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 51% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Marta is 40.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 COP 13.1K

$11.88 MX$210

-69.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.91 COP 106.1K

$41.90 MX$740

-31.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.00 COP 22.0K

$10.55 MX$186

-43.13%

Cappuccino

$1.56 COP 5,732

$3.60 MX$63.5

-56.67%

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

$0.67 COP 2,452

$1.50 MX$26.45

-55.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 COP 1,575

$0.91 MX$16.09

-52.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.84 COP 3,076

$3.08 MX$54.4

-72.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 COP 6,261

$4.47 MX$78.8

-61.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 COP 4,299

$1.39 MX$24.54

-15.83%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 COP 4,527

$1.90 MX$33.47

-35.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.60 MX$28.27

-44.38%

Eggs

$2.44 COP 8,947

$2.60 MX$45.97

-6.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.59 COP 13.2K

$8.36 MX$148

-57.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.89 COP 14.3K

$8.64 MX$152

-54.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.98 COP 29.3K

$10.91 MX$192

-26.86%

Apples (1kg)

$1.80 COP 6,611

$2.61 MX$45.98

-31.03%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 COP 2,801

$1.44 MX$25.46

-47.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 COP 3,629

$1.96 MX$34.55

-49.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.76 COP 2,786

$2.12 MX$37.34

-64.15%

Potato (1kg)

$0.51 COP 1,856

$1.86 MX$32.87

-72.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 COP 3,703

$2.22 MX$39.20

-54.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 COP 3,734

$1.02 MX$17.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 COP 1,877

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.51 COP 9,209

$4.05 MX$71.5

-38.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.16 COP 37.3K

$10.18 MX$180

-0.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.48 COP 5,429

$1.69 MX$29.79

-12.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 COP 5,390

$2.62 MX$46.25

-43.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.66 COP 2,439

$0.51 MX$9.09

29.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.31 COP 52.5K

$26.52 MX$468

-46.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.68 COP 6,180

$3.15 MX$55.7

-46.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 COP 6,686

$2.46 MX$43.49

-26.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.45 COP 31.0K

$3.26 MX$57.5

159.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.90 COP 3,310

$1.32 MX$23.36

-31.82%

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

$21.2K COP 78.0M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-29.37%

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

$25.9K COP 95.2M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

9.16%

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

$192 COP 704.1K

$83.5 MX$1,474

129.58%

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

$8.78 COP 32.2K

$22.86 MX$404

-61.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.31 COP 89.3K

$30.04 MX$530

-19.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.54 COP 71.7K

$51.9 MX$916

-62.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.01 COP 29.4K

$18.30 MX$323

-56.23%

Cinema Ticket

$4.70 COP 17.3K

$5.12 MX$90.4

-8.20%

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

$167 COP 614.1K

$201 MX$3,541

-16.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,922 COP 18.1M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-7.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.59 COP 145.3K

$35.73 MX$631

10.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.05 COP 132.4K

$40.27 MX$711

-10.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$78.6 COP 288.4K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-0.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$60.2 COP 221.0K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-32.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$284 COP 1.0M

$947 MX$16.7K

-69.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$448 COP 1.6M

$483 MX$8,525

-7.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$685 COP 2.5M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-57.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$550 COP 2.0M

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-54.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,953 COP 7.2M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-51.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$954 COP 3.5M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-85.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$422 COP 1.5M

$730 MX$12.9K

-42.17%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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