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

😐 Solo nomad: Tepelene is 12.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 2.5% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Tepelene is 21.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.58 ALL 950
$11.85 MX$205
-2.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.8 ALL 4,739
$42.16 MX$730
37.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.14 ALL 750
$10.75 MX$186
-14.98%
Cappuccino
$1.97 ALL 162
$3.47 MX$60.2
-43.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 ALL 154
$1.45 MX$25.17
28.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 ALL 74.8
$0.90 MX$15.64
1.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.00 ALL 246
$3.05 MX$52.9
-1.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.20 ALL 344
$4.42 MX$76.5
-4.98%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.11 ALL 173
$1.37 MX$23.72
54.01%
White Bread (500g)
$1.12 ALL 92.0
$1.87 MX$32.43
-40.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 ALL 178
$1.54 MX$26.74
40.91%
Eggs
$3.86 ALL 317
$2.50 MX$43.36
54.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.18 ALL 1,080
$8.61 MX$149
53.08%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.83 ALL 642
$8.63 MX$150
-9.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.75 ALL 1,291
$11.02 MX$191
42.92%
Apples (1kg)
$1.77 ALL 145
$2.75 MX$47.62
-35.64%
Banana (1kg)
$2.78 ALL 228
$1.43 MX$24.73
94.41%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.05 ALL 168
$1.87 MX$32.44
9.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 ALL 163
$2.17 MX$37.54
-8.76%
Potato (1kg)
$1.31 ALL 108
$1.88 MX$32.61
-30.32%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 ALL 108
$2.25 MX$38.91
-41.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 ALL 119
$1.07 MX$18.49
35.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 ALL 61.4
$1.07 MX$18.59
-29.91%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.28 ALL 351
$4.15 MX$72.0
3.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.81 ALL 887
$10.34 MX$179
4.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 ALL 134
$1.68 MX$29.08
-2.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.08 ALL 171
$2.48 MX$43.02
-16.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 ALL 36.77
$0.55 MX$9.61
-18.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.86 ALL 1,546
$26.53 MX$459
-28.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.61 ALL 296
$3.22 MX$55.7
12.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.09 ALL 253
$2.48 MX$42.98
24.60%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.52 ALL 1,436
$3.11 MX$53.9
463.34%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.05 ALL 168
$1.26 MX$21.75
62.70%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$40.0K ALL 3.3M
$30.7K MX$531.0K
30.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.0K ALL 2.9M
$24.0K MX$416.4K
45.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$107 ALL 8,765
$82.5 MX$1,429
29.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.13 ALL 1,486
$22.29 MX$386
-18.66%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.52 ALL 1,519
$30.02 MX$520
-38.31%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.1 ALL 4,436
$51.4 MX$891
5.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.23 ALL 2,069
$18.29 MX$317
37.94%
Cinema Ticket
$9.50 ALL 779
$4.98 MX$86.3
90.76%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$159 ALL 13.0K
$200 MX$3,464
-20.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,577 ALL 457.3K
$5,304 MX$91.9K
5.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.4 ALL 5,117
$35.71 MX$618
74.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.4 ALL 4,211
$39.56 MX$685
29.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 ALL 8,717
$80.6 MX$1,395
31.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$130 ALL 10.6K
$88.3 MX$1,530
46.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$457 ALL 37.4K
$969 MX$16.8K
-52.90%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$344 ALL 28.2K
$482 MX$8,352
-28.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$614 ALL 50.3K
$1,595 MX$27.6K
-61.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$439 ALL 36.0K
$1,184 MX$20.5K
-62.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,800 ALL 147.6K
$4,050 MX$70.1K
-55.57%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,225 ALL 100.5K
$6,522 MX$113.0K
-81.22%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tepelene
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$667 ALL 54.7K
$756 MX$13.1K
-11.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.52
11.42
-51.66%

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

Last update for Tepelene: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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