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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tarhuna is 55.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tarhuna is 54.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.45 LYD 28.32
$11.85 MX$208
-62.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.58 LYD 118
$42.16 MX$742
-55.93%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.57 LYD 22.71
$10.75 MX$189
-66.79%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.58 LYD 3.66
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-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.66 LYD 4.19
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Cappuccino
$0.52 LYD 3.33
$3.47 MX$61.1
-85.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 LYD 3.12
$1.45 MX$25.56
-66.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.12 LYD 0.74
$0.90 MX$15.88
-86.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.05 MX$53.7
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.42 MX$77.7
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.02 LYD 6.52
$1.37 MX$24.09
-25.55%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 LYD 1.33
$1.87 MX$32.93
-88.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.22 LYD 7.78
$1.54 MX$27.15
-20.78%
Eggs
$1.49 LYD 9.51
$2.50 MX$44.03
-40.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.78 LYD 30.40
$8.61 MX$151
-44.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.41 LYD 21.69
$8.63 MX$152
-60.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.35 LYD 65.8
$11.02 MX$194
-6.08%
Apples (1kg)
$2.22 LYD 14.14
$2.75 MX$48.36
-19.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.34 LYD 8.51
$1.43 MX$25.12
-6.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.77 LYD 4.91
$1.87 MX$32.94
-58.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 LYD 3.56
$2.17 MX$38.13
-74.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.69 LYD 4.37
$1.88 MX$33.12
-63.30%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 LYD 3.34
$2.25 MX$39.51
-76.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.38 LYD 2.44
$1.07 MX$18.78
-64.49%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.20 LYD 1.27
$1.07 MX$18.88
-81.31%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.24 LYD 7.88
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Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 LYD 4.26
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Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.66 LYD 4.18
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.80 LYD 11.46
$4.15 MX$73.1
-56.63%
Wine (Bottle)
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$10.34 MX$182
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.68 MX$29.54
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.48 MX$43.69
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🚌 Getting Around
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
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$0.55 MX$9.76
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Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$26.53 MX$467
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.95 LYD 6.06
$3.22 MX$56.6
-70.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 LYD 5.46
$2.48 MX$43.65
-65.32%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.67 LYD 29.67
$3.11 MX$54.7
50.16%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.03 LYD 0.20
$1.26 MX$22.09
-97.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.8K LYD 87.6K
$30.7K MX$539.3K
-55.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.4K LYD 104.3K
$24.0K MX$422.8K
-31.79%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.30 LYD 205
$82.5 MX$1,451
-60.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.31 LYD 52.8
$22.29 MX$392
-62.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.02 LYD 146
$30.02 MX$528
-23.32%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
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$51.4 MX$905
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.29 MX$322
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Cinema Ticket
$4.47 LYD 28.46
$4.98 MX$87.7
-10.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$52.1 LYD 332
$200 MX$3,518
-73.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$918 LYD 5,841
$5,304 MX$93.3K
-82.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.73 LYD 138
$35.71 MX$628
-39.15%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.53 LYD 226
$39.56 MX$696
-10.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.7 LYD 322
$80.6 MX$1,417
-37.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$56.0 LYD 356
$88.3 MX$1,554
-36.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$91.2 LYD 580
$969 MX$17.1K
-90.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$65.0 LYD 413
$482 MX$8,482
-86.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$1,595 MX$28.1K
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$1,184 MX$20.8K
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$4,050 MX$71.2K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$6,522 MX$114.7K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Tarhuna
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$756 MX$13.3K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17.5
11.42
53.24%

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

Last update for Tarhuna: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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