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

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Marta is 45.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Marta is 29.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.58 COP 14.9K

$11.99 MX$227

-70.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.04 COP 116.9K

$42.47 MX$803

-33.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.99 COP 25K

$10.47 MX$198

-42.79%

Cappuccino

$1.57 COP 6,540

$3.6 MX$68.2

-56.39%

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

$0.67 COP 2,787

$1.44 MX$27.16

-53.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 COP 1,950

$0.89 MX$16.79

-47.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.88 COP 3,674

$3.09 MX$58.5

-71.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 COP 7,106

$4.58 MX$86.6

-62.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.15 COP 4,812

$1.38 MX$26.04

-16.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 COP 5,219

$1.85 MX$34.9

-32.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.92 COP 3,834

$1.57 MX$29.68

-41.40%

Eggs

$2.38 COP 9,911

$2.55 MX$48.3

-6.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.65 COP 15.2K

$8.61 MX$163

-57.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.9 COP 16.3K

$8.54 MX$161

-54.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

$10.98 MX$208

-28.51%

Apples (1kg)

$1.78 COP 7,405

$2.72 MX$51.4

-34.56%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 COP 3,166

$1.51 MX$28.57

-49.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 COP 4,125

$1.88 MX$35.63

-47.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 COP 2,960

$2.19 MX$41.42

-67.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.51 COP 2,128

$1.87 MX$35.3

-72.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 COP 4,213

$2.19 MX$41.37

-53.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 COP 4,200

$1.07 MX$20.23

-5.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 COP 2,300

$1.09 MX$20.64

-49.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 COP 10.1K

$3.96 MX$74.9

-38.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.98 COP 41.6K

$8.86 MX$167

12.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 COP 5,913

$1.72 MX$32.53

-17.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 COP 6,172

$2.61 MX$49.37

-43.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 COP 2,806

$0.52 MX$9.74

28.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.71 COP 61.3K

$26.59 MX$503

-44.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.67 COP 6,957

$3.24 MX$61.2

-48.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.77 COP 7,393

$2.38 MX$44.94

-25.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.32 COP 34.7K

$3.11 MX$58.7

167.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 4,042

$1.31 MX$24.85

-25.95%

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

$21.8K COP 90.9M

$30.3K MX$573K

-28.04%

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

$25.7K COP 107.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

7.08%

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

$192 COP 801.3K

$84.2 MX$1,592

128.15%

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

$8.75 COP 36.5K

$22.14 MX$419

-60.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.35 COP 101.5K

$30.14 MX$570

-19.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.33 COP 80.6K

$52 MX$983

-62.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.84 COP 32.7K

$18.72 MX$354

-58.12%

Cinema Ticket

$4.91 COP 20.5K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-3.16%

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

$163 COP 677.5K

$200 MX$3,787

-18.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,838 COP 20.2M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-9.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.43 COP 168.6K

$35.74 MX$676

13.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.79 COP 149.2K

$39.8 MX$753

-10.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79 COP 329.4K

$79 MX$1,493

0.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.8 COP 249.1K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-32.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$285 COP 1.2M

$965 MX$18.3K

-70.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$444 COP 1.8M

$474 MX$8,968

-6.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$690 COP 2.9M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-58.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$548 COP 2.3M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-54.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,825 COP 7.6M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-40.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$930 COP 3.9M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-87.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$414 COP 1.7M

$792 MX$15K

-47.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.62

11.42

-24.52%

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

Last update for Santa Marta: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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