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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Pablo is 34.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Pablo is 18.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.67 ₱260

$11.99 MX$227

-61.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.24 ₱793

$42.47 MX$803

-66.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.05 ₱170

$10.47 MX$198

-70.87%

Cappuccino

$2.93 ₱163

$3.6 MX$68.2

-18.61%

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

$0.46 ₱25.7

$1.44 MX$27.16

-68.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 ₱14.43

$0.89 MX$16.79

-70.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.74 ₱41.46

$3.09 MX$58.5

-76.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 ₱120

$4.58 MX$86.6

-52.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 ₱90.8

$1.38 MX$26.04

18.12%

White Bread (500g)

$0.81 ₱45.3

$1.85 MX$34.9

-56.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.68 ₱37.67

$1.57 MX$29.68

-56.69%

Eggs

$1.97 ₱110

$2.55 MX$48.3

-22.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.31 ₱295

$8.61 MX$163

-38.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.93 ₱219

$8.54 MX$161

-53.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.17 ₱399

$10.98 MX$208

-34.70%

Apples (1kg)

$4.36 ₱243

$2.72 MX$51.4

60.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 ₱57.7

$1.51 MX$28.57

-31.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.32 ₱129

$1.88 MX$35.63

23.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.62 ₱90.4

$2.19 MX$41.42

-26.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.39 ₱77.2

$1.87 MX$35.3

-25.67%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 ₱59.7

$2.19 MX$41.37

-51.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.9 ₱50.2

$1.07 MX$20.23

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 ₱36.22

$1.09 MX$20.64

-40.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.41 ₱134

$3.96 MX$74.9

-39.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.25 ₱237

$8.86 MX$167

-52.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 ₱63.1

$1.72 MX$32.53

-34.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱111

$2.61 MX$49.37

-23.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.32

$0.52 MX$9.74

-50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.78 ₱43.33

$3.24 MX$61.2

-75.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.21

$2.38 MX$44.94

-90.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.16 ₱120

$3.11 MX$58.7

-30.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱61.4

$1.31 MX$24.85

-16.03%

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

$25.2K ₱1.4M

$30.3K MX$573K

-16.83%

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

$20.8K ₱1.2M

$24K MX$453.6K

-13.25%

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

$166 ₱9,261

$84.2 MX$1,592

97.45%

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

$33.11 ₱1,844

$22.14 MX$419

49.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.56 ₱1,646

$30.14 MX$570

-1.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.29 ₱1,854

$52 MX$983

-35.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$6.91 ₱385

$5.07 MX$95.9

36.29%

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

$79.9 ₱4,446

$200 MX$3,787

-60.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,789 ₱155.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-47.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.27 ₱962

$35.74 MX$676

-51.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.06 ₱1,674

$39.8 MX$753

-24.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98 ₱5,454

$79 MX$1,493

24.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.1 ₱5,236

$88.4 MX$1,671

6.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$125 ₱6,943

$965 MX$18.3K

-87.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱9,941

$474 MX$8,968

-62.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱32.5K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$397 ₱22.1K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,540 ₱141.4K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-17.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.13

11.42

-28.81%

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

Last update for San Pablo: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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