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

🙂 Solo nomad: Soledad is 30.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Soledad is 14% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.08 COP 22.3K

$11.88 MX$210

-48.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.01 COP 88.1K

$41.90 MX$740

-42.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.41 COP 34.6K

$10.55 MX$186

-10.81%

Cappuccino

$1.62 COP 5,962

$3.60 MX$63.5

-55.00%

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

$0.85 COP 3,138

$1.50 MX$26.45

-43.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 COP 2,583

$0.91 MX$16.09

-23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.24 COP 4,560

$3.08 MX$54.4

-59.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 COP 10.8K

$4.47 MX$78.8

-34.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.16 COP 4,259

$1.39 MX$24.54

-16.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.91 COP 7,022

$1.90 MX$33.47

0.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,074

$1.60 MX$28.27

-13.75%

Eggs

$2.11 COP 7,755

$2.60 MX$45.97

-18.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.87 COP 25.2K

$8.36 MX$148

-17.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.00 COP 22.0K

$8.64 MX$152

-30.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.14 COP 29.9K

$10.91 MX$192

-25.39%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 COP 11.6K

$2.61 MX$45.98

20.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.08 COP 3,960

$1.44 MX$25.46

-25.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 COP 5,500

$1.96 MX$34.55

-23.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 COP 5,824

$2.12 MX$37.34

-25.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 COP 5,720

$1.86 MX$32.87

-16.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,928

$2.22 MX$39.20

-51.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 COP 3,864

$1.02 MX$17.99

2.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 COP 2,318

$1.04 MX$18.36

-39.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.36 COP 8,661

$4.05 MX$71.5

-41.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.09 COP 37.0K

$10.18 MX$180

-0.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 COP 3,641

$1.69 MX$29.79

-41.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 COP 3,611

$2.62 MX$46.25

-62.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,653

$0.51 MX$9.09

41.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.10 COP 176.6K

$26.52 MX$468

81.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.92 COP 7,059

$3.15 MX$55.7

-39.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.70 COP 6,258

$2.46 MX$43.49

-30.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.77 COP 17.5K

$3.26 MX$57.5

46.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 COP 3,534

$1.32 MX$23.36

-27.27%

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

$18.5K COP 68.0M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-38.46%

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

$30.6K COP 112.4M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

28.84%

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

$144 COP 527.3K

$83.5 MX$1,474

71.90%

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

$10.98 COP 40.3K

$22.86 MX$404

-51.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.16 COP 92.4K

$30.04 MX$530

-16.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.23 COP 85.3K

$51.9 MX$916

-55.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$2.94 COP 10.8K

$5.12 MX$90.4

-42.58%

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

$144 COP 528.9K

$201 MX$3,541

-28.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,018 COP 22.1M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

13.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.32 COP 181.1K

$35.73 MX$631

38.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.55 COP 141.6K

$40.27 MX$711

-4.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 COP 456.9K

$79.2 MX$1,398

57.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$112 COP 412.8K

$89.3 MX$1,576

25.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 COP 1.0M

$947 MX$16.7K

-70.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 COP 869.1K

$483 MX$8,525

-51.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$524 COP 1.9M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-67.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 COP 1.6M

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-64.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,633 COP 6.0M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-59.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,159 COP 4.3M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-81.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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