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

🙂 Solo nomad: Talca is 16.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Talca is 29.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.66 CLP 6,979

$11.85 MX$212

-35.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$48.35 CLP 44.0K

$42.16 MX$755

14.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.57 CLP 6,890

$10.75 MX$192

-29.58%

Cappuccino

$2.48 CLP 2,256

$3.47 MX$62.2

-28.53%

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

$1.30 CLP 1,188

$1.45 MX$26.01

-10.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.24 CLP 1,125

$0.90 MX$16.16

37.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.89 CLP 2,635

$3.05 MX$54.7

-5.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.69 CLP 3,362

$4.42 MX$79.1

-16.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.19 CLP 1,079

$1.37 MX$24.51

-13.14%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 CLP 1,143

$1.87 MX$33.51

-33.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 CLP 1,315

$1.54 MX$27.63

-6.49%

Eggs

$3.15 CLP 2,868

$2.50 MX$44.81

26.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.77 CLP 7,076

$8.61 MX$154

-9.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.75 CLP 6,147

$8.63 MX$155

-21.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.75 CLP 9,792

$11.02 MX$197

-2.45%

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 CLP 1,587

$2.75 MX$49.22

-36.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 CLP 1,421

$1.43 MX$25.56

9.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.68 CLP 1,526

$1.87 MX$33.52

-10.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.58 CLP 1,437

$2.17 MX$38.80

-27.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.10 CLP 999

$1.88 MX$33.70

-41.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 CLP 1,447

$2.25 MX$40.21

-29.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 CLP 796

$1.07 MX$19.11

-18.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 CLP 913

$1.07 MX$19.22

-6.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.33 CLP 3,948

$4.15 MX$74.4

4.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.79 CLP 5,277

$10.34 MX$185

-44.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 CLP 1,415

$1.68 MX$30.06

-7.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.04 CLP 943

$2.48 MX$44.46

-58.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 CLP 722

$0.55 MX$9.93

43.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.45 CLP 405

$3.22 MX$57.6

-86.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 CLP 934

$2.48 MX$44.42

-58.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.44 CLP 10.4K

$3.11 MX$55.7

267.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 CLP 1,254

$1.26 MX$22.48

9.52%

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

$19.6K CLP 17.9M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-35.99%

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

$22.3K CLP 20.3M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

-7.36%

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

$102 CLP 92.7K

$82.5 MX$1,476

23.41%

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

$13.56 CLP 12.4K

$22.29 MX$399

-39.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.79 CLP 18.0K

$30.02 MX$537

-34.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.37 CLP 34.9K

$51.4 MX$921

-25.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.34 CLP 19.4K

$18.29 MX$327

16.68%

Cinema Ticket

$5.76 CLP 5,245

$4.98 MX$89.2

15.66%

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

$442 CLP 402.4K

$200 MX$3,580

120.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,591 CLP 3.3M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-32.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.65 CLP 38.8K

$35.71 MX$639

19.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.44 CLP 30.4K

$39.56 MX$708

-15.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.2 CLP 63.0K

$80.6 MX$1,442

-14.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$83.3 CLP 75.8K

$88.3 MX$1,581

-5.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$487 CLP 443.5K

$969 MX$17.4K

-49.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$381 CLP 346.6K

$482 MX$8,632

-21.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$875 CLP 797.2K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-45.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$587 CLP 534.7K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-50.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,724 CLP 1.6M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-57.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,149 CLP 1.0M

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-82.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$667 CLP 607.2K

$756 MX$13.5K

-11.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.18

11.42

-54.64%

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

Last update for Talca: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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