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

🙂 Solo nomad: Side is 3.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Side is 2.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.8 ₺331

$11.58 MX$212

-32.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.28 ₺988

$42 MX$769

-44.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.51 ₺276

$10.5 MX$192

-38.00%

Cappuccino

$2.74 ₺116

$3.43 MX$62.8

-20.12%

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

$1.67 ₺70.7

$1.49 MX$27.34

12.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ₺19.63

$0.94 MX$17.27

-51.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.07 ₺130

$3.08 MX$56.3

-0.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.07 ₺173

$4.37 MX$79.9

-6.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.82 ₺34.82

$1.39 MX$25.44

-41.01%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 ₺41.87

$1.85 MX$33.81

-46.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 ₺37.04

$1.58 MX$28.88

-44.94%

Eggs

$1.7 ₺72.2

$2.51 MX$46

-32.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8 ₺339

$8.26 MX$151

-3.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.52 ₺234

$8.7 MX$159

-36.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.62 ₺705

$10.73 MX$196

54.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1 ₺42.48

$2.61 MX$47.74

-61.69%

Banana (1kg)

$2.1 ₺89

$1.49 MX$27.28

40.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.79 ₺33.65

$1.95 MX$35.72

-59.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.12 ₺47.41

$2.09 MX$38.26

-46.41%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 ₺23.49

$1.81 MX$33.05

-69.61%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ₺19.56

$2.16 MX$39.62

-78.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.26 ₺53.5

$1.03 MX$18.85

22.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₺14.51

$1.08 MX$19.7

-68.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.06 ₺87.4

$4.14 MX$75.9

-50.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.32 ₺395

$8.88 MX$163

4.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 ₺71.7

$1.67 MX$30.64

1.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 ₺87.6

$2.53 MX$46.31

-18.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.62 ₺26.49

$0.51 MX$9.27

21.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.88 ₺1,311

$26.68 MX$488

15.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.04 ₺44.33

$3.26 MX$59.7

-68.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.62 ₺26.2

$2.51 MX$45.94

-75.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.57 ₺321

$3.12 MX$57.2

142.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₺47.93

$1.31 MX$23.96

-13.74%

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

$40.4K ₺1.7M

$30.9K MX$565K

30.82%

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

$42.5K ₺1.8M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

77.96%

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

$49.22 ₺2,089

$83 MX$1,520

-40.71%

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

$7.93 ₺336

$22.59 MX$414

-64.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.29 ₺267

$29.51 MX$540

-78.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.93 ₺1,822

$51.6 MX$944

-16.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$6.27 ₺266

$4.9 MX$89.7

27.96%

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

$610 ₺25.9K

$200 MX$3,668

204.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,850 ₺375.6K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

70.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.5 ₺3,288

$36.41 MX$667

112.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.63 ₺1,937

$39.91 MX$731

14.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$162 ₺6,856

$79.9 MX$1,462

102.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$111 ₺4,706

$87.7 MX$1,605

26.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$505 ₺21.5K

$983 MX$18K

-48.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$385 ₺16.3K

$470 MX$8,612

-18.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$904 ₺38.4K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-43.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$704 ₺29.9K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-40.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,314 ₺55.8K

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-65.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$977 ₺41.5K

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-84.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

75.13%

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

Last update for Side: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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