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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sidon is 4.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sidon is 5.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.74 LBP 961.5K

$11.85 MX$205

-9.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$60.5 LBP 5.4M

$42.16 MX$730

43.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.17 LBP 730.8K

$10.75 MX$186

-24.00%

Cappuccino

$3.42 LBP 305.7K

$3.47 MX$60.2

-1.44%

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

$1.63 LBP 145.7K

$1.45 MX$25.17

12.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 LBP 83.6K

$0.90 MX$15.64

3.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 LBP 317.9K

$3.05 MX$52.9

16.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.89 LBP 437.2K

$4.42 MX$76.5

10.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 LBP 158.5K

$1.37 MX$23.72

29.20%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 LBP 71.1K

$1.87 MX$32.43

-57.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.84 LBP 164.8K

$1.54 MX$26.74

19.48%

Eggs

$3.07 LBP 274.6K

$2.50 MX$43.36

22.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.35 LBP 1.0M

$8.61 MX$149

31.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.68 LBP 866.1K

$8.63 MX$150

12.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.64 LBP 1.0M

$11.02 MX$191

5.63%

Apples (1kg)

$1.80 LBP 161.3K

$2.75 MX$47.62

-34.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 LBP 136.5K

$1.43 MX$24.73

6.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.11 LBP 99.2K

$1.87 MX$32.44

-40.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.10 LBP 98.6K

$2.17 MX$37.54

-49.31%

Potato (1kg)

$1.01 LBP 90.2K

$1.88 MX$32.61

-46.28%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 LBP 88.6K

$2.25 MX$38.91

-56.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 LBP 78.1K

$1.07 MX$18.49

-18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 LBP 46.0K

$1.07 MX$18.59

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.54 LBP 227.7K

$4.15 MX$72.0

-38.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.90 LBP 975.2K

$10.34 MX$179

5.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 LBP 110.3K

$1.68 MX$29.08

-26.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 LBP 190.0K

$2.48 MX$43.02

-14.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.95 LBP 174.6K

$0.55 MX$9.61

254.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.87 LBP 435.7K

$3.22 MX$55.7

51.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.26 LBP 112.8K

$2.48 MX$42.98

-49.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.09 LBP 1.8M

$3.11 MX$53.9

545.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 LBP 84.8K

$1.26 MX$21.75

-24.60%

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

$35.3K LBP 3.2B

$30.7K MX$531.0K

15.10%

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

$27.7K LBP 2.5B

$24.0K MX$416.4K

15.21%

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

$211 LBP 18.9M

$82.5 MX$1,429

155.41%

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

$38.26 LBP 3.4M

$22.29 MX$386

71.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.70 LBP 3.3M

$30.02 MX$520

22.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.23 LBP 3.0M

$51.4 MX$891

-35.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.97 LBP 892.4K

$18.29 MX$317

-45.49%

Cinema Ticket

$5.89 LBP 527.3K

$4.98 MX$86.3

18.27%

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

$299 LBP 26.8M

$200 MX$3,464

49.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,390 LBP 392.9M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-17.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$70.3 LBP 6.3M

$35.71 MX$618

96.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.35 LBP 4.0M

$39.56 MX$685

12.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 LBP 11.2M

$80.6 MX$1,395

54.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.5 LBP 8.4M

$88.3 MX$1,530

5.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$250 LBP 22.4M

$969 MX$16.8K

-74.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 LBP 9.1M

$482 MX$8,352

-78.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 LBP 54.1M

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-62.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$392 LBP 35.1M

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-66.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,009 LBP 90.3M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-75.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$842 LBP 75.3M

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-87.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.16

11.42

-2.28%

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

Last update for Sidon: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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