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 22.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Luis is 19% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.89 ARS 15.8K

$11.85 MX$212

-8.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.17 ARS 58.3K

$42.16 MX$755

-4.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.24 ARS 13.4K

$10.75 MX$192

-14.05%

Cappuccino

$3.66 ARS 5,308

$3.47 MX$62.2

5.48%

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

$2.28 ARS 3,305

$1.45 MX$26.01

57.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 ARS 2,944

$0.90 MX$16.16

125.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 ARS 2,284

$3.05 MX$54.7

-48.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 ARS 4,200

$4.42 MX$79.1

-34.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.31 ARS 1,909

$1.37 MX$24.51

-4.38%

White Bread (500g)

$1.48 ARS 2,144

$1.87 MX$33.51

-20.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.95 ARS 2,829

$1.54 MX$27.63

26.62%

Eggs

$2.16 ARS 3,138

$2.50 MX$44.81

-13.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.77 ARS 9,830

$8.61 MX$154

-21.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.51 ARS 6,550

$8.63 MX$155

-47.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.48 ARS 7,956

$11.02 MX$197

-50.27%

Apples (1kg)

$1.26 ARS 1,833

$2.75 MX$49.22

-54.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 ARS 2,201

$1.43 MX$25.56

6.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.54 ARS 2,237

$1.87 MX$33.52

-17.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.10 ARS 3,054

$2.17 MX$38.80

-3.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.97 ARS 1,416

$1.88 MX$33.70

-48.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 ARS 1,485

$2.25 MX$40.21

-54.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ARS 1,478

$1.07 MX$19.11

-4.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 ARS 789

$1.07 MX$19.22

-49.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.57 ARS 3,737

$4.15 MX$74.4

-38.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.00 ARS 5,814

$10.34 MX$185

-61.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 ARS 2,945

$1.68 MX$30.06

20.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.46 ARS 5,027

$2.48 MX$44.46

39.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.54 ARS 778

$0.55 MX$9.93

-1.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 ARS 595

$3.22 MX$57.6

-87.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ARS 1,485

$2.48 MX$44.42

-58.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.84 ARS 7,030

$3.11 MX$55.7

55.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 ARS 1,483

$1.26 MX$22.48

-19.05%

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

$31.4K ARS 45.7M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

2.58%

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

$33.6K ARS 48.7M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

39.58%

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

$60.1 ARS 87.2K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-27.18%

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

$10.94 ARS 15.9K

$22.29 MX$399

-50.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.04 ARS 32.0K

$30.02 MX$537

-26.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.23 ARS 38.1K

$51.4 MX$921

-49.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.98 ARS 20.3K

$18.29 MX$327

-23.56%

Cinema Ticket

$5.55 ARS 8,055

$4.98 MX$89.2

11.45%

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

$103 ARS 150.0K

$200 MX$3,580

-48.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,165 ARS 3.1M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-59.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$81.4 ARS 118.2K

$35.71 MX$639

127.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$75.6 ARS 109.8K

$39.56 MX$708

91.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 ARS 194.6K

$80.6 MX$1,442

66.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 ARS 170.5K

$88.3 MX$1,581

32.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$295 ARS 429.1K

$969 MX$17.4K

-69.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$167 ARS 242.7K

$482 MX$8,632

-65.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$529 ARS 768.6K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-66.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$301 ARS 437.0K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-74.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,062 ARS 3.0M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-49.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$590 ARS 856.5K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-90.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$496 ARS 719.8K

$756 MX$13.5K

-34.47%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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