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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tak is 10.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tak is 26% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.15 ฿101

$11.58 MX$212

-72.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.99 ฿864

$42 MX$769

-35.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.36 ฿204

$10.5 MX$192

-39.43%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ฿64.4

$3.43 MX$62.8

-41.40%

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

$0.67 ฿21.56

$1.49 MX$27.34

-55.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.07

$0.94 MX$17.27

-62.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

$3.08 MX$56.3

-19.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.6 ฿115

$4.37 MX$79.9

-17.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 ฿55.4

$1.39 MX$25.44

24.46%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ฿42.89

$1.85 MX$33.81

-27.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 ฿42.03

$1.58 MX$28.88

-17.09%

Eggs

$2.24 ฿71.8

$2.51 MX$46

-10.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.69 ฿598

$8.26 MX$151

126.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.96 ฿94.6

$8.7 MX$159

-65.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.76 ฿344

$10.73 MX$196

0.28%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿105

$2.61 MX$47.74

25.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.25 ฿40.11

$1.49 MX$27.28

-16.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.94 ฿62.2

$1.95 MX$35.72

-0.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 ฿50.4

$2.09 MX$38.26

-24.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.46 ฿46.62

$1.81 MX$33.05

-19.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 ฿38.29

$2.16 MX$39.62

-44.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.49

$1.03 MX$18.85

-0.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.44

$1.08 MX$19.7

-55.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.38 ฿140

$4.14 MX$75.9

5.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.12 ฿580

$8.88 MX$163

104.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 ฿55.6

$1.67 MX$30.64

4.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.65 ฿84.9

$2.53 MX$46.31

4.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 ฿28.62

$0.51 MX$9.27

74.51%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿34.1

$3.26 MX$59.7

-67.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 ฿36.84

$2.51 MX$45.94

-54.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 ฿193

$3.12 MX$57.2

93.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 ฿41.35

$1.31 MX$23.96

-1.53%

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

$27.3K ฿873.9K

$30.9K MX$565K

-11.52%

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

$27.9K ฿894.1K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

17.06%

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

$75 ฿2,400

$83 MX$1,520

-9.65%

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

$13.78 ฿441

$22.59 MX$414

-39.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.58 ฿595

$29.51 MX$540

-37.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.69 ฿1,558

$51.6 MX$944

-5.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.98 ฿383

$18.42 MX$337

-34.96%

Cinema Ticket

$7.27 ฿233

$4.9 MX$89.7

48.37%

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

$298 ฿9,532

$200 MX$3,668

48.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,546 ฿305.5K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

84.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.08 ฿1,059

$36.41 MX$667

-9.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.83 ฿1,114

$39.91 MX$731

-12.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98 ฿3,135

$79.9 MX$1,462

22.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.7 ฿2,294

$87.7 MX$1,605

-18.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 ฿13.7K

$983 MX$18K

-56.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$288 ฿9,215

$470 MX$8,612

-38.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$797 ฿25.5K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-50.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$667 ฿21.3K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-43.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,060 ฿65.9K

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-46.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,694 ฿54.2K

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-72.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.45

11.42

-52.28%

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

Last update for Tak: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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