Cost of Living Comparison Between Sunny Beach and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Sunny Beach and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Sunny Beach is 12.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sunny Beach is 9.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.13 BGN 13.71

$11.73 MX$222

-30.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.06 BGN 69.3

$41.52 MX$785

-1.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.92 BGN 16.73

$10.57 MX$200

-6.15%

Cappuccino

$1.97 BGN 3.32

$3.49 MX$65.9

-43.55%

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

$1.38 BGN 2.32

$1.45 MX$27.33

-4.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.04 BGN 1.76

$0.97 MX$18.33

7.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 BGN 2.95

$3.03 MX$57.2

-42.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 BGN 3.06

$4.59 MX$86.8

-60.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.96 BGN 3.3

$1.42 MX$26.87

38.03%

White Bread (500g)

$0.61 BGN 1.02

$1.87 MX$35.43

-67.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.76 BGN 4.66

$1.54 MX$29.2

79.22%

Eggs

$3.86 BGN 6.51

$2.6 MX$49.21

48.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.09 BGN 22.08

$8.32 MX$157

57.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.39 BGN 14.15

$8.54 MX$161

-1.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13 BGN 21.94

$10.67 MX$202

21.84%

Apples (1kg)

$1.64 BGN 2.77

$2.66 MX$50.2

-38.35%

Banana (1kg)

$2.18 BGN 3.68

$1.51 MX$28.5

44.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 BGN 3.04

$1.9 MX$35.87

-5.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.83 BGN 4.77

$2.19 MX$41.45

29.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.2 BGN 2.03

$1.78 MX$33.7

-32.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 BGN 2.32

$2.17 MX$41.05

-36.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 BGN 2.05

$1.07 MX$20.14

14.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 BGN 1.32

$1.09 MX$20.53

-28.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.76 BGN 6.35

$4.17 MX$78.8

-9.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.86 BGN 11.58

$8.75 MX$165

-21.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 BGN 2.02

$1.69 MX$31.91

-28.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 BGN 2.84

$2.53 MX$47.74

-33.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.15 BGN 1.95

$0.51 MX$9.59

125.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.31 BGN 44.38

$26.97 MX$510

-2.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 BGN 1.93

$3.25 MX$61.4

-64.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.65 BGN 1.1

$2.49 MX$47.01

-73.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.63 BGN 19.62

$3.22 MX$60.8

261.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.55 BGN 2.61

$1.26 MX$23.87

23.02%

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

$36.4K BGN 61.3K

$29.8K MX$564.1K

21.85%

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

$34.9K BGN 58.8K

$23.4K MX$442.5K

48.90%

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

$120 BGN 202

$84.2 MX$1,592

42.31%

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

$17.57 BGN 29.64

$22.8 MX$431

-22.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.51 BGN 22.78

$30.04 MX$568

-55.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.55 BGN 49.85

$51.4 MX$972

-42.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.59 BGN 24.62

$18.28 MX$346

-20.19%

Cinema Ticket

$7.29 BGN 12.29

$4.97 MX$94.1

46.68%

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

$319 BGN 539

$197 MX$3,719

62.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,513 BGN 9,300

$5,254 MX$99.3K

4.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.82 BGN 58.7

$35.81 MX$677

-2.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.65 BGN 50

$39.43 MX$745

-24.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 BGN 211

$80.9 MX$1,529

54.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.1 BGN 130

$86.3 MX$1,631

-10.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$595 BGN 1,003

$968 MX$18.3K

-38.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$347 BGN 586

$478 MX$9,037

-27.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$714 BGN 1,205

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-56.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$537 BGN 907

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-55.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,408 BGN 2,375

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-55.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,159 BGN 1,956

$7,586 MX$143.4K

-84.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$950 BGN 1,603

$805 MX$15.2K

17.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.1

11.42

-55.34%

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

Last update for Sunny Beach: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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