VES 132

$1.44 MX$25.46

-73.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.23 VES 422

$1.96 MX$34.55

-37.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.13 VES 391

$2.12 MX$37.34

-46.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 VES 352

$1.86 MX$32.87

-45.16%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 VES 326

$2.22 MX$39.20

-57.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.51 VES 176

$1.02 MX$17.99

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 VES 590

$1.04 MX$18.36

64.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.41 VES 1,174

$4.05 MX$71.5

-15.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.88 VES 2,027

$10.18 MX$180

-42.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 VES 272

$1.69 MX$29.79

-53.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.24 VES 427

$2.62 MX$46.25

-52.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 VES 178

$0.51 MX$9.09

1.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.42 VES 8,413

$26.52 MX$468

-7.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.52 VES 869

$3.15 MX$55.7

-20.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.18 VES 1,096

$2.46 MX$43.49

29.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.91 VES 1,691

$3.26 MX$57.5

50.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.51 VES 177

$1.32 MX$23.36

-61.36%

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

$30.0K VES 10.3M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-0.20%

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

$33.8K VES 11.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

42.14%

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

$22.52 VES 7,760

$83.5 MX$1,474

-73.04%

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

$5.98 VES 2,061

$22.86 MX$404

-73.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.00 VES 14.1K

$30.04 MX$530

36.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.28 VES 5,264

$51.9 MX$916

-70.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.85 VES 6,839

$18.30 MX$323

8.47%

Cinema Ticket

$6.85 VES 2,358

$5.12 MX$90.4

33.79%

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

$44.13 VES 15.2K

$201 MX$3,541

-78.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.92 VES 11.3K

$35.73 MX$631

-7.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.10 VES 6,925

$40.27 MX$711

-50.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.0 VES 33.1K

$79.2 MX$1,398

21.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.5 VES 21.2K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-31.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$176 VES 60.5K

$947 MX$16.7K

-81.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$120 VES 41.4K

$483 MX$8,525

-75.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 VES 95.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-82.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 VES 60.9K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-85.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$525 VES 181.0K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-86.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$404 VES 139.1K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-93.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$200 VES 68.9K

$730 MX$12.9K

-72.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for San Cristobal: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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