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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taza is 30.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taza is 32.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.82 MAD 35.26

$11.88 MX$210

-67.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.03 MAD 176

$41.90 MX$740

-54.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.43 MAD 59.4

$10.55 MX$186

-39.05%

Cappuccino

$1.69 MAD 15.56

$3.60 MX$63.5

-53.06%

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

$0.58 MAD 5.40

$1.50 MX$26.45

-61.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MAD 3.46

$0.91 MX$16.09

-59.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.50 MAD 50.8

$3.08 MX$54.4

78.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.21 MAD 38.88

$4.47 MX$78.8

-5.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.83 MAD 7.63

$1.39 MX$24.54

-40.29%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 MAD 4.40

$1.90 MX$33.47

-74.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.96 MAD 18.09

$1.60 MX$28.27

22.50%

Eggs

$1.91 MAD 17.65

$2.60 MX$45.97

-26.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.96 MAD 120

$8.36 MX$148

55.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.49 MAD 59.9

$8.64 MX$152

-24.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.00 MAD 111

$10.91 MX$192

9.99%

Apples (1kg)

$0.74 MAD 6.81

$2.61 MX$45.98

-71.65%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 MAD 12.76

$1.44 MX$25.46

-4.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.77 MAD 7.15

$1.96 MX$34.55

-60.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 MAD 5.20

$2.12 MX$37.34

-73.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.45 MAD 4.19

$1.86 MX$32.87

-75.81%

Onion (1kg)

$0.45 MAD 4.17

$2.22 MX$39.20

-79.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.39 MAD 3.62

$1.02 MX$17.99

-61.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 MAD 5.81

$1.04 MX$18.36

-39.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.37 MAD 40.35

$4.05 MX$71.5

7.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.71 MAD 71.1

$10.18 MX$180

-24.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.53 MAD 23.36

$1.69 MX$29.79

49.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 MAD 23.38

$2.62 MX$46.25

-3.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 MAD 3.67

$0.51 MX$9.09

-21.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.40 MAD 133

$26.52 MX$468

-45.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 MAD 5.27

$3.15 MX$55.7

-81.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.73 MAD 6.71

$2.46 MX$43.49

-70.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 MAD 25.95

$3.26 MX$57.5

-13.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 MAD 13.57

$1.32 MX$23.36

11.36%

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

$36.8K MAD 339.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

22.27%

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

$28.8K MAD 266.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

21.35%

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

$35.06 MAD 324

$83.5 MX$1,474

-58.03%

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

$11.18 MAD 103

$22.86 MX$404

-51.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.83 MAD 377

$30.04 MX$530

35.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.42 MAD 152

$51.9 MX$916

-68.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.39 MAD 216

$18.30 MX$323

27.81%

Cinema Ticket

$4.37 MAD 40.37

$5.12 MX$90.4

-14.65%

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

$83.2 MAD 768

$201 MX$3,541

-58.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,564 MAD 60.6K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

23.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.30 MAD 206

$35.73 MX$631

-37.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.74 MAD 238

$40.27 MX$711

-36.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 MAD 971

$79.2 MX$1,398

32.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.9 MAD 682

$89.3 MX$1,576

-17.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$109 MAD 1,009

$947 MX$16.7K

-88.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$65.6 MAD 605

$483 MX$8,525

-86.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$223 MAD 2,057

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-86.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 MAD 1,581

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-85.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,334 MAD 12.3K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-66.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$928 MAD 8,570

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-85.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$533 MAD 4,917

$730 MX$12.9K

-26.99%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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