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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tampico is 26.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Tampico is 26.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.35 MX$112

$11.88 MX$210

-46.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.75 MX$755

$41.90 MX$740

2.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.19 MX$109

$10.55 MX$186

-41.33%

Cappuccino

$3.23 MX$57.0

$3.60 MX$63.5

-10.28%

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

$0.83 MX$14.58

$1.50 MX$26.45

-44.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 MX$13.36

$0.91 MX$16.09

-16.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 MX$25.05

$3.08 MX$54.4

-53.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.10 MX$37.09

$4.47 MX$78.8

-53.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MX$26.73

$1.39 MX$24.54

8.63%

White Bread (500g)

$4.02 MX$70.9

$1.90 MX$33.47

111.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 MX$27.81

$1.60 MX$28.27

-1.25%

Eggs

$3.99 MX$70.4

$2.60 MX$45.97

53.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.64 MX$81.9

$8.36 MX$148

-44.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.44 MX$149

$8.64 MX$152

-2.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.14 MX$197

$10.91 MX$192

2.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.76 MX$48.64

$2.61 MX$45.98

5.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.20 MX$21.14

$1.44 MX$25.46

-16.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 MX$30.80

$1.96 MX$34.55

-10.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.53 MX$27.00

$2.12 MX$37.34

-27.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 MX$32.08

$1.86 MX$32.87

-2.15%

Onion (1kg)

$2.22 MX$39.19

$2.22 MX$39.20

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.59 MX$28.06

$1.02 MX$17.99

55.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 MX$15.40

$1.04 MX$18.36

-16.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.36 MX$76.9

$4.05 MX$71.5

7.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.76 MX$172

$10.18 MX$180

-4.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 MX$32.41

$1.69 MX$29.79

8.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 MX$47.32

$2.62 MX$46.25

2.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 MX$13.34

$0.51 MX$9.09

49.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.76 MX$472

$26.52 MX$468

0.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.70 MX$47.67

$3.15 MX$55.7

-14.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.47

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.01 MX$88.3

$3.26 MX$57.5

53.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 MX$22.62

$1.32 MX$23.36

-3.03%

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

$42.3K MX$746.7K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

40.62%

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

$22.6K MX$398.9K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-4.86%

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

$81.0 MX$1,429

$83.5 MX$1,474

-3.08%

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

$25.55 MX$451

$22.86 MX$404

11.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.12 MX$426

$30.04 MX$530

-19.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.31 MX$676

$51.9 MX$916

-26.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.64 MX$276

$18.30 MX$323

-14.54%

Cinema Ticket

$5.40 MX$95.3

$5.12 MX$90.4

5.47%

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

$238 MX$4,208

$201 MX$3,541

18.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,627 MX$64.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-31.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$85.8 MX$1,514

$35.73 MX$631

140.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$64.3 MX$1,135

$40.27 MX$711

59.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$161 MX$2,839

$79.2 MX$1,398

103.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.9 MX$1,411

$89.3 MX$1,576

-10.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$514 MX$9,068

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$322 MX$5,688

$483 MX$8,525

-33.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$797 MX$14.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-50.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$606 MX$10.7K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-49.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,790 MX$31.6K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-55.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,118 MX$19.7K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-82.53%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$579 MX$10.2K

$730 MX$12.9K

-20.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.75

11.42

2.89%

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

Last update for Tampico: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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