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

🙂 Solo nomad: Soledad is 3.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Soledad is 18.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.94 COP 22.5K

$11.85 MX$212

-49.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.44 COP 88.8K

$42.16 MX$755

-44.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.88 COP 37.4K

$10.75 MX$192

-8.09%

Cappuccino

$1.58 COP 5,992

$3.47 MX$62.2

-54.47%

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

$0.86 COP 3,254

$1.45 MX$26.01

-40.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 COP 2,660

$0.90 MX$16.16

-22.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.30 COP 4,903

$3.05 MX$54.7

-57.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 COP 11.2K

$4.42 MX$79.1

-33.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.20 COP 4,540

$1.37 MX$24.51

-12.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.84 COP 6,949

$1.87 MX$33.51

-1.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,232

$1.54 MX$27.63

-10.39%

Eggs

$2.21 COP 8,374

$2.50 MX$44.81

-11.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.09 COP 26.9K

$8.61 MX$154

-17.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.24 COP 23.6K

$8.63 MX$155

-27.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.74 COP 29.3K

$11.02 MX$197

-29.76%

Apples (1kg)

$3.21 COP 12.1K

$2.75 MX$49.22

16.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,059

$1.43 MX$25.56

-25.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 COP 5,462

$1.87 MX$33.52

-22.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 COP 5,947

$2.17 MX$38.80

-27.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 COP 6,013

$1.88 MX$33.70

-15.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,194

$2.25 MX$40.21

-50.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 COP 3,999

$1.07 MX$19.11

-0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 COP 2,225

$1.07 MX$19.22

-44.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.29 COP 8,659

$4.15 MX$74.4

-44.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.31 COP 65.6K

$10.34 MX$185

67.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 COP 3,491

$1.68 MX$30.06

-45.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 COP 3,686

$2.48 MX$44.46

-60.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 COP 2,762

$0.55 MX$9.93

32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.98 COP 185.4K

$26.53 MX$475

84.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.89 COP 7,144

$3.22 MX$57.6

-41.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.67 COP 6,308

$2.48 MX$44.42

-32.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.72 COP 17.9K

$3.11 MX$55.7

51.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,675

$1.26 MX$22.48

-23.02%

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

$19.2K COP 72.5M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-37.52%

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

$30.6K COP 115.7M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

27.10%

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

$143 COP 539.6K

$82.5 MX$1,476

72.79%

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

$10.77 COP 40.8K

$22.29 MX$399

-51.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.99 COP 94.6K

$30.02 MX$537

-16.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.48 COP 88.9K

$51.4 MX$921

-54.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$2.84 COP 10.7K

$4.98 MX$89.2

-42.97%

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

$139 COP 527.4K

$200 MX$3,580

-30.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,965 COP 22.6M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

12.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.19 COP 186.2K

$35.71 MX$639

37.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.29 COP 145.0K

$39.56 MX$708

-3.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 COP 477.9K

$80.6 MX$1,442

56.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$112 COP 423.8K

$88.3 MX$1,581

26.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$285 COP 1.1M

$969 MX$17.4K

-70.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 COP 900.2K

$482 MX$8,632

-50.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$537 COP 2.0M

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-66.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$423 COP 1.6M

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-64.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,777 COP 6.7M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-56.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,140 COP 4.3M

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-82.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

31.35%

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

Last update for Soledad: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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