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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tunja is 32.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tunja is 44.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 COP 10K

$11.58 MX$212

-77.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.69 COP 56K

$42 MX$769

-65.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.6 COP 25.1K

$10.5 MX$192

-37.14%

Cappuccino

$1.07 COP 4,096

$3.43 MX$62.8

-68.80%

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

$0.72 COP 2,742

$1.49 MX$27.34

-51.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 COP 2,069

$0.94 MX$17.27

-42.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.2 COP 4,571

$3.08 MX$56.3

-61.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 COP 8,021

$4.37 MX$79.9

-51.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.19 COP 4,523

$1.39 MX$25.44

-14.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 COP 4,274

$1.85 MX$33.81

-39.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 COP 4,714

$1.58 MX$28.88

-21.52%

Eggs

$2.13 COP 8,134

$2.51 MX$46

-15.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.09 COP 15.6K

$8.26 MX$151

-50.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.9 COP 22.5K

$8.7 MX$159

-32.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.13 COP 27.2K

$10.73 MX$196

-33.55%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 COP 9,961

$2.61 MX$47.74

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 COP 4,675

$1.49 MX$27.28

-17.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.89 COP 3,378

$1.95 MX$35.72

-54.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.85 COP 3,242

$2.09 MX$38.26

-59.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.21 COP 4,592

$1.81 MX$33.05

-33.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 COP 3,848

$2.16 MX$39.62

-53.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 COP 3,589

$1.03 MX$18.85

-8.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 COP 3,047

$1.08 MX$19.7

-25.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.67 COP 6,346

$4.14 MX$75.9

-59.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.82 COP 29.8K

$8.88 MX$163

-11.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 COP 3,036

$1.67 MX$30.64

-52.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.51 COP 5,737

$2.53 MX$46.31

-40.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 COP 2,085

$0.51 MX$9.27

7.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.66 COP 2,523

$3.26 MX$59.7

-79.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 COP 5,826

$2.51 MX$45.94

-39.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.16 COP 23.5K

$3.12 MX$57.2

97.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 COP 3,561

$1.31 MX$23.96

-29.01%

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

$19.6K COP 74.5M

$30.9K MX$565K

-36.62%

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

$27.9K COP 106.4M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

16.98%

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

$75.2 COP 286.4K

$83 MX$1,520

-9.44%

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

$8.82 COP 33.6K

$22.59 MX$414

-60.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.74 COP 79K

$29.51 MX$540

-29.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.19 COP 65.5K

$51.6 MX$944

-66.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$3.76 COP 14.3K

$4.9 MX$89.7

-23.27%

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

$235 COP 896K

$200 MX$3,668

17.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,421 COP 9.2M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-53.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.4 COP 245.5K

$36.41 MX$667

76.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.17 COP 126.4K

$39.91 MX$731

-16.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.4 COP 313.9K

$79.9 MX$1,462

3.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.68 COP 147.4K

$87.7 MX$1,605

-55.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$285 COP 1.1M

$983 MX$18K

-70.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$233 COP 889.1K

$470 MX$8,612

-50.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$524 COP 2M

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-67.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$429 COP 1.6M

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-63.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,845 COP 7M

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-51.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$949 COP 3.6M

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-84.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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: November 30, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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