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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Juan is 39% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Juan is 38.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.96 ARS 7,081

$11.73 MX$222

-49.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.66 ARS 35.2K

$41.52 MX$785

-28.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.85 ARS 9,319

$10.57 MX$200

-25.73%

Cappuccino

$1.56 ARS 1,855

$3.49 MX$65.9

-55.30%

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

$0.91 ARS 1,079

$1.45 MX$27.33

-37.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 ARS 1,052

$0.97 MX$18.33

-8.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.98 ARS 2,357

$3.03 MX$57.2

-34.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ARS 3,550

$4.59 MX$86.8

-34.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 ARS 872

$1.42 MX$26.87

-48.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 ARS 780

$1.87 MX$35.43

-64.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 ARS 1,453

$1.54 MX$29.2

-20.78%

Eggs

$1.74 ARS 2,069

$2.6 MX$49.21

-33.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.35 ARS 3,984

$8.32 MX$157

-59.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 ARS 4,229

$8.54 MX$161

-58.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.06 ARS 4,816

$10.67 MX$202

-61.95%

Apples (1kg)

$1.54 ARS 1,829

$2.66 MX$50.2

-42.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 ARS 1,754

$1.51 MX$28.5

-1.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.47 ARS 1,741

$1.9 MX$35.87

-22.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 ARS 2,463

$2.19 MX$41.45

-5.48%

Potato (1kg)

$0.62 ARS 735

$1.78 MX$33.7

-65.17%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 ARS 789

$2.17 MX$41.05

-69.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.41 ARS 488

$1.07 MX$20.14

-61.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 ARS 1,053

$1.09 MX$20.53

-18.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.72 ARS 2,041

$4.17 MX$78.8

-58.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.98 ARS 4,724

$8.75 MX$165

-54.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 ARS 1,732

$1.69 MX$31.91

-13.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ARS 2,100

$2.53 MX$47.74

-30.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ARS 341

$0.51 MX$9.59

-43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.88 ARS 5,796

$26.97 MX$510

-81.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 ARS 494

$3.25 MX$61.4

-87.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.01 ARS 1,200

$2.49 MX$47.01

-59.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.84 ARS 5,749

$3.22 MX$60.8

50.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ARS 1,365

$1.26 MX$23.87

-8.73%

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

$30.9K ARS 36.7M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

3.66%

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

$21K ARS 25M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

-10.09%

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

$75.9 ARS 90.1K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-9.90%

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

$5.14 ARS 6,104

$22.8 MX$431

-77.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.14 ARS 12K

$30.04 MX$568

-66.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.77 ARS 21.1K

$51.4 MX$972

-65.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.95 ARS 7,064

$18.28 MX$346

-67.45%

Cinema Ticket

$1.97 ARS 2,339

$4.97 MX$94.1

-60.36%

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

$101 ARS 120.3K

$197 MX$3,719

-48.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,158 ARS 2.6M

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-58.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.6 ARS 58.9K

$35.81 MX$677

38.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.77 ARS 59.1K

$39.43 MX$745

26.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$100 ARS 119.2K

$80.9 MX$1,529

24.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 ARS 142.1K

$86.3 MX$1,631

38.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$147 ARS 174.6K

$968 MX$18.3K

-84.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$89.8 ARS 106.7K

$478 MX$9,037

-81.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$250 ARS 296.5K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-84.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$202 ARS 239.5K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-83.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,719 ARS 2M

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-45.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,448 ARS 1.7M

$7,586 MX$143.4K

-80.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$530 ARS 629.3K

$805 MX$15.2K

-34.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

591.77%

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

Last update for San Juan: November 4, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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