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

🙂 Solo nomad: Temara is 20% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Temara is 19.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.79 MAD 44.13

$11.88 MX$210

-59.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.53 MAD 309

$41.90 MX$740

-19.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.58 MAD 60.7

$10.55 MX$186

-37.63%

Cappuccino

$2.59 MAD 23.87

$3.60 MX$63.5

-28.06%

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

$0.68 MAD 6.31

$1.50 MX$26.45

-54.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 MAD 3.49

$0.91 MX$16.09

-58.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.50 MAD 50.8

$3.08 MX$54.4

78.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.12 MAD 38.01

$4.47 MX$78.8

-7.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 MAD 8.16

$1.39 MX$24.54

-36.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 MAD 5.30

$1.90 MX$33.47

-69.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 MAD 16.48

$1.60 MX$28.27

11.87%

Eggs

$2.04 MAD 18.77

$2.60 MX$45.97

-21.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.62 MAD 116

$8.36 MX$148

50.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.14 MAD 56.6

$8.64 MX$152

-28.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.15 MAD 103

$10.91 MX$192

2.20%

Apples (1kg)

$1.58 MAD 14.53

$2.61 MX$45.98

-39.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.33 MAD 12.31

$1.44 MX$25.46

-7.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.82 MAD 7.55

$1.96 MX$34.55

-58.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.88 MAD 8.15

$2.12 MX$37.34

-58.49%

Potato (1kg)

$0.76 MAD 6.99

$1.86 MX$32.87

-59.14%

Onion (1kg)

$0.80 MAD 7.34

$2.22 MX$39.20

-63.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.39 MAD 3.63

$1.02 MX$17.99

-61.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 MAD 5.88

$1.04 MX$18.36

-38.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.39 MAD 40.44

$4.05 MX$71.5

8.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.85 MAD 63.1

$10.18 MX$180

-32.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.69 MAD 24.81

$1.69 MX$29.79

59.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 MAD 23.48

$2.62 MX$46.25

-2.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.56 MAD 5.18

$0.51 MX$9.09

9.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.17 MAD 158

$26.52 MX$468

-35.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 MAD 7.92

$3.15 MX$55.7

-72.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.77 MAD 7.12

$2.46 MX$43.49

-68.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.31 MAD 39.74

$3.26 MX$57.5

32.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 MAD 14.23

$1.32 MX$23.36

16.67%

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

$37.4K MAD 344.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

24.21%

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

$29.3K MAD 270.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

23.30%

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

$38.50 MAD 355

$83.5 MX$1,474

-53.91%

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

$10.81 MAD 99.6

$22.86 MX$404

-52.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.43 MAD 373

$30.04 MX$530

34.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.16 MAD 223

$51.9 MX$916

-53.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.32 MAD 49.02

$18.30 MX$323

-70.93%

Cinema Ticket

$6.74 MAD 62.1

$5.12 MX$90.4

31.64%

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

$135 MAD 1,248

$201 MX$3,541

-32.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,337 MAD 21.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-56.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.53 MAD 392

$35.73 MX$631

19.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.4 MAD 465

$40.27 MX$711

25.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 MAD 973

$79.2 MX$1,398

33.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$102 MAD 942

$89.3 MX$1,576

14.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$395 MAD 3,639

$947 MX$16.7K

-58.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$204 MAD 1,883

$483 MX$8,525

-57.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$687 MAD 6,335

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-57.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$331 MAD 3,054

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-72.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,257 MAD 11.6K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-68.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$864 MAD 7,967

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$419 MAD 3,861

$730 MX$12.9K

-42.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.75

11.42

-58.41%

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

Last update for Temara: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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