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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Luis is 20.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.7% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: San Luis is 17.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.85 ARS 15.8K

$11.88 MX$210

-8.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.29 ARS 58.5K

$41.90 MX$740

-3.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.47 ARS 13.8K

$10.55 MX$186

-10.24%

Cappuccino

$3.66 ARS 5,322

$3.60 MX$63.5

1.67%

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

$2.28 ARS 3,304

$1.50 MX$26.45

52.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.00 ARS 2,906

$0.91 MX$16.09

119.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.56 ARS 2,261

$3.08 MX$54.4

-49.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 ARS 4,088

$4.47 MX$78.8

-37.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 ARS 1,845

$1.39 MX$24.54

-8.63%

White Bread (500g)

$1.51 ARS 2,190

$1.90 MX$33.47

-20.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 ARS 2,873

$1.60 MX$28.27

23.75%

Eggs

$2.18 ARS 3,164

$2.60 MX$45.97

-16.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.60 ARS 9,582

$8.36 MX$148

-21.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.69 ARS 6,808

$8.64 MX$152

-45.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.53 ARS 8,030

$10.91 MX$192

-49.31%

Apples (1kg)

$1.28 ARS 1,860

$2.61 MX$45.98

-50.96%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 ARS 2,129

$1.44 MX$25.46

2.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 ARS 2,224

$1.96 MX$34.55

-21.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.12 ARS 3,076

$2.12 MX$37.34

Potato (1kg)

$0.97 ARS 1,415

$1.86 MX$32.87

-47.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 ARS 1,477

$2.22 MX$39.20

-54.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ARS 1,427

$1.02 MX$17.99

-3.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ARS 754

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.51 ARS 3,652

$4.05 MX$71.5

-38.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.06 ARS 5,902

$10.18 MX$180

-60.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 ARS 2,973

$1.69 MX$29.79

21.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 ARS 5,013

$2.62 MX$46.25

31.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 ARS 767

$0.51 MX$9.09

3.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 ARS 601

$3.15 MX$55.7

-86.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ARS 1,480

$2.46 MX$43.49

-58.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.03 ARS 7,300

$3.26 MX$57.5

54.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 ARS 1,413

$1.32 MX$23.36

-26.52%

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

$31.3K ARS 45.5M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

4.16%

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

$33.6K ARS 48.7M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

41.27%

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

$60.2 ARS 87.5K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-27.89%

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

$10.80 ARS 15.7K

$22.86 MX$404

-52.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.72 ARS 31.5K

$30.04 MX$530

-27.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.39 ARS 38.3K

$51.9 MX$916

-49.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.52 ARS 19.6K

$18.30 MX$323

-26.12%

Cinema Ticket

$5.47 ARS 7,947

$5.12 MX$90.4

6.84%

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

$102 ARS 147.6K

$201 MX$3,541

-49.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,196 ARS 3.2M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-58.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.3 ARS 116.6K

$35.73 MX$631

124.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$78.1 ARS 113.5K

$40.27 MX$711

94.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$136 ARS 197.4K

$79.2 MX$1,398

71.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 ARS 170.0K

$89.3 MX$1,576

31.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$295 ARS 427.7K

$947 MX$16.7K

-68.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$168 ARS 243.7K

$483 MX$8,525

-65.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$533 ARS 774.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-66.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$296 ARS 430.2K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-75.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,829 ARS 2.7M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-54.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,289 ARS 1.9M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-79.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$501 ARS 727.0K

$730 MX$12.9K

-31.39%

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 Luis: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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