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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tulum is 26% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tulum is 28.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.59 MX$183

$11.85 MX$205

-10.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.5 MX$874

$42.16 MX$730

19.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.05 MX$139

$10.75 MX$186

-25.12%

Cappuccino

$3.65 MX$63.2

$3.47 MX$60.2

5.19%

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

$1.18 MX$20.38

$1.45 MX$25.17

-18.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.06 MX$18.35

$0.90 MX$15.64

17.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.73 MX$47.35

$3.05 MX$52.9

-10.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.96 MX$68.6

$4.42 MX$76.5

-10.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 MX$24.98

$1.37 MX$23.72

5.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.14 MX$19.71

$1.87 MX$32.43

-39.04%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 MX$25.72

$1.54 MX$26.74

-3.90%

Eggs

$2.01 MX$34.74

$2.50 MX$43.36

-19.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.45 MX$94.3

$8.61 MX$149

-36.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.13 MX$124

$8.63 MX$150

-17.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.25 MX$108

$11.02 MX$191

-43.28%

Apples (1kg)

$2.06 MX$35.68

$2.75 MX$47.62

-25.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.39 MX$24.16

$1.43 MX$24.73

-2.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.41 MX$24.40

$1.87 MX$32.44

-24.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.41 MX$24.40

$2.17 MX$37.54

-35.02%

Potato (1kg)

$2.09 MX$36.26

$1.88 MX$32.61

11.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.88 MX$32.61

$2.25 MX$38.91

-16.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.60

$1.07 MX$18.49

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 MX$16.97

$1.07 MX$18.59

-8.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.08 MX$70.6

$4.15 MX$72.0

-1.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.50 MX$147

$10.34 MX$179

-17.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 MX$22.78

$1.68 MX$29.08

-21.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.25 MX$21.67

$2.48 MX$43.02

-49.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.12 MX$19.39

$0.55 MX$9.61

103.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.14 MX$37.11

$3.22 MX$55.7

-33.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.16 MX$37.36

$2.48 MX$42.98

-12.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.32 MX$92.1

$3.11 MX$53.9

71.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 MX$23.00

$1.26 MX$21.75

5.56%

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

$15.8K MX$273.9K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-48.41%

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

$21.4K MX$369.8K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

-11.17%

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

$85.6 MX$1,482

$82.5 MX$1,429

3.75%

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

$22.36 MX$387

$22.29 MX$386

0.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.22 MX$506

$30.02 MX$520

-2.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.34 MX$577

$51.4 MX$891

-35.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.84 MX$274

$18.29 MX$317

-13.40%

Cinema Ticket

$4.65 MX$80.5

$4.98 MX$86.3

-6.63%

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

$205 MX$3,557

$200 MX$3,464

2.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,829 MX$49.0K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-46.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.18 MX$453

$35.71 MX$618

-26.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.81 MX$551

$39.56 MX$685

-19.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.1 MX$1,387

$80.6 MX$1,395

-0.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.35 MX$803

$88.3 MX$1,530

-47.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$725 MX$12.6K

$969 MX$16.8K

-25.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$395 MX$6,841

$482 MX$8,352

-18.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,444 MX$25.0K

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-9.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,244 MX$21.6K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

5.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,331 MX$57.7K

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-17.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,876 MX$32.5K

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-71.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$791 MX$13.7K

$756 MX$13.1K

4.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-3.68%

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

Last update for Tulum: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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