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

🙂 Solo nomad: Talca is 25.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Talca is 17.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.95 CLP 7,016

$11.88 MX$210

-33.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$48.93 CLP 43.2K

$41.90 MX$740

16.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.36 CLP 6,494

$10.55 MX$186

-30.24%

Cappuccino

$2.45 CLP 2,163

$3.60 MX$63.5

-31.94%

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

$1.35 CLP 1,192

$1.50 MX$26.45

-10.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.30 CLP 1,150

$0.91 MX$16.09

42.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.89 CLP 2,553

$3.08 MX$54.4

-6.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.88 CLP 3,423

$4.47 MX$78.8

-13.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 CLP 1,003

$1.39 MX$24.54

-17.99%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 CLP 1,114

$1.90 MX$33.47

-33.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 CLP 1,284

$1.60 MX$28.27

-9.38%

Eggs

$3.27 CLP 2,887

$2.60 MX$45.97

25.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.88 CLP 6,959

$8.36 MX$148

-5.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.57 CLP 5,797

$8.64 MX$152

-23.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 CLP 9,728

$10.91 MX$192

1.01%

Apples (1kg)

$1.72 CLP 1,519

$2.61 MX$45.98

-34.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 CLP 1,373

$1.44 MX$25.46

7.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.70 CLP 1,497

$1.96 MX$34.55

-13.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 CLP 1,390

$2.12 MX$37.34

-25.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 CLP 988

$1.86 MX$32.87

-39.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 CLP 1,404

$2.22 MX$39.20

-28.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 CLP 838

$1.02 MX$17.99

-6.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 CLP 878

$1.04 MX$18.36

-3.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.49 CLP 3,962

$4.05 MX$71.5

10.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 CLP 5,007

$10.18 MX$180

-44.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 CLP 1,425

$1.69 MX$29.79

-4.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 CLP 901

$2.62 MX$46.25

-61.07%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 CLP 650

$0.51 MX$9.09

45.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 CLP 366

$3.15 MX$55.7

-86.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 CLP 906

$2.46 MX$43.49

-58.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.63 CLP 10.3K

$3.26 MX$57.5

256.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 CLP 1,248

$1.32 MX$23.36

6.82%

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

$19.6K CLP 17.3M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-34.93%

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

$22.4K CLP 19.8M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-5.75%

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

$100 CLP 88.5K

$83.5 MX$1,474

20.08%

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

$13.67 CLP 12.1K

$22.86 MX$404

-40.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.07 CLP 16.8K

$30.04 MX$530

-36.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.30 CLP 34.7K

$51.9 MX$916

-24.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.41 CLP 18.9K

$18.30 MX$323

16.99%

Cinema Ticket

$5.65 CLP 4,992

$5.12 MX$90.4

10.35%

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

$435 CLP 383.9K

$201 MX$3,541

116.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,489 CLP 3.1M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-34.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.49 CLP 38.4K

$35.73 MX$631

21.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.35 CLP 29.4K

$40.27 MX$711

-17.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$67.2 CLP 59.3K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-15.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 CLP 75.0K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-4.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 CLP 431.7K

$947 MX$16.7K

-48.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$370 CLP 326.5K

$483 MX$8,525

-23.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$880 CLP 776.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-44.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$601 CLP 530.9K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-50.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,696 CLP 1.5M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-57.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,147 CLP 1.0M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-82.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$680 CLP 599.8K

$730 MX$12.9K

-6.86%

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: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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