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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 46.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tripoli is 6.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.61 LBP 412.9K
$11.88 MX$210
-61.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.21 LBP 3.4M
$41.90 MX$740
-8.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.96 LBP 712.7K
$10.55 MX$186
-24.55%
Cappuccino
$2.45 LBP 218.9K
$3.60 MX$63.5
-31.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 LBP 131.6K
$1.50 MX$26.45
-2.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.92 LBP 82.4K
$0.91 MX$16.09
1.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.48 LBP 311.6K
$3.08 MX$54.4
12.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.96 LBP 443.7K
$4.47 MX$78.8
10.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.31 LBP 117.6K
$1.39 MX$24.54
-5.76%
White Bread (500g)
$0.34 LBP 30.5K
$1.90 MX$33.47
-82.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 LBP 87.8K
$1.60 MX$28.27
-38.75%
Eggs
$1.58 LBP 141.1K
$2.60 MX$45.97
-39.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.69 LBP 509.1K
$8.36 MX$148
-31.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.91 LBP 529.1K
$8.64 MX$152
-31.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.05 LBP 899.6K
$10.91 MX$192
-7.88%
Apples (1kg)
$0.97 LBP 87.0K
$2.61 MX$45.98
-62.84%
Banana (1kg)
$0.53 LBP 47.1K
$1.44 MX$25.46
-63.19%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.45 LBP 40.4K
$1.96 MX$34.55
-77.04%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.96 LBP 86.0K
$2.12 MX$37.34
-54.72%
Potato (1kg)
$0.56 LBP 49.7K
$1.86 MX$32.87
-69.89%
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 LBP 65.8K
$2.22 MX$39.20
-67.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.29 LBP 25.7K
$1.02 MX$17.99
-71.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.41 LBP 36.8K
$1.04 MX$18.36
-60.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.55 LBP 228.2K
$4.05 MX$71.5
-37.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.20 LBP 644.3K
$10.18 MX$180
-29.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.29 LBP 115.7K
$1.69 MX$29.79
-23.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.12 LBP 190.0K
$2.62 MX$46.25
-19.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.02 LBP 90.9K
$0.51 MX$9.09
100.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.52 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.07 LBP 454.1K
$3.15 MX$55.7
60.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.22 LBP 109.2K
$2.46 MX$43.49
-50.41%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.19 LBP 1.8M
$3.26 MX$57.5
519.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.95 LBP 85.2K
$1.32 MX$23.36
-28.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.3K LBP 2.0B
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-25.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.4K LBP 1.8B
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-14.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$213 LBP 19.0M
$83.5 MX$1,474
154.73%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.71 LBP 1.9M
$22.86 MX$404
-5.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.24 LBP 3.3M
$30.04 MX$530
23.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$19.42 LBP 1.7M
$51.9 MX$916
-62.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.71 LBP 1.1M
$18.30 MX$323
-30.55%
Cinema Ticket
$6.45 LBP 577.4K
$5.12 MX$90.4
25.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$135 LBP 12.1M
$201 MX$3,541
-32.81%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,995 LBP 178.5M
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-62.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$34.58 LBP 3.1M
$35.73 MX$631
-3.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.59 LBP 4.1M
$40.27 MX$711
13.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.2 LBP 7.4M
$79.2 MX$1,398
3.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$74.2 LBP 6.6M
$89.3 MX$1,576
-16.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 LBP 22.4M
$947 MX$16.7K
-73.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$153 LBP 13.7M
$483 MX$8,525
-68.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$775 LBP 69.3M
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-51.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$373 LBP 33.4M
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-69.20%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,118 LBP 100.0M
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-72.04%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$844 LBP 75.5M
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-86.82%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tripoli
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$421 LBP 37.7M
$730 MX$12.9K
-42.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
11.42
-12.43%

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Last update for Tripoli: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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