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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Sivas is 23.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.8% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Sivas is 10.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.25 โ‚บ270
$11.88 MX$210
-47.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.53 โ‚บ1,321
$41.90 MX$740
-27.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.60 โ‚บ329
$10.55 MX$186
-27.96%
Cappuccino
$3.72 โ‚บ161
$3.60 MX$63.5
3.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.56 โ‚บ111
$1.50 MX$26.45
70.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.50 โ‚บ21.47
$0.91 MX$16.09
-45.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.97 โ‚บ215
$3.08 MX$54.4
61.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.37 โ‚บ276
$4.47 MX$78.8
42.51%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.99 โ‚บ43.02
$1.39 MX$24.54
-28.78%
White Bread (500g)
$0.31 โ‚บ13.62
$1.90 MX$33.47
-83.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 โ‚บ94.8
$1.60 MX$28.27
36.87%
Eggs
$2.62 โ‚บ113
$2.60 MX$45.97
0.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.34 โ‚บ274
$8.36 MX$148
-24.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.85 โ‚บ167
$8.64 MX$152
-55.44%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.49 โ‚บ497
$10.91 MX$192
5.32%
Apples (1kg)
$1.29 โ‚บ55.7
$2.61 MX$45.98
-50.57%
Banana (1kg)
$2.58 โ‚บ112
$1.44 MX$25.46
79.17%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.28 โ‚บ55.4
$1.96 MX$34.55
-34.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.29 โ‚บ56.0
$2.12 MX$37.34
-39.15%
Potato (1kg)
$1.05 โ‚บ45.30
$1.86 MX$32.87
-43.55%
Onion (1kg)
$0.77 โ‚บ33.31
$2.22 MX$39.20
-65.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.74 โ‚บ31.98
$1.02 MX$17.99
-27.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 โ‚บ39.26
$1.04 MX$18.36
-12.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.98 โ‚บ85.7
$4.05 MX$71.5
-51.11%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.93 โ‚บ343
$10.18 MX$180
-22.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.15 โ‚บ93.0
$1.69 MX$29.79
27.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 โ‚บ128
$2.62 MX$46.25
12.98%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.67 โ‚บ29.12
$0.51 MX$9.09
31.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$29.89 โ‚บ1,293
$26.52 MX$468
12.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.09 โ‚บ47.20
$3.15 MX$55.7
-65.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.60 โ‚บ26.08
$2.46 MX$43.49
-75.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.54 โ‚บ326
$3.26 MX$57.5
131.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 โ‚บ53.2
$1.32 MX$23.36
-6.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.3K โ‚บ1.9M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
43.79%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.9K โ‚บ1.9M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
84.64%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$61.4 โ‚บ2,656
$83.5 MX$1,474
-26.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.93 โ‚บ473
$22.86 MX$404
-52.19%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.09 โ‚บ566
$30.04 MX$530
-56.42%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.00 โ‚บ1,860
$51.9 MX$916
-17.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.30 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.62 โ‚บ243
$5.12 MX$90.4
9.77%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$610 โ‚บ26.4K
$201 MX$3,541
203.86%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,724 โ‚บ377.4K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
64.05%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.5 โ‚บ2,226
$35.73 MX$631
44.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.05 โ‚บ1,949
$40.27 MX$711
11.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 โ‚บ4,448
$79.2 MX$1,398
29.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.6 โ‚บ3,833
$89.3 MX$1,576
-0.74%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$516 โ‚บ22.3K
$947 MX$16.7K
-45.48%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$390 โ‚บ16.9K
$483 MX$8,525
-19.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$903 โ‚บ39.1K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-43.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$698 โ‚บ30.2K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-42.39%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Sivas
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,401 โ‚บ60.6K
$730 MX$12.9K
92.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
27
11.42
136.43%

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Last update for Sivas: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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