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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sivas is 3.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sivas is 15.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.33 ₺280
$11.85 MX$212
-46.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.11 ₺1,330
$42.16 MX$755
-28.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.81 ₺345
$10.75 MX$192
-27.35%
Cappuccino
$3.70 ₺164
$3.47 MX$62.2
6.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.60 ₺115
$1.45 MX$26.01
79.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 ₺23.04
$0.90 MX$16.16
-42.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.19 ₺229
$3.05 MX$54.7
70.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.32 ₺279
$4.42 MX$79.1
42.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.00 ₺44.31
$1.37 MX$24.51
-27.01%
White Bread (500g)
$0.35 ₺15.25
$1.87 MX$33.51
-81.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.10 ₺92.7
$1.54 MX$27.63
36.36%
Eggs
$2.58 ₺114
$2.50 MX$44.81
3.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.52 ₺288
$8.61 MX$154
-24.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.71 ₺164
$8.63 MX$155
-57.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.33 ₺500
$11.02 MX$197
2.81%
Apples (1kg)
$1.25 ₺55.1
$2.75 MX$49.22
-54.55%
Banana (1kg)
$2.56 ₺113
$1.43 MX$25.56
79.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.23 ₺54.5
$1.87 MX$33.52
-34.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.25 ₺55.1
$2.17 MX$38.80
-42.40%
Potato (1kg)
$1.00 ₺44.39
$1.88 MX$33.70
-46.81%
Onion (1kg)
$0.79 ₺34.88
$2.25 MX$40.21
-64.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.73 ₺32.27
$1.07 MX$19.11
-31.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.86 ₺37.79
$1.07 MX$19.22
-19.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.97 ₺87.1
$4.15 MX$74.4
-52.53%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.95 ₺351
$10.34 MX$185
-23.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.09 ₺92.2
$1.68 MX$30.06
24.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 ₺132
$2.48 MX$44.46
20.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.63 ₺27.91
$0.55 MX$9.93
14.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.65 ₺1,354
$26.53 MX$475
15.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.09 ₺48.24
$3.22 MX$57.6
-66.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.61 ₺27.10
$2.48 MX$44.42
-75.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.72 ₺341
$3.11 MX$55.7
148.23%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 ₺54.1
$1.26 MX$22.48
-3.17%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$44.5K ₺2.0M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
45.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42.8K ₺1.9M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
77.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$62.3 ₺2,752
$82.5 MX$1,476
-24.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.96 ₺484
$22.29 MX$399
-50.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.99 ₺574
$30.02 MX$537
-56.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$42.98 ₺1,899
$51.4 MX$921
-16.45%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.73 ₺253
$4.98 MX$89.2
15.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 ₺26.8K
$200 MX$3,580
203.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,855 ₺391.2K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
66.95%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.9 ₺2,294
$35.71 MX$639
45.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.59 ₺1,970
$39.56 MX$708
12.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$105 ₺4,637
$80.6 MX$1,442
30.30%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.8 ₺4,013
$88.3 MX$1,581
2.85%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$508 ₺22.4K
$969 MX$17.4K
-47.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$390 ₺17.2K
$482 MX$8,632
-19.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$903 ₺39.9K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-43.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$697 ₺30.8K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-41.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,343 ₺59.3K
$756 MX$13.5K
77.57%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
27
11.42
136.43%

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

Last update for Sivas: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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