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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tebessa is 45.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tebessa is 40.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.10 DZD 408
$11.85 MX$212
-73.84%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.95 DZD 3,941
$42.16 MX$755
-28.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.82 DZD 503
$10.75 MX$192
-64.47%
Cappuccino
$0.74 DZD 97.4
$3.47 MX$62.2
-78.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 DZD 115
$1.45 MX$26.01
-40.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.21 DZD 27.52
$0.90 MX$16.16
-76.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.93 DZD 254
$3.05 MX$54.7
-36.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.43 DZD 320
$4.42 MX$79.1
-45.02%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.99 DZD 131
$1.37 MX$24.51
-27.74%
White Bread (500g)
$0.14 DZD 18.62
$1.87 MX$33.51
-92.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.56 DZD 205
$1.54 MX$27.63
1.30%
Eggs
$1.80 DZD 237
$2.50 MX$44.81
-28.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.05 DZD 1,190
$8.61 MX$154
5.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.31 DZD 699
$8.63 MX$155
-38.47%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.34 DZD 2,150
$11.02 MX$197
48.28%
Apples (1kg)
$3.19 DZD 420
$2.75 MX$49.22
16.00%
Banana (1kg)
$2.91 DZD 383
$1.43 MX$25.56
103.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.70 DZD 224
$1.87 MX$33.52
-9.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.75 DZD 98.7
$2.17 MX$38.80
-65.44%
Potato (1kg)
$0.56 DZD 73.5
$1.88 MX$33.70
-70.21%
Onion (1kg)
$0.47 DZD 61.5
$2.25 MX$40.21
-79.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.66 DZD 86.4
$1.07 MX$19.11
-38.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 DZD 39.83
$1.07 MX$19.22
-71.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.67 DZD 352
$4.15 MX$74.4
-35.66%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.34 MX$185
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 DZD 177
$1.68 MX$30.06
-19.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.07 DZD 272
$2.48 MX$44.46
-16.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 33.02
$0.55 MX$9.93
-54.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.43 DZD 2,293
$26.53 MX$475
-34.30%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.70 DZD 91.6
$3.22 MX$57.6
-78.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.34 DZD 44.27
$2.48 MX$44.42
-86.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.27 DZD 693
$3.11 MX$55.7
69.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.36 DZD 47.71
$1.26 MX$22.48
-71.43%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K DZD 4.2M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
4.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K DZD 4.5M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
40.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.51 DZD 5,461
$82.5 MX$1,476
-49.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.34 DZD 1,228
$22.29 MX$399
-58.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.64 DZD 2,189
$30.02 MX$537
-44.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.96 DZD 3,021
$51.4 MX$921
-55.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.37 DZD 706
$4.98 MX$89.2
7.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$95.8 DZD 12.6K
$200 MX$3,580
-52.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,665 DZD 482.2K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-30.90%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.10 DZD 4,881
$35.71 MX$639
3.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.65 DZD 5,874
$39.56 MX$708
12.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.6 DZD 9,814
$80.6 MX$1,442
-7.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$75.7 DZD 9,954
$88.3 MX$1,581
-14.33%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$197 DZD 26.0K
$969 MX$17.4K
-79.64%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 DZD 14.9K
$482 MX$8,632
-76.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$277 DZD 36.4K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-82.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 DZD 23.7K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-84.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,039 DZD 136.7K
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-74.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$575 DZD 75.6K
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-91.19%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tebessa
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
11.42
-52.54%

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

Last update for Tebessa: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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