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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Juan de Pasto is 55.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Juan de Pasto is 35.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.72 COP 9,980

$11.88 MX$210

-77.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.14 COP 44.6K

$41.90 MX$740

-71.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.52 COP 23.9K

$10.55 MX$186

-38.20%

Cappuccino

$1.74 COP 6,397

$3.60 MX$63.5

-51.67%

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

$0.69 COP 2,552

$1.50 MX$26.45

-54.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 COP 1,655

$0.91 MX$16.09

-50.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.25 COP 4,598

$3.08 MX$54.4

-59.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 COP 8,750

$4.47 MX$78.8

-46.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 COP 4,007

$1.39 MX$24.54

-21.58%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 COP 4,502

$1.90 MX$33.47

-35.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 COP 4,381

$1.60 MX$28.27

-25.63%

Eggs

$1.92 COP 7,046

$2.60 MX$45.97

-26.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.91 COP 21.7K

$8.36 MX$148

-29.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.28 COP 15.7K

$8.64 MX$152

-50.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.25 COP 26.6K

$10.91 MX$192

-33.55%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 COP 5,881

$2.61 MX$45.98

-38.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,936

$1.44 MX$25.46

-25.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.30 COP 4,769

$1.96 MX$34.55

-33.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 COP 3,149

$2.12 MX$37.34

-59.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,311

$1.86 MX$32.87

-37.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 COP 4,177

$2.22 MX$39.20

-48.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 COP 3,205

$1.02 MX$17.99

-14.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 COP 2,515

$1.04 MX$18.36

-34.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 COP 8,883

$4.05 MX$71.5

-40.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.50 COP 49.6K

$10.18 MX$180

32.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 COP 4,121

$1.69 MX$29.79

-33.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 COP 6,549

$2.62 MX$46.25

-32.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.58 COP 2,146

$0.51 MX$9.09

13.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 COP 5,563

$3.15 MX$55.7

-51.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.48 COP 5,437

$2.46 MX$43.49

-39.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.10 COP 22.4K

$3.26 MX$57.5

87.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 COP 3,329

$1.32 MX$23.36

-31.06%

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

$17.9K COP 65.9M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-40.38%

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

$26.0K COP 95.5M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

9.42%

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

$63.1 COP 231.5K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-24.51%

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

$7.36 COP 27.0K

$22.86 MX$404

-67.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.73 COP 83.5K

$30.04 MX$530

-24.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.07 COP 81.0K

$51.9 MX$916

-57.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$3.90 COP 14.3K

$5.12 MX$90.4

-23.83%

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

$238 COP 873.8K

$201 MX$3,541

18.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,982 COP 22.0M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

12.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.1 COP 220.8K

$35.73 MX$631

68.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.90 COP 120.8K

$40.27 MX$711

-18.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.4 COP 302.7K

$79.2 MX$1,398

4.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54.0 COP 198.2K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-39.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$300 COP 1.1M

$947 MX$16.7K

-68.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$235 COP 864.5K

$483 MX$8,525

-51.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-76.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$329 COP 1.2M

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-72.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,623 COP 6.0M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-59.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,178 COP 4.3M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-81.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$426 COP 1.6M

$730 MX$12.9K

-41.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.18

11.42

15.41%

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

Last update for San Juan de Pasto: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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