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 5.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 3.4% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: San Fernando is 51% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.29 TTD 69.6

$11.88 MX$210

-13.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.0 TTD 392

$41.90 MX$740

38.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.24 TTD 48.92

$10.55 MX$186

-31.37%

Cappuccino

$3.64 TTD 24.62

$3.60 MX$63.5

1.11%

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

$1.06 TTD 7.16

$1.50 MX$26.45

-29.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 TTD 5.36

$0.91 MX$16.09

-13.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 TTD 12.75

$3.08 MX$54.4

-38.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 TTD 16.83

$4.47 MX$78.8

-44.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.07 TTD 14.00

$1.39 MX$24.54

48.92%

White Bread (500g)

$2.31 TTD 15.64

$1.90 MX$33.47

21.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.59 TTD 17.49

$1.60 MX$28.27

61.87%

Eggs

$3.78 TTD 25.55

$2.60 MX$45.97

45.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.70 TTD 52.1

$8.36 MX$148

-7.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.44 TTD 70.6

$8.64 MX$152

20.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.92 TTD 60.3

$10.91 MX$192

-18.24%

Apples (1kg)

$5.84 TTD 39.50

$2.61 MX$45.98

123.75%

Banana (1kg)

$2.58 TTD 17.42

$1.44 MX$25.46

79.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.28 TTD 28.91

$1.96 MX$34.55

118.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.85 TTD 32.77

$2.12 MX$37.34

128.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.27 TTD 8.60

$1.86 MX$32.87

-31.72%

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 TTD 4.85

$2.22 MX$39.20

-67.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.51 TTD 10.20

$1.02 MX$17.99

48.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 TTD 8.09

$1.04 MX$18.36

15.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.61 TTD 37.89

$4.05 MX$71.5

38.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.99 TTD 122

$10.18 MX$180

76.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.49 TTD 10.06

$1.69 MX$29.79

-11.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 TTD 18.83

$2.62 MX$46.25

6.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 TTD 2.90

$0.51 MX$9.09

-15.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.92 TTD 297

$26.52 MX$468

65.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 TTD 5.77

$3.15 MX$55.7

-73.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.92 TTD 6.19

$2.46 MX$43.49

-62.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.67 TTD 99.2

$3.26 MX$57.5

350.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 TTD 7.03

$1.32 MX$23.36

-21.21%

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

$33.7K TTD 227.7K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

11.99%

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

$38.2K TTD 258.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

60.73%

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

$43.90 TTD 297

$83.5 MX$1,474

-47.44%

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

$42.21 TTD 285

$22.86 MX$404

84.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.28 TTD 313

$30.04 MX$530

54.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.55 TTD 315

$51.9 MX$916

-10.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.92 TTD 60.3

$18.30 MX$323

-51.26%

Cinema Ticket

$8.61 TTD 58.2

$5.12 MX$90.4

68.16%

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

$326 TTD 2,207

$201 MX$3,541

62.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,261 TTD 15.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-57.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.96 TTD 304

$35.73 MX$631

25.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.81 TTD 249

$40.27 MX$711

-8.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.5 TTD 592

$79.2 MX$1,398

10.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.7 TTD 593

$89.3 MX$1,576

-1.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$541 TTD 3,660

$947 MX$16.7K

-42.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$345 TTD 2,333

$483 MX$8,525

-28.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$949 TTD 6,413

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-40.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$703 TTD 4,752

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-41.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,972 TTD 13.3K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-50.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,525 TTD 10.3K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-76.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,041 TTD 7,039

$730 MX$12.9K

42.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.38

11.42

-52.89%

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

Last update for San Fernando: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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