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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taytay is 33.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taytay is 14.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.46 ₱304

$11.99 MX$227

-54.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.51 ₱1,198

$42.47 MX$803

-49.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.61 ₱201

$10.47 MX$198

-65.52%

Cappuccino

$2.73 ₱152

$3.6 MX$68.2

-24.17%

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

$0.85 ₱47.31

$1.44 MX$27.16

-40.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.5 ₱27.57

$0.89 MX$16.79

-43.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.49 ₱83.2

$3.09 MX$58.5

-51.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 ₱144

$4.58 MX$86.6

-43.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.97 ₱110

$1.38 MX$26.04

42.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.33 ₱74.1

$1.85 MX$34.9

-28.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 ₱57.9

$1.57 MX$29.68

-33.76%

Eggs

$2.07 ₱115

$2.55 MX$48.3

-18.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.41 ₱524

$8.61 MX$163

9.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.35 ₱298

$8.54 MX$161

-37.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.47 ₱472

$10.98 MX$208

-22.86%

Apples (1kg)

$3.54 ₱197

$2.72 MX$51.4

30.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.76 ₱98.2

$1.51 MX$28.57

16.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.46 ₱193

$1.88 MX$35.63

84.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.5 ₱139

$2.19 MX$41.42

14.16%

Potato (1kg)

$2.69 ₱150

$1.87 MX$35.3

43.85%

Onion (1kg)

$3.06 ₱171

$2.19 MX$41.37

39.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.97 ₱110

$1.07 MX$20.23

84.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 ₱36.25

$1.09 MX$20.64

-40.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.47 ₱193

$3.96 MX$74.9

-12.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.45 ₱470

$8.86 MX$167

-4.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.52 ₱84.6

$1.72 MX$32.53

-11.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 ₱120

$2.61 MX$49.37

-17.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.67

$0.52 MX$9.74

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 ₱47.18

$3.24 MX$61.2

-73.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱13.42

$2.38 MX$44.94

-89.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.08 ₱116

$3.11 MX$58.7

-33.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 ₱62

$1.31 MX$24.85

-15.27%

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

$26.4K ₱1.5M

$30.3K MX$573K

-13.00%

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

$22.9K ₱1.3M

$24K MX$453.6K

-4.59%

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

$135 ₱7,532

$84.2 MX$1,592

60.59%

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

$22.3 ₱1,242

$22.14 MX$419

0.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.15 ₱1,512

$30.14 MX$570

-9.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.67 ₱1,875

$52 MX$983

-35.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$6.92 ₱386

$5.07 MX$95.9

36.49%

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

$150 ₱8,337

$200 MX$3,787

-25.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,276 ₱238.1K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-19.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.89 ₱2,611

$35.74 MX$676

31.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.38 ₱1,914

$39.8 MX$753

-13.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.6 ₱4,543

$79 MX$1,493

3.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.41 ₱2,584

$88.4 MX$1,671

-47.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$267 ₱14.8K

$965 MX$18.3K

-72.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₱9,913

$474 MX$8,968

-62.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$579 ₱32.3K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 ₱21.7K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-67.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,576 ₱143.4K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-16.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.52

11.42

-34.15%

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

Last update for Taytay: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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