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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tripoli is 32.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tripoli is 32.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.45 LBP 398.6K
$11.58 MX$212
-61.57%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.03 LBP 3.3M
$42 MX$769
-11.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.15 LBP 729.4K
$10.5 MX$192
-22.38%
Cappuccino
$2.55 LBP 228K
$3.43 MX$62.8
-25.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.48 LBP 132.7K
$1.49 MX$27.34
-0.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.86 LBP 77K
$0.94 MX$17.27
-8.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.43 LBP 307K
$3.08 MX$56.3
11.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.96 LBP 444K
$4.37 MX$79.9
13.50%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 LBP 119K
$1.39 MX$25.44
-4.32%
White Bread (500g)
$0.35 LBP 31K
$1.85 MX$33.81
-81.08%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.9 LBP 81K
$1.58 MX$28.88
-43.04%
Eggs
$1.59 LBP 142.4K
$2.51 MX$46
-36.65%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.57 LBP 498.7K
$8.26 MX$151
-32.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.12 LBP 547.7K
$8.7 MX$159
-29.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.06 LBP 900.5K
$10.73 MX$196
-6.24%
Apples (1kg)
$1.01 LBP 90.7K
$2.61 MX$47.74
-61.30%
Banana (1kg)
$0.53 LBP 47.8K
$1.49 MX$27.28
-64.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.45 LBP 40.6K
$1.95 MX$35.72
-76.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.94 LBP 84.6K
$2.09 MX$38.26
-55.02%
Potato (1kg)
$0.55 LBP 48.8K
$1.81 MX$33.05
-69.61%
Onion (1kg)
$0.8 LBP 71.2K
$2.16 MX$39.62
-62.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.31 LBP 28K
$1.03 MX$18.85
-69.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.42 LBP 37.4K
$1.08 MX$19.7
-61.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.43 LBP 217.1K
$4.14 MX$75.9
-41.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.04 LBP 630.2K
$8.88 MX$163
-20.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.3 LBP 115.9K
$1.67 MX$30.64
-22.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 LBP 199.5K
$2.53 MX$46.31
-11.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.98 LBP 88.1K
$0.51 MX$9.27
92.16%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.68 MX$488
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.96 LBP 443.9K
$3.26 MX$59.7
52.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.27 LBP 113.5K
$2.51 MX$45.94
-49.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.21 LBP 1.8M
$3.12 MX$57.2
547.76%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.89 LBP 79.8K
$1.31 MX$23.96
-32.06%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.8K LBP 2B
$30.9K MX$565K
-25.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.8K LBP 1.8B
$23.9K MX$436.9K
-17.01%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$218 LBP 19.5M
$83 MX$1,520
162.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.86 LBP 2M
$22.59 MX$414
-3.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.65 LBP 3.4M
$29.51 MX$540
27.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$19.58 LBP 1.8M
$51.6 MX$944
-62.02%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.42 LBP 1.1M
$18.42 MX$337
-32.57%
Cinema Ticket
$6.59 LBP 590.2K
$4.9 MX$89.7
34.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$135 LBP 12M
$200 MX$3,668
-32.82%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,993 LBP 178.4M
$5,179 MX$94.8K
-61.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$34.36 LBP 3.1M
$36.41 MX$667
-5.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.46 LBP 4.1M
$39.91 MX$731
13.91%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.6 LBP 7.4M
$79.9 MX$1,462
3.42%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$73.9 LBP 6.6M
$87.7 MX$1,605
-15.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$255 LBP 22.8M
$983 MX$18K
-74.05%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$153 LBP 13.7M
$470 MX$8,612
-67.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$747 LBP 66.9M
$1,610 MX$29.5K
-53.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$375 LBP 33.5M
$1,189 MX$21.8K
-68.50%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,094 LBP 97.9M
$3,839 MX$70.3K
-71.51%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$845 LBP 75.7M
$6,205 MX$113.6K
-86.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$409 LBP 36.6M
$724 MX$13.2K
-43.49%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
11.42
-12.43%

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

Last update for Tripoli: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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