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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tangier is 34.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tangier is 12.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.47 MAD 41.27

$11.88 MX$210

-62.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.65 MAD 283

$41.90 MX$740

-26.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.02 MAD 64.8

$10.55 MX$186

-33.46%

Cappuccino

$1.72 MAD 15.88

$3.60 MX$63.5

-52.22%

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

$0.71 MAD 6.51

$1.50 MX$26.45

-52.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 MAD 3.26

$0.91 MX$16.09

-61.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.92 MAD 36.14

$3.08 MX$54.4

27.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 MAD 31.16

$4.47 MX$78.8

-24.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.00 MAD 9.20

$1.39 MX$24.54

-28.06%

White Bread (500g)

$0.81 MAD 7.46

$1.90 MX$33.47

-57.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 MAD 16.19

$1.60 MX$28.27

9.37%

Eggs

$2.16 MAD 19.96

$2.60 MX$45.97

-16.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.24 MAD 94.5

$8.36 MX$148

22.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.91 MAD 63.8

$8.64 MX$152

-20.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.69 MAD 117

$10.91 MX$192

16.32%

Apples (1kg)

$1.31 MAD 12.05

$2.61 MX$45.98

-49.81%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 MAD 13.28

$1.44 MX$25.46

Oranges (1kg)

$0.76 MAD 7.04

$1.96 MX$34.55

-61.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.78 MAD 7.18

$2.12 MX$37.34

-63.21%

Potato (1kg)

$0.64 MAD 5.92

$1.86 MX$32.87

-65.59%

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 MAD 6.62

$2.22 MX$39.20

-67.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.50 MAD 4.62

$1.02 MX$17.99

-50.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 MAD 5.56

$1.04 MX$18.36

-42.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.49 MAD 41.48

$4.05 MX$71.5

10.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.58 MAD 88.4

$10.18 MX$180

-5.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.13 MAD 28.90

$1.69 MX$29.79

85.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.36 MAD 31.05

$2.62 MX$46.25

28.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 MAD 4.20

$0.51 MX$9.09

-11.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.13 MAD 149

$26.52 MX$468

-39.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.53 MAD 4.91

$3.15 MX$55.7

-83.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.51 MAD 4.72

$2.46 MX$43.49

-79.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.83 MAD 90.7

$3.26 MX$57.5

201.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.58 MAD 14.58

$1.32 MX$23.36

19.70%

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

$37.7K MAD 347.6K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

25.19%

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

$24.3K MAD 224.5K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

2.39%

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

$81.6 MAD 753

$83.5 MX$1,474

-2.29%

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

$11.30 MAD 104

$22.86 MX$404

-50.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.80 MAD 367

$30.04 MX$530

32.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.69 MAD 256

$51.9 MX$916

-46.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.14 MAD 361

$18.30 MX$323

113.88%

Cinema Ticket

$7.53 MAD 69.5

$5.12 MX$90.4

47.07%

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

$97.2 MAD 897

$201 MX$3,541

-51.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,437 MAD 59.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

21.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.60 MAD 282

$35.73 MX$631

-14.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.53 MAD 420

$40.27 MX$711

13.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.7 MAD 818

$79.2 MX$1,398

11.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$81.6 MAD 753

$89.3 MX$1,576

-8.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$456 MAD 4,213

$947 MX$16.7K

-51.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$242 MAD 2,236

$483 MX$8,525

-49.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$899 MAD 8,295

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-43.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$438 MAD 4,041

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-63.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,775 MAD 16.4K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-55.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,260 MAD 11.6K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-80.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$502 MAD 4,634

$730 MX$12.9K

-31.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.35

11.42

-61.91%

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

Last update for Tangier: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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