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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Fernando is 53.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Fernando is 38.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.61 ₱201

$11.99 MX$227

-69.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.46 ₱749

$42.47 MX$803

-68.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.7 ₱150

$10.47 MX$198

-74.21%

Cappuccino

$1.08 ₱60

$3.6 MX$68.2

-70.00%

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

$0.46 ₱25.52

$1.44 MX$27.16

-68.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱20.05

$0.89 MX$16.79

-59.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.3 ₱72.6

$3.09 MX$58.5

-57.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 ₱77.4

$4.58 MX$86.6

-69.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ₱103

$1.38 MX$26.04

34.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱68.5

$1.85 MX$34.9

-33.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.96 ₱53.3

$1.57 MX$29.68

-38.85%

Eggs

$2.19 ₱122

$2.55 MX$48.3

-14.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.27 ₱516

$8.61 MX$163

7.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.75 ₱209

$8.54 MX$161

-56.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.77 ₱433

$10.98 MX$208

-29.23%

Apples (1kg)

$2.62 ₱146

$2.72 MX$51.4

-3.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.8 ₱99.9

$1.51 MX$28.57

19.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ₱130

$1.88 MX$35.63

23.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 ₱65.1

$2.19 MX$41.42

-46.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.89 ₱105

$1.87 MX$35.3

1.07%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 ₱120

$2.19 MX$41.37

-1.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ₱37.9

$1.07 MX$20.23

-36.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 ₱35.34

$1.09 MX$20.64

-42.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.34 ₱186

$3.96 MX$74.9

-15.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.78 ₱489

$8.86 MX$167

-0.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 ₱59.7

$1.72 MX$32.53

-37.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.43 ₱79.6

$2.61 MX$49.37

-45.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.7

$0.52 MX$9.74

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$21.28 ₱1,185

$26.59 MX$503

-19.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 ₱40.45

$3.24 MX$61.2

-77.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱13.38

$2.38 MX$44.94

-89.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 ₱60.1

$3.11 MX$58.7

-65.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₱64.4

$1.31 MX$24.85

-11.45%

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

$28.9K ₱1.6M

$30.3K MX$573K

-4.79%

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

$24.2K ₱1.3M

$24K MX$453.6K

0.83%

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

$105 ₱5,819

$84.2 MX$1,592

24.06%

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

$17.77 ₱990

$22.14 MX$419

-19.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.71 ₱1,432

$30.14 MX$570

-14.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.53 ₱1,700

$52 MX$983

-41.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.27 ₱405

$18.72 MX$354

-61.16%

Cinema Ticket

$4.3 ₱239

$5.07 MX$95.9

-15.19%

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

$62.5 ₱3,477

$200 MX$3,787

-68.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,912 ₱106.5K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-64.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.32 ₱1,966

$35.74 MX$676

-1.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.94 ₱887

$39.8 MX$753

-59.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$52.7 ₱2,931

$79 MX$1,493

-33.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.81 ₱2,550

$88.4 MX$1,671

-48.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$353 ₱19.7K

$965 MX$18.3K

-63.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$236 ₱13.2K

$474 MX$8,968

-50.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$576 ₱32.1K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-65.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 ₱26.9K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-59.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,440 ₱135.9K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-20.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$344 ₱19.2K

$792 MX$15K

-56.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.5

11.42

-51.84%

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

Last update for San Fernando: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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