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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tunja is 50.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tunja is 34.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.58 COP 9,482

$11.88 MX$210

-78.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.44 COP 53.0K

$41.90 MX$740

-65.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.72 COP 24.7K

$10.55 MX$186

-36.30%

Cappuccino

$1.11 COP 4,083

$3.60 MX$63.5

-69.17%

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

$0.69 COP 2,548

$1.50 MX$26.45

-54.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 COP 2,174

$0.91 MX$16.09

-35.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.18 COP 4,317

$3.08 MX$54.4

-61.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.10 COP 7,714

$4.47 MX$78.8

-53.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 COP 4,310

$1.39 MX$24.54

-15.83%

White Bread (500g)

$1.08 COP 3,962

$1.90 MX$33.47

-43.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 COP 4,565

$1.60 MX$28.27

-22.50%

Eggs

$2.18 COP 8,010

$2.60 MX$45.97

-16.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.07 COP 14.9K

$8.36 MX$148

-51.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.79 COP 21.3K

$8.64 MX$152

-32.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.16 COP 26.3K

$10.91 MX$192

-34.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.50 COP 9,167

$2.61 MX$45.98

-4.21%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 COP 4,533

$1.44 MX$25.46

-14.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 COP 3,347

$1.96 MX$34.55

-53.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.93 COP 3,423

$2.12 MX$37.34

-56.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.24 COP 4,550

$1.86 MX$32.87

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 COP 3,481

$2.22 MX$39.20

-57.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 COP 3,473

$1.02 MX$17.99

-6.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 COP 2,736

$1.04 MX$18.36

-27.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.67 COP 6,149

$4.05 MX$71.5

-58.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.30 COP 30.5K

$10.18 MX$180

-18.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 COP 3,040

$1.69 MX$29.79

-50.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.51 COP 5,544

$2.62 MX$46.25

-42.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 COP 2,009

$0.51 MX$9.09

7.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 COP 2,534

$3.15 MX$55.7

-78.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 COP 5,664

$2.46 MX$43.49

-37.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 COP 22.2K

$3.26 MX$57.5

85.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 COP 3,592

$1.32 MX$23.36

-25.76%

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

$19.8K COP 72.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-34.24%

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

$27.9K COP 102.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

17.23%

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

$74.2 COP 272.4K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-11.19%

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

$8.71 COP 32.0K

$22.86 MX$404

-61.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.97 COP 77.0K

$30.04 MX$530

-30.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.90 COP 62.1K

$51.9 MX$916

-67.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$3.95 COP 14.5K

$5.12 MX$90.4

-22.85%

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

$237 COP 870.6K

$201 MX$3,541

18.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,448 COP 9.0M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-53.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.9 COP 238.4K

$35.73 MX$631

81.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$40.27 MX$711

-19.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.0 COP 304.6K

$79.2 MX$1,398

4.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$37.50 COP 137.7K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-57.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$294 COP 1.1M

$947 MX$16.7K

-68.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$233 COP 854.7K

$483 MX$8,525

-51.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$526 COP 1.9M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-67.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$422 COP 1.6M

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-65.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,579 COP 5.8M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-60.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,269 COP 4.7M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-80.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

15.25

11.42

33.54%

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

Last update for Tunja: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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