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% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Soledad is 22.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.19 COP 23.6K

$11.58 MX$212

-46.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.91 COP 91.1K

$42 MX$769

-43.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.63 COP 36.7K

$10.5 MX$192

-8.29%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,205

$3.43 MX$62.8

-52.48%

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

$0.87 COP 3,298

$1.49 MX$27.34

-41.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 COP 2,717

$0.94 MX$17.27

-24.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.31 COP 4,980

$3.08 MX$56.3

-57.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 COP 11K

$4.37 MX$79.9

-33.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 COP 4,509

$1.39 MX$25.44

-15.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 COP 7,105

$1.85 MX$33.81

0.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 5,105

$1.58 MX$28.88

-15.19%

Eggs

$2.18 COP 8,323

$2.51 MX$46

-13.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.98 COP 26.6K

$8.26 MX$151

-15.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.05 COP 23.1K

$8.7 MX$159

-30.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.97 COP 30.3K

$10.73 MX$196

-25.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 COP 12.3K

$2.61 MX$47.74

24.14%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,080

$1.49 MX$27.28

-28.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 COP 5,541

$1.95 MX$35.72

-25.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.66 COP 6,306

$2.09 MX$38.26

-20.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.6 COP 6,109

$1.81 MX$33.05

-11.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.08 COP 4,102

$2.16 MX$39.62

-50.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1 COP 3,823

$1.03 MX$18.85

-2.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 COP 2,428

$1.08 MX$19.7

-40.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.31 COP 8,805

$4.14 MX$75.9

-44.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.29 COP 39.2K

$8.88 MX$163

15.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 COP 3,751

$1.67 MX$30.64

-41.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 COP 3,878

$2.53 MX$46.31

-59.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 COP 2,764

$0.51 MX$9.27

43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.35 COP 184.2K

$26.68 MX$488

81.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.98 COP 7,536

$3.26 MX$59.7

-39.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.65 COP 6,296

$2.51 MX$45.94

-34.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.92 COP 18.8K

$3.12 MX$57.2

57.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 COP 3,845

$1.31 MX$23.96

-22.90%

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

$18.6K COP 70.9M

$30.9K MX$565K

-39.74%

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

$31K COP 118M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

29.73%

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

$143 COP 543.5K

$83 MX$1,520

71.83%

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

$10.81 COP 41.2K

$22.59 MX$414

-52.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.87 COP 94.7K

$29.51 MX$540

-15.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.06 COP 87.9K

$51.6 MX$944

-55.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$2.86 COP 10.9K

$4.9 MX$89.7

-41.63%

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

$140 COP 532.8K

$200 MX$3,668

-30.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,917 COP 22.5M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

14.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.96 COP 186.5K

$36.41 MX$667

34.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.25 COP 149.6K

$39.91 MX$731

-1.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$127 COP 484.8K

$79.9 MX$1,462

59.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 COP 435.9K

$87.7 MX$1,605

30.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 COP 1.1M

$983 MX$18K

-71.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$242 COP 923.8K

$470 MX$8,612

-48.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$518 COP 2M

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-67.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$433 COP 1.7M

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-63.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,635 COP 6.2M

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-57.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,051 COP 4M

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-83.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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