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 22.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 13.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sunny Beach is 11.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.02 BGN 13.00

$11.85 MX$205

-32.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.47 BGN 67.2

$42.16 MX$730

-1.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.19 BGN 16.51

$10.75 MX$186

-5.21%

Cappuccino

$1.88 BGN 3.04

$3.47 MX$60.2

-45.82%

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

$1.30 BGN 2.11

$1.45 MX$25.17

-10.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.05 BGN 1.70

$0.90 MX$15.64

16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.81 BGN 2.93

$3.05 MX$52.9

-40.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 BGN 2.80

$4.42 MX$76.5

-60.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.03 BGN 3.28

$1.37 MX$23.72

48.18%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 BGN 0.98

$1.87 MX$32.43

-67.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.88 BGN 4.67

$1.54 MX$26.74

87.01%

Eggs

$3.71 BGN 6.01

$2.50 MX$43.36

48.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.20 BGN 21.38

$8.61 MX$149

53.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.37 BGN 13.56

$8.63 MX$150

-3.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.24 BGN 21.45

$11.02 MX$191

20.15%

Apples (1kg)

$1.66 BGN 2.69

$2.75 MX$47.62

-39.64%

Banana (1kg)

$2.19 BGN 3.56

$1.43 MX$24.73

53.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 BGN 2.80

$1.87 MX$32.44

-7.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.82 BGN 4.56

$2.17 MX$37.54

29.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 BGN 1.93

$1.88 MX$32.61

-36.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 BGN 2.29

$2.25 MX$38.91

-36.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 BGN 2.07

$1.07 MX$18.49

19.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 BGN 1.26

$1.07 MX$18.59

-27.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.86 BGN 6.25

$4.15 MX$72.0

-6.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.21 BGN 11.68

$10.34 MX$179

-30.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 BGN 1.95

$1.68 MX$29.08

-28.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 BGN 2.70

$2.48 MX$43.02

-32.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.15 BGN 1.86

$0.55 MX$9.61

109.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.07 BGN 42.23

$26.53 MX$459

-1.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 BGN 1.95

$3.22 MX$55.7

-62.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.62 BGN 1.00

$2.48 MX$42.98

-75.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.91 BGN 19.29

$3.11 MX$53.9

282.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 BGN 2.49

$1.26 MX$21.75

22.22%

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

$36.5K BGN 59.2K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

19.18%

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

$34.0K BGN 55.0K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

41.29%

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

$118 BGN 191

$82.5 MX$1,429

42.97%

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

$17.26 BGN 27.97

$22.29 MX$386

-22.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.47 BGN 21.82

$30.02 MX$520

-55.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.34 BGN 47.53

$51.4 MX$891

-42.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.90 BGN 24.13

$18.29 MX$317

-18.53%

Cinema Ticket

$7.28 BGN 11.79

$4.98 MX$86.3

46.18%

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

$323 BGN 524

$200 MX$3,464

61.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,525 BGN 8,951

$5,304 MX$91.9K

4.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.76 BGN 56.3

$35.71 MX$618

-2.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.33 BGN 47.52

$39.56 MX$685

-25.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$129 BGN 208

$80.6 MX$1,395

59.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$76.5 BGN 124

$88.3 MX$1,530

-13.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$592 BGN 960

$969 MX$16.8K

-38.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$348 BGN 564

$482 MX$8,352

-27.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$695 BGN 1,125

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-56.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$531 BGN 861

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-55.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,405 BGN 2,277

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-65.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,154 BGN 1,870

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-82.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$970 BGN 1,572

$756 MX$13.1K

28.28%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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