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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sumba is 71.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 83.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sumba is 81.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 87.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$209

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$744

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$190

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$61.3

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

$1.45 MX$25.65

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$15.93

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$53.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.9

Milk (1 liter)

$2.35 FOK 15.10

$1.37 MX$24.17

71.53%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 MX$33.05

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 MX$27.25

Eggs

$2.50 MX$44.18

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$152

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.63 MX$152

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MX$195

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$48.53

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.21

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MX$33.05

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.26

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.23

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$39.65

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.85

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 MX$18.95

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.71 FOK 68.9

$4.15 MX$73.3

158.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.47 FOK 80.2

$10.34 MX$182

20.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 FOK 14.75

$1.68 MX$29.64

36.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 FOK 11.64

$2.48 MX$43.84

-27.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 FOK 29.00

$0.55 MX$9.80

720.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$56.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.80

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$54.9

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 FOK 12.71

$1.26 MX$22.16

57.14%

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

$30.7K MX$541.1K

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

$24.0K MX$424.3K

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

$82.5 MX$1,456

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

$22.29 MX$393

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$61.7 FOK 396

$30.02 MX$530

105.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.33 FOK 246

$51.4 MX$908

-25.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$15.23 FOK 98.0

$4.98 MX$88.0

205.82%

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

$200 MX$3,530

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$630

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$698

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,422

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,559

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Sumba: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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