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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tacna is 68.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tacna is 61.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 81.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.92 PEN 6.45

$11.88 MX$210

-83.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.90 MX$740

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.55 MX$186

Cappuccino

$2.45 PEN 8.22

$3.60 MX$63.5

-31.94%

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

$1.50 MX$26.45

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 PEN 0.90

$0.91 MX$16.09

-70.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.08 MX$54.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 MX$78.8

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 PEN 2.88

$1.39 MX$24.54

-38.13%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 PEN 4.79

$1.90 MX$33.47

-24.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 PEN 2.93

$1.60 MX$28.27

-45.63%

Eggs

$1.36 PEN 4.57

$2.60 MX$45.97

-47.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.15 PEN 13.93

$8.36 MX$148

-50.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 PEN 11.97

$8.64 MX$152

-58.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.13 PEN 27.31

$10.91 MX$192

-25.48%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 MX$45.98

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 MX$25.46

Oranges (1kg)

$1.96 MX$34.55

Tomato (1kg)

$2.12 MX$37.34

Potato (1kg)

$0.54 PEN 1.81

$1.86 MX$32.87

-70.97%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 PEN 1.35

$2.22 MX$39.20

-81.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.29 PEN 0.98

$1.02 MX$17.99

-71.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 PEN 2.42

$1.04 MX$18.36

-30.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.18 PEN 14.06

$4.05 MX$71.5

3.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.72 PEN 22.58

$10.18 MX$180

-33.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.51 PEN 8.45

$1.69 MX$29.79

48.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 PEN 0.90

$0.51 MX$9.09

-47.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.38 PEN 4.62

$3.15 MX$55.7

-56.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 MX$23.36

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

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

$83.5 MX$1,474

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

$19.55 PEN 65.7

$22.86 MX$404

-14.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.94 PEN 83.8

$30.04 MX$530

-16.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.81 PEN 96.8

$51.9 MX$916

-44.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$2.53 PEN 8.51

$5.12 MX$90.4

-50.59%

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

$54.9 PEN 184

$201 MX$3,541

-72.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.20 PEN 64.5

$35.73 MX$631

-46.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.28 PEN 64.8

$40.27 MX$711

-52.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 MX$1,398

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.18 PEN 84.6

$89.3 MX$1,576

-71.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.9 PEN 225

$483 MX$8,525

-86.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$484 PEN 1,625

$730 MX$12.9K

-33.70%

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 Tacna: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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