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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tlaxcala is 33% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tlaxcala is 22.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.28 MX$94.4

$11.85 MX$212

-55.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.85 MX$373

$42.16 MX$755

-50.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.79 MX$104

$10.75 MX$192

-46.14%

Cappuccino

$2.83 MX$50.6

$3.47 MX$62.2

-18.44%

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

$1.28 MX$23.00

$1.45 MX$26.01

-11.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.88 MX$15.74

$0.90 MX$16.16

-2.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.30 MX$23.28

$3.05 MX$54.7

-57.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.80 MX$32.27

$4.42 MX$79.1

-59.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 MX$29.86

$1.37 MX$24.51

21.90%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 MX$33.56

$1.87 MX$33.51

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.35 MX$24.22

$1.54 MX$27.63

-12.34%

Eggs

$2.16 MX$38.60

$2.50 MX$44.81

-13.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.15 MX$128

$8.61 MX$154

-16.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.92 MX$106

$8.63 MX$155

-31.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.49 MX$188

$11.02 MX$197

-4.81%

Apples (1kg)

$2.23 MX$39.94

$2.75 MX$49.22

-18.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.17 MX$20.94

$1.43 MX$25.56

-18.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.66 MX$29.62

$1.87 MX$33.52

-11.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 MX$21.01

$2.17 MX$38.80

-46.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.82 MX$14.70

$1.88 MX$33.70

-56.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 MX$19.18

$2.25 MX$40.21

-52.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 MX$13.69

$1.07 MX$19.11

-28.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 MX$20.02

$1.07 MX$19.22

4.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 MX$74.6

$4.15 MX$74.4

0.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.88 MX$177

$10.34 MX$185

-4.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 MX$24.63

$1.68 MX$30.06

-17.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 MX$27.37

$2.48 MX$44.46

-38.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 MX$7.17

$0.55 MX$9.93

-27.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.30 MX$41.21

$3.22 MX$57.6

-28.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 MX$27.31

$2.48 MX$44.42

-38.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.16 MX$146

$3.11 MX$55.7

162.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 MX$22.21

$1.26 MX$22.48

-1.59%

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

$25.5K MX$457.2K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-16.69%

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

$26.1K MX$467.5K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

8.65%

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

$32.40 MX$580

$82.5 MX$1,476

-60.72%

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

$18.19 MX$326

$22.29 MX$399

-18.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.32 MX$614

$30.02 MX$537

14.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.16 MX$576

$51.4 MX$921

-37.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.90 MX$374

$18.29 MX$327

14.27%

Cinema Ticket

$4.46 MX$79.8

$4.98 MX$89.2

-10.44%

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

$240 MX$4,304

$200 MX$3,580

20.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,665 MX$65.6K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-30.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.24 MX$541

$35.71 MX$639

-15.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.49 MX$850

$39.56 MX$708

20.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MX$2,013

$80.6 MX$1,442

39.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.5 MX$1,549

$88.3 MX$1,581

-2.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$249 MX$4,453

$969 MX$17.4K

-74.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$155 MX$2,768

$482 MX$8,632

-67.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 MX$8,793

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-69.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$342 MX$6,126

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-71.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 MX$12.5K

$756 MX$13.5K

-7.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.5

11.42

-8.06%

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

Last update for Tlaxcala: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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