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

🙂 Solo nomad: Trujillo is 44.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Trujillo is 42.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 PEN 11.29

$11.99 MX$227

-73.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.11 PEN 51

$42.47 MX$803

-66.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.89 PEN 24.89

$10.47 MX$198

-34.19%

Cappuccino

$2.97 PEN 10.74

$3.6 MX$68.2

-17.50%

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

$0.84 PEN 3.05

$1.44 MX$27.16

-41.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 PEN 2.24

$0.89 MX$16.79

-30.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.91 PEN 6.91

$3.09 MX$58.5

-38.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.24 PEN 11.72

$4.58 MX$86.6

-29.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1 PEN 3.6

$1.38 MX$26.04

-27.54%

White Bread (500g)

$1.74 PEN 6.3

$1.85 MX$34.9

-5.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 PEN 3.94

$1.57 MX$29.68

-30.57%

Eggs

$3.88 PEN 14.03

$2.55 MX$48.3

52.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$163

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.46 PEN 23.32

$8.54 MX$161

-24.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.63 PEN 27.56

$10.98 MX$208

-30.51%

Apples (1kg)

$1.17 PEN 4.23

$2.72 MX$51.4

-56.99%

Banana (1kg)

$0.58 PEN 2.09

$1.51 MX$28.57

-61.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PEN 2.1

$1.88 MX$35.63

-69.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 PEN 2.55

$2.19 MX$41.42

-67.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 PEN 3.32

$1.87 MX$35.3

-50.80%

Onion (1kg)

$0.85 PEN 3.09

$2.19 MX$41.37

-61.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 PEN 3.28

$1.07 MX$20.23

-14.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 PEN 3.3

$1.09 MX$20.64

-16.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.07 PEN 14.72

$3.96 MX$74.9

2.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.3 PEN 37.21

$8.86 MX$167

16.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 PEN 5.13

$1.72 MX$32.53

-17.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 PEN 6.21

$2.61 MX$49.37

-34.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.59 PEN 2.14

$0.52 MX$9.74

13.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.61 PEN 60

$26.59 MX$503

-37.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.79 PEN 10.09

$3.24 MX$61.2

-13.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.08 PEN 7.51

$2.38 MX$44.94

-12.61%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.48 PEN 19.79

$3.11 MX$58.7

76.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 PEN 4.84

$1.31 MX$24.85

2.29%

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

$16.7K PEN 60.3K

$30.3K MX$573K

-44.89%

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

$26.2K PEN 94.5K

$24K MX$453.6K

9.07%

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

$76.6 PEN 277

$84.2 MX$1,592

-9.10%

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

$8.22 PEN 29.7

$22.14 MX$419

-62.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.47 PEN 77.6

$30.14 MX$570

-28.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.02 PEN 130

$52 MX$983

-30.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.52 PEN 19.95

$18.72 MX$354

-70.51%

Cinema Ticket

$4.18 PEN 15.11

$5.07 MX$95.9

-17.55%

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

$105 PEN 380

$200 MX$3,787

-47.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,985 PEN 7,172

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-62.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$69.6 PEN 252

$35.74 MX$676

94.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.65 PEN 49.31

$39.8 MX$753

-65.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.67 PEN 118

$79 MX$1,493

-58.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.68 PEN 122

$88.4 MX$1,671

-61.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$363 PEN 1,310

$965 MX$18.3K

-62.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$264 PEN 952

$474 MX$8,968

-44.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$612 PEN 2,210

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-62.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 PEN 1,727

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-60.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,131 PEN 4,084

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-63.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$836 PEN 3,019

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-88.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$581 PEN 2,097

$792 MX$15K

-26.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.7

11.42

11.21%

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

Last update for Trujillo: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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