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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tena is 40.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tena is 23.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.04 $3.04

$11.99 MX$227

-74.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.86 $17.86

$42.47 MX$803

-57.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.61 $5.61

$10.47 MX$198

-46.42%

Cappuccino

$2.21 $2.21

$3.6 MX$68.2

-38.61%

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

$1.12 $1.12

$1.44 MX$27.16

-22.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 $0.72

$0.89 MX$16.79

-19.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 $1.52

$3.09 MX$58.5

-50.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 $2.52

$4.58 MX$86.6

-44.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 $1.06

$1.38 MX$26.04

-23.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 $1.01

$1.85 MX$34.9

-45.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 $1.28

$1.57 MX$29.68

-18.47%

Eggs

$1.83 $1.83

$2.55 MX$48.3

-28.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.53 $2.53

$8.61 MX$163

-70.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.01 $3.01

$8.54 MX$161

-64.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.41 $3.41

$10.98 MX$208

-68.94%

Apples (1kg)

$2.07 $2.07

$2.72 MX$51.4

-23.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.17 $1.17

$1.51 MX$28.57

-22.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.08 $1.08

$1.88 MX$35.63

-42.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.34 $1.34

$2.19 MX$41.42

-38.81%

Potato (1kg)

$1.27 $1.27

$1.87 MX$35.3

-32.09%

Onion (1kg)

$0.94 $0.94

$2.19 MX$41.37

-57.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.51 $0.51

$1.07 MX$20.23

-52.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 $0.98

$1.09 MX$20.64

-10.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.4 $3.4

$3.96 MX$74.9

-14.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.9 $4.9

$8.86 MX$167

-44.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 $1.6

$1.72 MX$32.53

-6.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 $1.48

$2.61 MX$49.37

-43.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.38 $0.38

$0.52 MX$9.74

-26.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.79 $14.79

$26.59 MX$503

-44.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.28 $1.28

$3.24 MX$61.2

-60.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 $1.04

$2.38 MX$44.94

-56.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.88 $4.88

$3.11 MX$58.7

56.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.67 $0.67

$1.31 MX$24.85

-48.85%

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

$19.7K $19.7K

$30.3K MX$573K

-35.04%

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

$25.4K $25.4K

$24K MX$453.6K

5.99%

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

$25.36 $25.36

$84.2 MX$1,592

-69.90%

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

$14.1 $14.1

$22.14 MX$419

-36.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.94 $14.94

$30.14 MX$570

-50.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.47 $29.47

$52 MX$983

-43.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$7.17 $7.17

$5.07 MX$95.9

41.42%

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

$277 $277

$200 MX$3,787

38.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,616 $8,616

$5,333 MX$100.8K

61.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58 $58

$35.74 MX$676

62.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.02 $44.02

$39.8 MX$753

10.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 $103

$79 MX$1,493

30.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.7 $86.7

$88.4 MX$1,671

-1.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$341 $341

$965 MX$18.3K

-64.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$314 $314

$474 MX$8,968

-33.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$613 $613

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-62.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$491 $491

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-59.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.19

11.42

-2.01%

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

Last update for Tena: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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