Cost of Living Comparison Between Santiago and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Santiago and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Santiago is 17.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 1.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Santiago is 17.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 9.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.96 CLP 9,675

$11.88 MX$210

-7.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.3 CLP 47.9K

$41.90 MX$740

29.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.28 CLP 7,313

$10.55 MX$186

-21.52%

Cappuccino

$3.19 CLP 2,814

$3.60 MX$63.5

-11.39%

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

$1.72 CLP 1,515

$1.50 MX$26.45

14.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.24 CLP 1,098

$0.91 MX$16.09

36.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.21 CLP 2,832

$3.08 MX$54.4

4.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.29 CLP 3,791

$4.47 MX$78.8

-4.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 CLP 1,043

$1.39 MX$24.54

-15.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 CLP 1,341

$1.90 MX$33.47

-20.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.12 CLP 1,872

$1.60 MX$28.27

32.50%

Eggs

$4.17 CLP 3,681

$2.60 MX$45.97

60.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.30 CLP 9,092

$8.36 MX$148

23.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 CLP 5,739

$8.64 MX$152

-24.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.08 CLP 9,779

$10.91 MX$192

1.56%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 CLP 1,793

$2.61 MX$45.98

-22.22%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 CLP 1,369

$1.44 MX$25.46

7.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.05 CLP 1,809

$1.96 MX$34.55

4.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.86 CLP 1,639

$2.12 MX$37.34

-12.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 CLP 1,656

$1.86 MX$32.87

1.08%

Onion (1kg)

$1.69 CLP 1,496

$2.22 MX$39.20

-23.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.30 CLP 1,152

$1.02 MX$17.99

27.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 CLP 1,058

$1.04 MX$18.36

15.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.85 CLP 5,166

$4.05 MX$71.5

44.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 CLP 6,063

$10.18 MX$180

-32.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 CLP 1,367

$1.69 MX$29.79

-8.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.60 CLP 2,298

$2.62 MX$46.25

-0.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 CLP 773

$0.51 MX$9.09

72.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.03 CLP 38.0K

$26.52 MX$468

62.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.47 CLP 412

$3.15 MX$55.7

-85.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 CLP 1,243

$2.46 MX$43.49

-42.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.71 CLP 10.3K

$3.26 MX$57.5

259.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 CLP 1,210

$1.32 MX$23.36

3.79%

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

$19.7K CLP 17.4M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-34.36%

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

$22.7K CLP 20.0M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-4.44%

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

$134 CLP 118.7K

$83.5 MX$1,474

60.97%

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

$13.64 CLP 12.0K

$22.86 MX$404

-40.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.29 CLP 19.7K

$30.04 MX$530

-25.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.65 CLP 29.7K

$51.9 MX$916

-35.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.61 CLP 18.2K

$18.30 MX$323

12.62%

Cinema Ticket

$6.43 CLP 5,672

$5.12 MX$90.4

25.59%

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

$435 CLP 383.5K

$201 MX$3,541

116.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,680 CLP 7.7M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

63.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.1 CLP 48.7K

$35.73 MX$631

54.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.17 CLP 29.3K

$40.27 MX$711

-17.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.4 CLP 67.4K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-3.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$83.9 CLP 74.1K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-6.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$511 CLP 451.3K

$947 MX$16.7K

-46.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$454 CLP 400.6K

$483 MX$8,525

-6.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,004 CLP 885.9K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-37.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$911 CLP 804.1K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-24.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,870 CLP 2.5M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-28.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,001 CLP 2.6M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-53.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$852 CLP 752.4K

$730 MX$12.9K

16.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.18

11.42

-54.64%

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

Last update for Santiago: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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