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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taza is 39.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taza is 38.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.87 MAD 35.76

$11.85 MX$205

-67.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.21 MAD 177

$42.16 MX$730

-54.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.22 MAD 57.4

$10.75 MX$186

-42.14%

Cappuccino

$1.61 MAD 14.87

$3.47 MX$60.2

-53.60%

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

$0.58 MAD 5.33

$1.45 MX$25.17

-60.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MAD 3.43

$0.90 MX$15.64

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.39 MAD 49.74

$3.05 MX$52.9

76.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.14 MAD 38.18

$4.42 MX$76.5

-6.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 MAD 7.71

$1.37 MX$23.72

-38.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.50 MAD 4.62

$1.87 MX$32.43

-73.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.95 MAD 18.01

$1.54 MX$26.74

26.62%

Eggs

$2.02 MAD 18.63

$2.50 MX$43.36

-19.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.32 MAD 123

$8.61 MX$149

54.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.22 MAD 57.4

$8.63 MX$150

-27.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.96 MAD 110

$11.02 MX$191

8.53%

Apples (1kg)

$0.79 MAD 7.30

$2.75 MX$47.62

-71.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 MAD 13.29

$1.43 MX$24.73

0.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.84 MAD 7.74

$1.87 MX$32.44

-55.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.57 MAD 5.29

$2.17 MX$37.54

-73.73%

Potato (1kg)

$0.42 MAD 3.92

$1.88 MX$32.61

-77.66%

Onion (1kg)

$0.42 MAD 3.88

$2.25 MX$38.91

-81.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.39 MAD 3.64

$1.07 MX$18.49

-63.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 MAD 5.71

$1.07 MX$18.59

-42.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 MAD 39.25

$4.15 MX$72.0

2.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.08 MAD 74.5

$10.34 MX$179

-21.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 MAD 22.44

$1.68 MX$29.08

44.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 MAD 23.29

$2.48 MX$43.02

1.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 MAD 3.40

$0.55 MX$9.61

-32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.30 MAD 132

$26.53 MX$459

-46.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.53 MAD 4.90

$3.22 MX$55.7

-83.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.67 MAD 6.21

$2.48 MX$42.98

-72.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.66 MAD 24.57

$3.11 MX$53.9

-14.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 MAD 13.55

$1.26 MX$21.75

16.67%

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

$37.8K MAD 348.7K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

23.21%

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

$29.2K MAD 269.6K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

21.51%

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

$34.70 MAD 320

$82.5 MX$1,429

-57.93%

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

$10.83 MAD 99.9

$22.29 MX$386

-51.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.19 MAD 371

$30.02 MX$520

33.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.31 MAD 151

$51.4 MX$891

-68.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.15 MAD 214

$18.29 MX$317

26.57%

Cinema Ticket

$4.41 MAD 40.67

$4.98 MX$86.3

-11.45%

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

$80.6 MAD 744

$200 MX$3,464

-59.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,466 MAD 59.7K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

21.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.30 MAD 206

$35.71 MX$618

-37.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.77 MAD 238

$39.56 MX$685

-34.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 MAD 982

$80.6 MX$1,395

32.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.2 MAD 666

$88.3 MX$1,530

-18.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$111 MAD 1,025

$969 MX$16.8K

-88.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$65.3 MAD 603

$482 MX$8,352

-86.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$223 MAD 2,055

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-86.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 MAD 1,608

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-85.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,542 MAD 14.2K

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-61.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$957 MAD 8,837

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-85.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$542 MAD 5,000

$756 MX$13.1K

-28.38%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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