Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Fe and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Fe and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Fe is 34.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Fe is 19.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.06 ARS 10.2K

$11.85 MX$212

-40.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.59 ARS 24.1K

$42.16 MX$755

-60.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.39 ARS 10.7K

$10.75 MX$192

-31.26%

Cappuccino

$1.68 ARS 2,441

$3.47 MX$62.2

-51.59%

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

$1.28 ARS 1,854

$1.45 MX$26.01

-11.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.18 ARS 1,716

$0.90 MX$16.16

31.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.19 ARS 1,723

$3.05 MX$54.7

-60.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 ARS 3,723

$4.42 MX$79.1

-42.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 ARS 1,491

$1.37 MX$24.51

-24.82%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 ARS 1,436

$1.87 MX$33.51

-47.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.87 ARS 2,710

$1.54 MX$27.63

21.43%

Eggs

$1.53 ARS 2,222

$2.50 MX$44.81

-38.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.16 ARS 13.3K

$8.61 MX$154

6.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.93 ARS 8,605

$8.63 MX$155

-31.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.77 ARS 11.3K

$11.02 MX$197

-29.49%

Apples (1kg)

$1.90 ARS 2,761

$2.75 MX$49.22

-30.91%

Banana (1kg)

$2.11 ARS 3,059

$1.43 MX$25.56

47.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 ARS 1,372

$1.87 MX$33.52

-49.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.60 ARS 3,776

$2.17 MX$38.80

19.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 ARS 710

$1.88 MX$33.70

-73.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 ARS 2,018

$2.25 MX$40.21

-38.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 ARS 1,260

$1.07 MX$19.11

-18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ARS 2,695

$1.07 MX$19.22

73.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.30 ARS 4,793

$4.15 MX$74.4

-20.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.13 ARS 7,447

$10.34 MX$185

-50.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ARS 1,859

$1.68 MX$30.06

-23.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 ARS 4,416

$2.48 MX$44.46

22.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.01 ARS 1,467

$0.55 MX$9.93

83.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 ARS 1,477

$3.22 MX$57.6

-68.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.90 ARS 1,313

$2.48 MX$44.42

-63.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.84 ARS 8,477

$3.11 MX$55.7

87.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 ARS 1,492

$1.26 MX$22.48

-18.25%

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

$30.5K ARS 44.3M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-0.48%

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

$29.3K ARS 42.6M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

22.05%

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

$54.7 ARS 79.5K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-33.63%

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

$7.77 ARS 11.3K

$22.29 MX$399

-65.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.61 ARS 21.2K

$30.02 MX$537

-51.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.74 ARS 57.7K

$51.4 MX$921

-22.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.04 ARS 20.4K

$18.29 MX$327

-23.24%

Cinema Ticket

$4.97 ARS 7,220

$4.98 MX$89.2

-0.20%

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

$221 ARS 321.5K

$200 MX$3,580

10.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,087 ARS 1.6M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-79.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.1 ARS 88.8K

$35.71 MX$639

71.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$60.7 ARS 88.1K

$39.56 MX$708

53.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 ARS 154.5K

$80.6 MX$1,442

32.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.4 ARS 135.6K

$88.3 MX$1,581

5.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$314 ARS 456.3K

$969 MX$17.4K

-67.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$198 ARS 287.4K

$482 MX$8,632

-58.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$598 ARS 869.2K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-62.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$327 ARS 475.3K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-72.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,241 ARS 1.8M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-69.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,007 ARS 1.5M

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-84.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$852 ARS 1.2M

$756 MX$13.5K

12.67%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

100

11.42

775.66%

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

Last update for Santa Fe: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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