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 29.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Fe is 3.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.06 ARS 10.2K

$11.6 MX$212

-39.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.72 ARS 24.3K

$41.62 MX$762

-59.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.3 ARS 10.6K

$10.77 MX$197

-32.22%

Cappuccino

$1.64 ARS 2,384

$3.55 MX$65

-53.80%

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

$1.33 ARS 1,934

$1.49 MX$27.29

-10.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.13 ARS 1,645

$0.96 MX$17.5

17.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.25 ARS 1,814

$3.02 MX$55.3

-58.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.46 ARS 3,564

$4.57 MX$83.7

-46.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.98 ARS 1,429

$1.44 MX$26.41

-31.94%

White Bread (500g)

$0.97 ARS 1,412

$1.82 MX$33.4

-46.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.8 ARS 2,616

$1.62 MX$29.63

11.11%

Eggs

$1.52 ARS 2,202

$2.5 MX$45.82

-39.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.95 ARS 13K

$8.58 MX$157

4.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.99 ARS 8,691

$8.57 MX$157

-30.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.07 ARS 11.7K

$10.69 MX$196

-24.51%

Apples (1kg)

$1.88 ARS 2,725

$2.62 MX$47.93

-28.24%

Banana (1kg)

$2.07 ARS 2,998

$1.46 MX$26.66

41.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.95 ARS 1,373

$1.97 MX$36.07

-51.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 ARS 3,923

$2.12 MX$38.89

27.36%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 ARS 750

$1.81 MX$33.1

-71.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 ARS 2,013

$2.23 MX$40.82

-37.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 ARS 1,349

$1.07 MX$19.66

-13.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 ARS 2,686

$1.05 MX$19.22

76.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.34 ARS 4,843

$4.16 MX$76.2

-19.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.91 ARS 5,671

$9.04 MX$166

-56.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ARS 1,862

$1.72 MX$31.57

-25.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 ARS 4,569

$2.49 MX$45.52

26.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.02 ARS 1,478

$0.55 MX$10.03

85.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.46 MX$484

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 ARS 1,486

$3.08 MX$56.4

-66.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.93 ARS 1,356

$2.48 MX$45.31

-62.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.95 ARS 8,636

$3.22 MX$58.9

84.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 ARS 1,481

$1.32 MX$24.09

-22.73%

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

$29.9K ARS 43.4M

$30.8K MX$563K

-2.67%

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

$28.8K ARS 41.8M

$23.9K MX$437.9K

20.26%

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

$54.2 ARS 78.7K

$82.2 MX$1,504

-33.99%

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

$8.12 ARS 11.8K

$22.23 MX$407

-63.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.81 ARS 21.5K

$30.32 MX$555

-51.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.88 ARS 57.9K

$51.1 MX$935

-21.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.64 ARS 19.8K

$18.2 MX$333

-25.05%

Cinema Ticket

$4.88 ARS 7,075

$4.93 MX$90.3

-1.01%

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

$221 ARS 320K

$197 MX$3,606

11.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,086 ARS 1.6M

$5,214 MX$95.5K

-79.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.2 ARS 88.8K

$36.13 MX$661

69.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61 ARS 88.5K

$40.28 MX$737

51.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 ARS 158.2K

$79.9 MX$1,463

36.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.6 ARS 137.3K

$88.1 MX$1,613

7.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$316 ARS 458K

$976 MX$17.9K

-67.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$201 ARS 292.2K

$470 MX$8,610

-57.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$584 ARS 847.9K

$1,602 MX$29.3K

-63.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$325 ARS 471.9K

$1,192 MX$21.8K

-72.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,238 ARS 1.8M

$3,080 MX$56.4K

-59.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,042 ARS 1.5M

$7,438 MX$136.2K

-85.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$777 MX$14.2K

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: November 24, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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