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

🙂 Solo nomad: Santiago is 6.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 1.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santiago is 4.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 7.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.60 CLP 9,342

$11.85 MX$209

-10.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.5 CLP 48.0K

$42.16 MX$744

29.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.19 CLP 7,221

$10.75 MX$190

-23.81%

Cappuccino

$3.26 CLP 2,874

$3.47 MX$61.3

-6.05%

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

$1.70 CLP 1,496

$1.45 MX$25.65

17.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.31 CLP 1,152

$0.90 MX$15.93

45.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.19 CLP 2,808

$3.05 MX$53.9

4.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.23 CLP 3,726

$4.42 MX$77.9

-4.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.22 CLP 1,078

$1.37 MX$24.17

-10.95%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 CLP 1,349

$1.87 MX$33.05

-18.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.18 CLP 1,924

$1.54 MX$27.25

41.56%

Eggs

$4.03 CLP 3,550

$2.50 MX$44.18

61.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.61 CLP 9,354

$8.61 MX$152

23.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.84 CLP 6,025

$8.63 MX$152

-20.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.00 CLP 9,691

$11.02 MX$195

-0.18%

Apples (1kg)

$2.02 CLP 1,780

$2.75 MX$48.53

-26.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 CLP 1,366

$1.43 MX$25.21

8.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.13 CLP 1,878

$1.87 MX$33.05

13.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 CLP 1,704

$2.17 MX$38.26

-11.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.94 CLP 1,709

$1.88 MX$33.23

3.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 CLP 1,414

$2.25 MX$39.65

-28.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 CLP 1,134

$1.07 MX$18.85

20.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 CLP 1,050

$1.07 MX$18.95

11.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.60 CLP 4,937

$4.15 MX$73.3

34.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.74 CLP 5,944

$10.34 MX$182

-34.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 CLP 1,362

$1.68 MX$29.64

-7.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 CLP 2,286

$2.48 MX$43.84

4.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 CLP 759

$0.55 MX$9.80

56.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$42.11 CLP 37.1K

$26.53 MX$468

58.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.48 CLP 422

$3.22 MX$56.8

-85.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.46 CLP 1,285

$2.48 MX$43.80

-41.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.38 CLP 10.0K

$3.11 MX$54.9

265.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 CLP 1,269

$1.26 MX$22.16

14.29%

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

$19.3K CLP 17.0M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-37.08%

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

$22.3K CLP 19.7M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-7.20%

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

$134 CLP 118.2K

$82.5 MX$1,456

62.54%

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

$13.54 CLP 11.9K

$22.29 MX$393

-39.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.89 CLP 19.3K

$30.02 MX$530

-27.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.19 CLP 30.1K

$51.4 MX$908

-33.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.27 CLP 18.7K

$18.29 MX$323

16.29%

Cinema Ticket

$6.40 CLP 5,637

$4.98 MX$88.0

28.51%

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

$429 CLP 378.2K

$200 MX$3,530

114.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,485 CLP 7.5M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

59.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$56.5 CLP 49.8K

$35.71 MX$630

58.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.83 CLP 28.9K

$39.56 MX$698

-17.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.3 CLP 68.1K

$80.6 MX$1,422

-4.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$83.5 CLP 73.5K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-5.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 CLP 457.2K

$969 MX$17.1K

-46.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$454 CLP 400.5K

$482 MX$8,511

-5.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$993 CLP 875.3K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-37.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$904 CLP 796.8K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-23.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,854 CLP 2.5M

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-29.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,034 CLP 2.7M

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-53.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$849 CLP 748.1K

$756 MX$13.4K

12.23%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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