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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ushuaia is 9.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ushuaia is 12.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.64 ARS 15.4K

$11.85 MX$205

-10.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.13 ARS 48.1K

$42.16 MX$730

-21.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.08 ARS 13.2K

$10.75 MX$186

-15.53%

Cappuccino

$2.66 ARS 3,857

$3.47 MX$60.2

-23.34%

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

$1.66 ARS 2,412

$1.45 MX$25.17

14.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.49 ARS 2,159

$0.90 MX$15.64

65.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.05 ARS 2,978

$3.05 MX$52.9

-32.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 ARS 4,472

$4.42 MX$76.5

-30.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 ARS 1,828

$1.37 MX$23.72

-8.03%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 ARS 2,278

$1.87 MX$32.43

-16.04%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.95 ARS 2,835

$1.54 MX$26.74

26.62%

Eggs

$2.24 ARS 3,248

$2.50 MX$43.36

-10.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.26 ARS 14.9K

$8.61 MX$149

19.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.34 ARS 9,204

$8.63 MX$150

-26.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.56 ARS 13.9K

$11.02 MX$191

-13.25%

Apples (1kg)

$1.96 ARS 2,851

$2.75 MX$47.62

-28.73%

Banana (1kg)

$2.06 ARS 2,989

$1.43 MX$24.73

44.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.27 ARS 1,838

$1.87 MX$32.44

-32.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 ARS 3,822

$2.17 MX$37.54

21.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 ARS 1,641

$1.88 MX$32.61

-39.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 ARS 1,748

$2.25 MX$38.91

-46.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 ARS 1,855

$1.07 MX$18.49

19.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 ARS 2,076

$1.07 MX$18.59

33.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.09 ARS 4,490

$4.15 MX$72.0

-25.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.08 ARS 7,374

$10.34 MX$179

-50.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.06 ARS 2,988

$1.68 MX$29.08

22.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 ARS 4,487

$2.48 MX$43.02

24.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.82 ARS 1,184

$0.55 MX$9.61

49.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 ARS 2,237

$3.22 MX$55.7

-52.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.92 ARS 1,338

$2.48 MX$42.98

-62.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.11 ARS 8,875

$3.11 MX$53.9

96.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.05 ARS 1,528

$1.26 MX$21.75

-16.67%

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

$27.9K ARS 40.5M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-9.13%

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

$30.7K ARS 44.6M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

27.76%

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

$67.7 ARS 98.4K

$82.5 MX$1,429

-17.88%

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

$17.27 ARS 25.1K

$22.29 MX$386

-22.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.32 ARS 32.4K

$30.02 MX$520

-25.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.96 ARS 37.7K

$51.4 MX$891

-49.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.96 ARS 20.3K

$18.29 MX$317

-23.67%

Cinema Ticket

$6.22 ARS 9,038

$4.98 MX$86.3

24.90%

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

$219 ARS 317.7K

$200 MX$3,464

9.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,646 ARS 3.8M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-50.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$73.8 ARS 107.1K

$35.71 MX$618

106.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$69.9 ARS 101.6K

$39.56 MX$685

76.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ARS 165.5K

$80.6 MX$1,395

41.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ARS 164.9K

$88.3 MX$1,530

28.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$343 ARS 498.4K

$969 MX$16.8K

-64.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 ARS 346.3K

$482 MX$8,352

-50.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$683 ARS 992.0K

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-57.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$542 ARS 786.7K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-54.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,853 ARS 2.7M

$4,050 MX$70.1K

-54.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,616 ARS 2.3M

$6,522 MX$113.0K

-75.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

58.5

11.42

412.26%

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

Last update for Ushuaia: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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