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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vac is 7.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vac is 13.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.15 Ft 3,118

$11.85 MX$212

-22.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.47 Ft 15.8K

$42.16 MX$755

10.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.42 Ft 2,869

$10.75 MX$192

-21.67%

Cappuccino

$2.18 Ft 744

$3.47 MX$62.2

-37.18%

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

$1.43 Ft 488

$1.45 MX$26.01

-1.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 Ft 368

$0.90 MX$16.16

20.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.83 Ft 625

$3.05 MX$54.7

-40.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 Ft 781

$4.42 MX$79.1

-48.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 Ft 363

$1.37 MX$24.51

-22.63%

White Bread (500g)

$1.51 Ft 515

$1.87 MX$33.51

-19.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.91 Ft 651

$1.54 MX$27.63

24.03%

Eggs

$2.68 Ft 913

$2.50 MX$44.81

7.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.42 Ft 3,210

$8.61 MX$154

9.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.96 Ft 2,031

$8.63 MX$155

-30.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.70 Ft 3,988

$11.02 MX$197

6.17%

Apples (1kg)

$1.83 Ft 624

$2.75 MX$49.22

-33.45%

Banana (1kg)

$2.00 Ft 681

$1.43 MX$25.56

39.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.06 Ft 701

$1.87 MX$33.52

10.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.15 Ft 1,073

$2.17 MX$38.80

45.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 Ft 389

$1.88 MX$33.70

-39.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 Ft 425

$2.25 MX$40.21

-44.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.56 Ft 532

$1.07 MX$19.11

45.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 Ft 179

$1.07 MX$19.22

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.78 Ft 2,310

$4.15 MX$74.4

63.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.04 Ft 1,718

$10.34 MX$185

-51.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 Ft 368

$1.68 MX$30.06

-35.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.43 Ft 487

$2.48 MX$44.46

-42.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.13 Ft 384

$0.55 MX$9.93

105.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.27 Ft 8,614

$26.53 MX$475

-4.75%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.96 Ft 1,010

$3.22 MX$57.6

-8.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.12 Ft 383

$2.48 MX$44.42

-54.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.06 Ft 5,814

$3.11 MX$55.7

448.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.73 Ft 590

$1.26 MX$22.48

37.30%

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

$26.1K Ft 8.9M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-14.87%

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

$30.6K Ft 10.4M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

27.46%

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

$141 Ft 48.1K

$82.5 MX$1,476

70.97%

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

$26.66 Ft 9,089

$22.29 MX$399

19.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.77 Ft 6,739

$30.02 MX$537

-34.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.50 Ft 15.9K

$51.4 MX$921

-9.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.00 Ft 5,794

$18.29 MX$327

-7.05%

Cinema Ticket

$7.32 Ft 2,497

$4.98 MX$89.2

46.99%

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

$300 Ft 102.4K

$200 MX$3,580

50.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,837 Ft 2.3M

$5,304 MX$94.9K

28.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.0 Ft 24.2K

$35.71 MX$639

98.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.80 Ft 9,137

$39.56 MX$708

-32.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.3 Ft 25.3K

$80.6 MX$1,442

-7.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.4 Ft 29.1K

$88.3 MX$1,581

-3.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$433 Ft 147.6K

$969 MX$17.4K

-55.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 Ft 119.3K

$482 MX$8,632

-27.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$776 Ft 264.5K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-51.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$730 Ft 248.9K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-38.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,080 Ft 1.0M

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-23.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,473 Ft 843.1K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-62.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,425 Ft 485.8K

$756 MX$13.5K

88.39%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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