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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sincelejo is 38.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sincelejo is 41.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.94 COP 18.6K

$11.85 MX$211

-58.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.10 COP 79.3K

$42.16 MX$750

-49.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.46 COP 28.1K

$10.75 MX$191

-30.60%

Cappuccino

$1.71 COP 6,444

$3.47 MX$61.8

-50.72%

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

$0.77 COP 2,892

$1.45 MX$25.85

-46.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 COP 2,420

$0.90 MX$16.06

-28.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 COP 4,531

$3.05 MX$54.3

-60.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 COP 7,093

$4.42 MX$78.6

-57.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 COP 3,713

$1.37 MX$24.36

-27.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.72 COP 2,692

$1.87 MX$33.31

-61.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 COP 2,831

$1.54 MX$27.46

-51.30%

Eggs

$2.02 COP 7,591

$2.50 MX$44.53

-19.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.11 COP 11.7K

$8.61 MX$153

-63.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.47 COP 13.0K

$8.63 MX$154

-59.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.11 COP 26.7K

$11.02 MX$196

-35.48%

Apples (1kg)

$1.47 COP 5,515

$2.75 MX$48.91

-46.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,107

$1.43 MX$25.41

-4.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.24 COP 4,681

$1.87 MX$33.32

-33.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.76 COP 2,871

$2.17 MX$38.56

-64.98%

Potato (1kg)

$0.91 COP 3,417

$1.88 MX$33.50

-51.60%

Onion (1kg)

$0.75 COP 2,834

$2.25 MX$39.96

-66.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 COP 1,728

$1.07 MX$18.99

-57.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 COP 2,164

$1.07 MX$19.10

-45.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.77 COP 6,661

$4.15 MX$73.9

-57.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.26 COP 23.5K

$10.34 MX$184

-39.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 COP 3,468

$1.68 MX$29.87

-45.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 COP 4,193

$2.48 MX$44.19

-54.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 COP 3,341

$0.55 MX$9.87

61.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.7 COP 217.0K

$26.53 MX$472

117.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.98 COP 7,457

$3.22 MX$57.2

-38.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.87 COP 7,048

$2.48 MX$44.15

-24.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.74 COP 17.8K

$3.11 MX$55.3

52.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 COP 3,506

$1.26 MX$22.34

-26.19%

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

$15.2K COP 57.1M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-50.43%

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

$21.9K COP 82.5M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

-8.77%

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

$90.9 COP 341.9K

$82.5 MX$1,467

10.23%

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

$8.25 COP 31.0K

$22.29 MX$396

-62.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.74 COP 81.7K

$30.02 MX$534

-27.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.45 COP 88.2K

$51.4 MX$915

-54.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$4.26 COP 16.0K

$4.98 MX$88.7

-14.46%

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

$155 COP 583.4K

$200 MX$3,558

-22.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,780 COP 6.7M

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-66.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.7 COP 235.8K

$35.71 MX$635

75.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.72 COP 149.3K

$39.56 MX$704

0.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.2 COP 290.1K

$80.6 MX$1,433

-4.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.2 COP 241.2K

$88.3 MX$1,571

-27.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$168 COP 633.2K

$969 MX$17.2K

-82.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$90.1 COP 338.6K

$482 MX$8,579

-81.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$233 COP 875.9K

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-85.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$141 COP 530.5K

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-88.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$712 COP 2.7M

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-82.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$404 COP 1.5M

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-93.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$325 COP 1.2M

$756 MX$13.5K

-57.05%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-3.68%

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

Last update for Sincelejo: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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