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

🙂 Solo nomad: Valencia is 16.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Valencia is 13.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 VES 1,476

$11.58 MX$212

-48.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.5 VES 12.5K

$42 MX$769

20.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.13 VES 2,504

$10.5 MX$192

-3.52%

Cappuccino

$2.49 VES 615

$3.43 MX$62.8

-27.41%

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

$1.26 VES 312

$1.49 MX$27.34

-15.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.01 VES 250

$0.94 MX$17.27

7.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.29 VES 319

$3.08 MX$56.3

-58.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 VES 499

$4.37 MX$79.9

-53.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 VES 452

$1.39 MX$25.44

31.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 VES 322

$1.85 MX$33.81

-29.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 VES 305

$1.58 MX$28.88

-22.15%

Eggs

$2.08 VES 513

$2.51 MX$46

-17.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.79 VES 1,432

$8.26 MX$151

-29.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.72 VES 1,661

$8.7 MX$159

-22.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.88 VES 1,702

$10.73 MX$196

-35.88%

Apples (1kg)

$5.23 VES 1,294

$2.61 MX$47.74

100.38%

Banana (1kg)

$1.32 VES 326

$1.49 MX$27.28

-11.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.01 VES 498

$1.95 MX$35.72

3.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$2 VES 495

$2.09 MX$38.26

-4.31%

Potato (1kg)

$2.59 VES 639

$1.81 MX$33.05

43.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.97 VES 488

$2.16 MX$39.62

-8.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 VES 324

$1.03 MX$18.85

27.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 VES 436

$1.08 MX$19.7

62.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.53 VES 626

$4.14 MX$75.9

-38.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.75 VES 2,164

$8.88 MX$163

-1.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 VES 348

$1.67 MX$30.64

-15.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 VES 481

$2.53 MX$46.31

-23.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 VES 71.7

$0.51 MX$9.27

-43.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.68 VES 9,071

$26.68 MX$488

37.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 VES 797

$3.26 MX$59.7

-1.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.21 VES 547

$2.51 MX$45.94

-11.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.94 VES 974

$3.12 MX$57.2

26.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 VES 121

$1.31 MX$23.96

-62.60%

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

$25.1K VES 6.2M

$30.9K MX$565K

-18.64%

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

$39.2K VES 9.7M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

64.34%

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

$19.99 VES 4,942

$83 MX$1,520

-75.92%

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

$8.09 VES 2,000

$22.59 MX$414

-64.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.25 VES 9,212

$29.51 MX$540

26.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.45 VES 9,013

$51.6 MX$944

-29.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$30.23 VES 7,476

$18.42 MX$337

64.12%

Cinema Ticket

$5.04 VES 1,247

$4.9 MX$89.7

2.86%

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

$78.1 VES 19.3K

$200 MX$3,668

-61.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,947 VES 728.8K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-43.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.54 VES 8,541

$36.41 MX$667

-5.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.67 VES 8,080

$39.91 MX$731

-18.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.9 VES 18K

$79.9 MX$1,462

-8.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.1 VES 17.1K

$87.7 MX$1,605

-21.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$138 VES 34.1K

$983 MX$18K

-85.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$122 VES 30.1K

$470 MX$8,612

-74.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 VES 66.9K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-83.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$247 VES 61.1K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-79.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$503 VES 124.5K

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-86.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$325 VES 80.3K

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-94.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$206 VES 51K

$724 MX$13.2K

-71.52%

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: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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