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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tarhuna is 60.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tarhuna is 49.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 LYD 25.49
$11.99 MX$227
-60.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18 LYD 98.1
$42.47 MX$803
-57.62%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.76 LYD 20.48
$10.47 MX$198
-64.09%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.54 LYD 2.92
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.7 LYD 3.84
-
-
Cappuccino
$0.48 LYD 2.61
$3.6 MX$68.2
-86.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.46 LYD 2.5
$1.44 MX$27.16
-68.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.09 LYD 0.52
$0.89 MX$16.79
-89.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.09 MX$58.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.58 MX$86.6
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 LYD 5.67
$1.38 MX$26.04
-24.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 LYD 1.14
$1.85 MX$34.9
-88.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.25 LYD 6.79
$1.57 MX$29.68
-20.38%
Eggs
$1.43 LYD 7.78
$2.55 MX$48.3
-43.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.02 LYD 27.33
$8.61 MX$163
-41.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.38 LYD 18.4
$8.54 MX$161
-60.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.42 LYD 56.8
$10.98 MX$208
-5.10%
Apples (1kg)
$2.14 LYD 11.67
$2.72 MX$51.4
-21.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.33 LYD 7.23
$1.51 MX$28.57
-11.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.76 LYD 4.13
$1.88 MX$35.63
-59.57%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.52 LYD 2.83
$2.19 MX$41.42
-76.26%
Potato (1kg)
$0.65 LYD 3.55
$1.87 MX$35.3
-65.24%
Onion (1kg)
$0.57 LYD 3.09
$2.19 MX$41.37
-73.97%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.41 LYD 2.26
$1.07 MX$20.23
-61.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.2 LYD 1.09
$1.09 MX$20.64
-81.65%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.17 LYD 6.39
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-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 LYD 3.85
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Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.66 LYD 3.59
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.8 LYD 9.81
$3.96 MX$74.9
-54.55%
Wine (Bottle)
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$8.86 MX$167
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.72 MX$32.53
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
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$0.52 MX$9.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$26.59 MX$503
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 LYD 4.95
$3.24 MX$61.2
-71.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.88 LYD 4.81
$2.38 MX$44.94
-63.03%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.71 LYD 25.69
$3.11 MX$58.7
51.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.03 LYD 0.16
$1.31 MX$24.85
-97.71%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.5K LYD 73.6K
$30.3K MX$573K
-55.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.5K LYD 89.7K
$24K MX$453.6K
-31.43%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$31.92 LYD 174
$84.2 MX$1,592
-62.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.1 LYD 44.17
$22.14 MX$419
-63.41%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.74 LYD 124
$30.14 MX$570
-24.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$52 MX$983
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.72 MX$354
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Cinema Ticket
$4.69 LYD 25.58
$5.07 MX$95.9
-7.50%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$51.6 LYD 281
$200 MX$3,787
-74.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$914 LYD 4,980
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-82.86%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.23 LYD 116
$35.74 MX$676
-40.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.42 LYD 193
$39.8 MX$753
-11.01%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$51.2 LYD 279
$79 MX$1,493
-35.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.6 LYD 303
$88.4 MX$1,671
-37.13%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$92.5 LYD 504
$965 MX$18.3K
-90.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$64.8 LYD 353
$474 MX$8,968
-86.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,653 MX$31.2K
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$1,202 MX$22.7K
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$3,081 MX$58.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$7,529 MX$142.3K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$792 MX$15K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17.5
11.42
53.24%

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Last update for Tarhuna: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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