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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taza is 44.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taza is 13.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.86 MAD 35.13

$11.99 MX$227

-67.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.03 MAD 173

$42.47 MX$803

-55.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.13 MAD 55.8

$10.47 MX$198

-41.45%

Cappuccino

$1.6 MAD 14.51

$3.6 MX$68.2

-55.56%

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

$0.63 MAD 5.73

$1.44 MX$27.16

-56.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MAD 3.41

$0.89 MX$16.79

-58.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.35 MAD 48.68

$3.09 MX$58.5

73.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.21 MAD 38.29

$4.58 MX$86.6

-8.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 MAD 8.1

$1.38 MX$26.04

-35.51%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 MAD 4.34

$1.85 MX$34.9

-74.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.88 MAD 17.09

$1.57 MX$29.68

19.75%

Eggs

$1.92 MAD 17.48

$2.55 MX$48.3

-24.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.03 MAD 119

$8.61 MX$163

51.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.44 MAD 58.6

$8.54 MX$161

-24.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.84 MAD 108

$10.98 MX$208

7.83%

Apples (1kg)

$0.74 MAD 6.74

$2.72 MX$51.4

-72.79%

Banana (1kg)

$1.37 MAD 12.5

$1.51 MX$28.57

-9.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.84 MAD 7.62

$1.88 MX$35.63

-55.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 MAD 4.88

$2.19 MX$41.42

-75.34%

Potato (1kg)

$0.43 MAD 3.91

$1.87 MX$35.3

-77.01%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 MAD 4.14

$2.19 MX$41.37

-79.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.4 MAD 3.61

$1.07 MX$20.23

-62.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 MAD 5.56

$1.09 MX$20.64

-44.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 MAD 39.26

$3.96 MX$74.9

9.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.64 MAD 96.8

$8.86 MX$167

20.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.56 MAD 23.31

$1.72 MX$32.53

48.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 MAD 22.97

$2.61 MX$49.37

-3.07%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.4 MAD 3.61

$0.52 MX$9.74

-23.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.23 MAD 129

$26.59 MX$503

-46.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 MAD 5.21

$3.24 MX$61.2

-82.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.72 MAD 6.55

$2.38 MX$44.94

-69.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.7 MAD 24.57

$3.11 MX$58.7

-13.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 MAD 13.41

$1.31 MX$24.85

12.21%

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

$36.6K MAD 333.1K

$30.3K MX$573K

20.84%

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

$29.9K MAD 271.5K

$24K MX$453.6K

24.44%

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

$35.32 MAD 321

$84.2 MX$1,592

-58.07%

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

$10.89 MAD 99.1

$22.14 MX$419

-50.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.06 MAD 364

$30.14 MX$570

32.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.13 MAD 147

$52 MX$983

-68.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.48 MAD 214

$18.72 MX$354

25.43%

Cinema Ticket

$4.37 MAD 39.77

$5.07 MX$95.9

-13.81%

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

$82.1 MAD 746

$200 MX$3,787

-59.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,520 MAD 59.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

22.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.28 MAD 203

$35.74 MX$676

-37.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.09 MAD 237

$39.8 MX$753

-34.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 MAD 983

$79 MX$1,493

36.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.2 MAD 656

$88.4 MX$1,671

-18.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$111 MAD 1,008

$965 MX$18.3K

-88.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$67 MAD 610

$474 MX$8,968

-85.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$217 MAD 1,975

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-86.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 MAD 1,586

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-85.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$439 MAD 3,991

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-85.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$327 MAD 2,971

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-95.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 MAD 4,891

$792 MX$15K

-32.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.81

11.42

-57.88%

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

Last update for Taza: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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