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 43.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Marta is 36.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.70 COP 13.9K

$11.85 MX$205

-68.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.72 COP 108.1K

$42.16 MX$730

-31.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.09 COP 22.9K

$10.75 MX$186

-43.35%

Cappuccino

$1.51 COP 5,678

$3.47 MX$60.2

-56.48%

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

$0.68 COP 2,558

$1.45 MX$25.17

-53.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 COP 1,641

$0.90 MX$15.64

-51.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.83 COP 3,130

$3.05 MX$52.9

-72.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 COP 6,162

$4.42 MX$76.5

-62.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 COP 4,401

$1.37 MX$23.72

-14.60%

White Bread (500g)

$1.20 COP 4,510

$1.87 MX$32.43

-35.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 COP 3,580

$1.54 MX$26.74

-38.31%

Eggs

$2.45 COP 9,216

$2.50 MX$43.36

-2.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.60 COP 13.5K

$8.61 MX$149

-58.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 COP 14.8K

$8.63 MX$150

-54.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.71 COP 29.0K

$11.02 MX$191

-30.04%

Apples (1kg)

$1.79 COP 6,729

$2.75 MX$47.62

-34.91%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 COP 2,707

$1.43 MX$24.73

-49.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 COP 3,858

$1.87 MX$32.44

-45.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.74 COP 2,800

$2.17 MX$37.54

-65.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 COP 1,944

$1.88 MX$32.61

-72.34%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 COP 3,689

$2.25 MX$38.91

-56.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 COP 3,819

$1.07 MX$18.49

-5.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 COP 1,921

$1.07 MX$18.59

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.41 COP 9,087

$4.15 MX$72.0

-41.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.91 COP 37.3K

$10.34 MX$179

-4.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 COP 5,500

$1.68 MX$29.08

-13.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.43 COP 5,369

$2.48 MX$43.02

-42.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.66 COP 2,472

$0.55 MX$9.61

20.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.66 COP 55.2K

$26.53 MX$459

-44.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.74 COP 6,562

$3.22 MX$55.7

-45.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.79 COP 6,729

$2.48 MX$42.98

-27.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.31 COP 31.3K

$3.11 MX$53.9

167.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 COP 3,670

$1.26 MX$21.75

-22.22%

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

$21.2K COP 79.6M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-30.99%

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

$26.2K COP 98.8M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

9.20%

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

$198 COP 744.3K

$82.5 MX$1,429

139.78%

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

$8.61 COP 32.4K

$22.29 MX$386

-61.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.46 COP 92.0K

$30.02 MX$520

-18.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.41 COP 73.0K

$51.4 MX$891

-62.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.65 COP 28.8K

$18.29 MX$317

-58.17%

Cinema Ticket

$4.74 COP 17.8K

$4.98 MX$86.3

-4.82%

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

$166 COP 625.5K

$200 MX$3,464

-16.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,937 COP 18.6M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-6.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.81 COP 149.8K

$35.71 MX$618

11.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.97 COP 135.4K

$39.56 MX$685

-9.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$78.5 COP 295.4K

$80.6 MX$1,395

-2.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.2 COP 218.9K

$88.3 MX$1,530

-34.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$286 COP 1.1M

$969 MX$16.8K

-70.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$447 COP 1.7M

$482 MX$8,352

-7.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$687 COP 2.6M

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-56.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$550 COP 2.1M

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-53.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,899 COP 7.1M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-53.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$914 COP 3.4M

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-85.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$408 COP 1.5M

$756 MX$13.1K

-46.10%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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