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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tehuacan is 41.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tehuacan is 19.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.88 MX$86.1

$11.88 MX$210

-58.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.10 MX$461

$41.90 MX$740

-37.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.58 MX$98.5

$10.55 MX$186

-47.11%

Cappuccino

$2.59 MX$45.68

$3.60 MX$63.5

-28.06%

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

$1.34 MX$23.72

$1.50 MX$26.45

-10.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 MX$13.72

$0.91 MX$16.09

-14.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 MX$31.54

$3.08 MX$54.4

-41.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.75 MX$66.3

$4.47 MX$78.8

-16.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.40 MX$24.74

$1.39 MX$24.54

0.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.74 MX$30.65

$1.90 MX$33.47

-8.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 MX$24.13

$1.60 MX$28.27

-14.37%

Eggs

$1.71 MX$30.18

$2.60 MX$45.97

-34.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.39 MX$113

$8.36 MX$148

-23.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.99 MX$106

$8.64 MX$152

-30.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.49 MX$168

$10.91 MX$192

-13.02%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 MX$36.18

$2.61 MX$45.98

-21.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.28 MX$22.59

$1.44 MX$25.46

-11.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.60 MX$28.27

$1.96 MX$34.55

-18.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 MX$28.13

$2.12 MX$37.34

-25.00%

Potato (1kg)

$2.13 MX$37.51

$1.86 MX$32.87

14.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.45 MX$25.53

$2.22 MX$39.20

-34.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 MX$17.83

$1.02 MX$17.99

-0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 MX$11.63

$1.04 MX$18.36

-36.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.23 MX$74.7

$4.05 MX$71.5

4.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.45 MX$220

$10.18 MX$180

22.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 MX$11.90

$1.69 MX$29.79

-60.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.03 MX$18.19

$2.62 MX$46.25

-60.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.61 MX$10.73

$0.51 MX$9.09

19.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.32 MX$23.24

$3.15 MX$55.7

-58.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 MX$4.87

$2.46 MX$43.49

-88.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.30 MX$93.5

$3.26 MX$57.5

62.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 MX$21.19

$1.32 MX$23.36

-9.09%

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

$18.7K MX$330.3K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-37.79%

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

$23.1K MX$407.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-2.92%

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

$40.26 MX$711

$83.5 MX$1,474

-51.80%

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

$27.75 MX$490

$22.86 MX$404

21.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.68 MX$365

$30.04 MX$530

-31.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.07 MX$637

$51.9 MX$916

-30.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.07 MX$284

$18.30 MX$323

-12.19%

Cinema Ticket

$4.29 MX$75.7

$5.12 MX$90.4

-16.21%

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

$431 MX$7,609

$201 MX$3,541

114.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,616 MX$63.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-32.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.0 MX$1,006

$35.73 MX$631

59.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.23 MX$781

$40.27 MX$711

9.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 MX$1,792

$79.2 MX$1,398

28.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$105 MX$1,856

$89.3 MX$1,576

17.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$514 MX$9,074

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 MX$6,882

$483 MX$8,525

-19.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$944 MX$16.7K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-40.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$750 MX$13.2K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-38.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,111 MX$37.3K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-47.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,228 MX$21.7K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-80.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.34

11.42

-0.70%

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

Last update for Tehuacan: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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