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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vac is 27.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Vac is 1.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.17 Ft 3,045

$11.88 MX$210

-22.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.63 Ft 15.1K

$41.90 MX$740

8.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.84 Ft 2,933

$10.55 MX$186

-16.21%

Cappuccino

$2.17 Ft 721

$3.60 MX$63.5

-39.72%

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

$1.39 Ft 461

$1.50 MX$26.45

-7.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.09 Ft 362

$0.91 MX$16.09

19.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.91 Ft 635

$3.08 MX$54.4

-37.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 Ft 760

$4.47 MX$78.8

-48.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 Ft 364

$1.39 MX$24.54

-20.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.56 Ft 518

$1.90 MX$33.47

-17.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.83 Ft 608

$1.60 MX$28.27

14.37%

Eggs

$2.73 Ft 907

$2.60 MX$45.97

5.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.40 Ft 3,119

$8.36 MX$148

12.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.69 Ft 1,887

$8.64 MX$152

-34.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.67 Ft 3,873

$10.91 MX$192

6.97%

Apples (1kg)

$1.88 Ft 622

$2.61 MX$45.98

-27.97%

Banana (1kg)

$1.92 Ft 638

$1.44 MX$25.46

33.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.03 Ft 673

$1.96 MX$34.55

3.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.03 Ft 1,006

$2.12 MX$37.34

42.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 Ft 375

$1.86 MX$32.87

-39.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 Ft 418

$2.22 MX$39.20

-43.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.55 Ft 515

$1.02 MX$17.99

51.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 Ft 188

$1.04 MX$18.36

-45.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.86 Ft 2,276

$4.05 MX$71.5

69.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.06 Ft 1,681

$10.18 MX$180

-50.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 Ft 379

$1.69 MX$29.79

-32.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 Ft 467

$2.62 MX$46.25

-46.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.17 Ft 390

$0.51 MX$9.09

129.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.33 Ft 8,407

$26.52 MX$468

-4.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 Ft 950

$3.15 MX$55.7

-9.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.13 Ft 374

$2.46 MX$43.49

-54.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.20 Ft 5,711

$3.26 MX$57.5

427.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.69 Ft 562

$1.32 MX$23.36

28.03%

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

$25.5K Ft 8.5M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-15.34%

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

$30.5K Ft 10.1M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

28.26%

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

$144 Ft 47.7K

$83.5 MX$1,474

72.13%

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

$26.26 Ft 8,716

$22.86 MX$404

14.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.63 Ft 6,517

$30.04 MX$530

-34.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.19 Ft 15.7K

$51.9 MX$916

-9.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.54 Ft 5,491

$18.30 MX$323

-9.62%

Cinema Ticket

$7.23 Ft 2,400

$5.12 MX$90.4

41.21%

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

$289 Ft 96.1K

$201 MX$3,541

44.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,769 Ft 2.2M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

27.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.1 Ft 23.6K

$35.73 MX$631

99.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.66 Ft 9,182

$40.27 MX$711

-31.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.8 Ft 24.5K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-6.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.6 Ft 28.7K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-3.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$436 Ft 144.6K

$947 MX$16.7K

-53.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$341 Ft 113.2K

$483 MX$8,525

-29.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$762 Ft 253.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-52.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$714 Ft 236.9K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-41.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,011 Ft 999.6K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-24.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,349 Ft 779.7K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-63.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,394 Ft 462.6K

$730 MX$12.9K

91.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.4

11.42

-35.20%

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

Last update for Vac: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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