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

😐 Solo nomad: Tlalnepantla is 10% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tlalnepantla is 11.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.41 MX$185

$11.85 MX$211

-12.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.80 MX$833

$42.16 MX$750

11.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.69 MX$137

$10.75 MX$191

-28.47%

Cappuccino

$3.57 MX$63.5

$3.47 MX$61.8

2.88%

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

$1.33 MX$23.64

$1.45 MX$25.85

-8.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 MX$17.45

$0.90 MX$16.06

8.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.94 MX$52.4

$3.05 MX$54.3

-3.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.81 MX$85.6

$4.42 MX$78.6

8.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 MX$24.16

$1.37 MX$24.36

-0.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.65 MX$47.21

$1.87 MX$33.31

41.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.41

$1.54 MX$27.46

22.08%

Eggs

$2.63 MX$46.82

$2.50 MX$44.53

5.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.77 MX$174

$8.61 MX$153

13.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.34 MX$148

$8.63 MX$154

-3.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.94 MX$212

$11.02 MX$196

8.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.86 MX$50.9

$2.75 MX$48.91

4.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MX$30.57

$1.43 MX$25.41

20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.08 MX$36.97

$1.87 MX$33.32

11.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 MX$36.85

$2.17 MX$38.56

-4.61%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 MX$36.36

$1.88 MX$33.50

8.51%

Onion (1kg)

$2.27 MX$40.42

$2.25 MX$39.96

0.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 MX$25.97

$1.07 MX$18.99

36.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 MX$23.25

$1.07 MX$19.10

22.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MX$73.6

$4.15 MX$73.9

-0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.68 MX$243

$10.34 MX$184

32.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 MX$31.41

$1.68 MX$29.87

5.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 MX$63.0

$2.48 MX$44.19

42.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.64 MX$11.46

$0.55 MX$9.87

16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.34 MX$415

$26.53 MX$472

-12.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.55 MX$27.64

$3.22 MX$57.2

-51.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.26 MX$22.35

$2.48 MX$44.15

-49.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.39 MX$95.8

$3.11 MX$55.3

73.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 MX$23.08

$1.26 MX$22.34

3.17%

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

$18.4K MX$328.1K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-39.84%

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

$21.1K MX$375.8K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

-12.13%

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

$40.73 MX$725

$82.5 MX$1,467

-50.62%

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

$27.30 MX$486

$22.29 MX$396

22.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.23 MX$627

$30.02 MX$534

17.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.36 MX$647

$51.4 MX$915

-29.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.08 MX$286

$18.29 MX$325

-12.08%

Cinema Ticket

$6.37 MX$113

$4.98 MX$88.7

27.91%

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

$338 MX$6,019

$200 MX$3,558

69.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,620 MX$64.4K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-31.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.1 MX$1,016

$35.71 MX$635

59.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.71 MX$795

$39.56 MX$704

13.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 MX$1,831

$80.6 MX$1,433

27.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 MX$1,895

$88.3 MX$1,571

20.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$472 MX$8,400

$969 MX$17.2K

-51.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MX$4,727

$482 MX$8,579

-44.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$658 MX$11.7K

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-58.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$417 MX$7,426

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-64.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,292 MX$40.8K

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-43.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,131 MX$20.1K

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-82.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

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 Tlalnepantla: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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