Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Sanaa is 9.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Sanaa is 19.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.02 YER 1,436

$11.88 MX$210

-49.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.00 YER 5,484

$41.90 MX$740

-45.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.35 YER 2,467

$10.55 MX$186

-1.90%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 YER 422

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 YER 444

Cappuccino

$3.68 YER 878

$3.60 MX$63.5

2.22%

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

$1.10 YER 263

$1.50 MX$26.45

-26.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 YER 110

$0.91 MX$16.09

-49.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.08 MX$54.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 MX$78.8

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 YER 457

$1.39 MX$24.54

38.13%

White Bread (500g)

$1.27 YER 302

$1.90 MX$33.47

-33.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.60 YER 620

$1.60 MX$28.27

62.50%

Eggs

$3.92 YER 936

$2.60 MX$45.97

50.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.52 YER 2,270

$8.36 MX$148

13.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.83 YER 1,627

$8.64 MX$152

-20.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.52 YER 4,417

$10.91 MX$192

69.75%

Apples (1kg)

$3.86 YER 920

$2.61 MX$45.98

47.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.42 YER 338

$1.44 MX$25.46

-1.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.44 YER 582

$1.96 MX$34.55

24.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.68 YER 401

$2.12 MX$37.34

-20.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 YER 403

$1.86 MX$32.87

-9.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 YER 380

$2.22 MX$39.20

-28.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 YER 150

$1.02 MX$17.99

-38.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 YER 175

$1.04 MX$18.36

-29.81%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.32 YER 792

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 YER 383

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 YER 803

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.07 YER 970

$4.05 MX$71.5

0.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 MX$29.79

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.42 YER 101

$0.51 MX$9.09

-17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$82.7 YER 19.7K

$26.52 MX$468

211.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.02 YER 959

$3.15 MX$55.7

27.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$4.01 YER 956

$2.46 MX$43.49

63.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.08 YER 1,688

$3.26 MX$57.5

117.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.59 YER 618

$1.32 MX$23.36

96.21%

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

$16.3K YER 3.9M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-45.76%

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

$33.3K YER 7.9M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

40.08%

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

$70.9 YER 16.9K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-15.12%

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

$13.61 YER 3,244

$22.86 MX$404

-40.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.40 YER 9,157

$30.04 MX$530

27.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$66.6 YER 15.9K

$51.9 MX$916

28.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.87 YER 4,023

$18.30 MX$323

-7.81%

Cinema Ticket

$5.77 YER 1,376

$5.12 MX$90.4

12.70%

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

$113 YER 27.1K

$201 MX$3,541

-43.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,848 YER 440.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-65.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.39 YER 9,630

$35.73 MX$631

13.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$150 YER 35.7K

$40.27 MX$711

272.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.20 YER 9,824

$79.2 MX$1,398

-47.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.62 YER 9,924

$89.3 MX$1,576

-53.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 YER 39.2K

$947 MX$16.7K

-82.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$95.2 YER 22.7K

$483 MX$8,525

-80.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$405 YER 96.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-74.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$263 YER 62.6K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-78.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,463 YER 825.8K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-13.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,101 YER 262.5K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-82.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$193 YER 46.1K

$730 MX$12.9K

-73.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.25

11.42

-1.49%

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

Last update for Sanaa: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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