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

🙂 Solo nomad: Valencia is 26.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Valencia is 2.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.09 VES 2,099

$11.88 MX$210

-48.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.2 VES 17.3K

$41.90 MX$740

19.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.99 VES 3,441

$10.55 MX$186

-5.31%

Cappuccino

$2.49 VES 858

$3.60 MX$63.5

-30.83%

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

$1.33 VES 458

$1.50 MX$26.45

-11.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 VES 353

$0.91 MX$16.09

12.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 VES 438

$3.08 MX$54.4

-58.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 VES 697

$4.47 MX$78.8

-54.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 VES 655

$1.39 MX$24.54

36.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.32 VES 454

$1.90 MX$33.47

-30.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 VES 438

$1.60 MX$28.27

-20.63%

Eggs

$2.13 VES 732

$2.60 MX$45.97

-18.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.70 VES 1,963

$8.36 MX$148

-31.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.68 VES 2,303

$8.64 MX$152

-22.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.07 VES 2,434

$10.91 MX$192

-35.20%

Apples (1kg)

$5.29 VES 1,821

$2.61 MX$45.98

102.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.34 VES 463

$1.44 MX$25.46

-6.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.94 VES 668

$1.96 MX$34.55

-1.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.08 VES 717

$2.12 MX$37.34

-1.89%

Potato (1kg)

$2.61 VES 898

$1.86 MX$32.87

40.32%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 VES 708

$2.22 MX$39.20

-7.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 VES 465

$1.02 MX$17.99

32.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.83 VES 632

$1.04 MX$18.36

75.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.51 VES 865

$4.05 MX$71.5

-38.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.70 VES 2,997

$10.18 MX$180

-14.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 VES 460

$1.69 MX$29.79

-20.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 VES 706

$2.62 MX$46.25

-21.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 VES 99.2

$0.51 MX$9.09

-43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.23 VES 12.5K

$26.52 MX$468

36.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.32 VES 1,145

$3.15 MX$55.7

5.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.27 VES 783

$2.46 MX$43.49

-7.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.08 VES 1,406

$3.26 MX$57.5

25.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 VES 167

$1.32 MX$23.36

-62.88%

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

$24.8K VES 8.5M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-17.54%

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

$39.0K VES 13.4M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

64.08%

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

$20.38 VES 7,022

$83.5 MX$1,474

-75.60%

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

$7.92 VES 2,730

$22.86 MX$404

-65.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.93 VES 12.7K

$30.04 MX$530

22.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.32 VES 12.2K

$51.9 MX$916

-31.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$30.41 VES 10.5K

$18.30 MX$323

66.17%

Cinema Ticket

$5.09 VES 1,752

$5.12 MX$90.4

-0.59%

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

$77.2 VES 26.6K

$201 MX$3,541

-61.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,040 VES 1.0M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-42.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.16 VES 12.1K

$35.73 MX$631

-1.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.14 VES 11.1K

$40.27 MX$711

-20.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.5 VES 24.6K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-9.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.6 VES 24.3K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-20.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$143 VES 49.2K

$947 MX$16.7K

-84.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$123 VES 42.5K

$483 MX$8,525

-74.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$269 VES 92.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-83.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$242 VES 83.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-80.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$494 VES 170.2K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-87.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$321 VES 110.7K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-94.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$210 VES 72.3K

$730 MX$12.9K

-71.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

21.33

11.42

86.78%

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

Last update for Valencia: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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