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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vlore is 3.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Vlore is 4.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.69 ALL 803
$11.85 MX$211
-18.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.55 ALL 3,112
$42.16 MX$750
-10.93%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.24 ALL 600
$10.75 MX$191
-32.65%
Cappuccino
$1.86 ALL 154
$3.47 MX$61.8
-46.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 ALL 132
$1.45 MX$25.85
10.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 ALL 72.5
$0.90 MX$16.06
-3.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 ALL 199
$3.05 MX$54.3
-21.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.22 ALL 267
$4.42 MX$78.6
-27.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.99 ALL 165
$1.37 MX$24.36
45.26%
White Bread (500g)
$0.86 ALL 71.5
$1.87 MX$33.31
-54.01%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.01 ALL 167
$1.54 MX$27.46
30.52%
Eggs
$3.07 ALL 254
$2.50 MX$44.53
22.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.01 ALL 829
$8.61 MX$153
16.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.61 ALL 631
$8.63 MX$154
-11.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.48 ALL 1,117
$11.02 MX$196
22.32%
Apples (1kg)
$1.86 ALL 154
$2.75 MX$48.91
-32.36%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 ALL 194
$1.43 MX$25.41
63.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.72 ALL 142
$1.87 MX$33.32
-8.02%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.33 ALL 110
$2.17 MX$38.56
-38.71%
Potato (1kg)
$1.00 ALL 82.8
$1.88 MX$33.50
-46.81%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 ALL 103
$2.25 MX$39.96
-44.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 ALL 94.9
$1.07 MX$18.99
7.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 ALL 59.3
$1.07 MX$19.10
-32.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 ALL 344
$4.15 MX$73.9
-
Wine (Bottle)
$9.90 ALL 820
$10.34 MX$184
-4.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.75 ALL 145
$1.68 MX$29.87
4.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 ALL 144
$2.48 MX$44.19
-29.84%
🚌 Getting Around
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 ALL 40.60
$0.55 MX$9.87
-10.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$23.79 ALL 1,971
$26.53 MX$472
-10.33%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.47 ALL 287
$3.22 MX$57.2
7.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$4.67 ALL 387
$2.48 MX$44.15
88.31%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.87 ALL 1,481
$3.11 MX$55.3
474.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.11 ALL 175
$1.26 MX$22.34
67.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.3K ALL 2.8M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
11.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.7K ALL 2.1M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
6.97%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$66.1 ALL 5,476
$82.5 MX$1,467
-19.88%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.36 ALL 1,439
$22.29 MX$396
-22.12%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.80 ALL 1,309
$30.02 MX$534
-47.37%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55.4 ALL 4,587
$51.4 MX$915
7.60%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$28.09 ALL 2,328
$18.29 MX$325
53.58%
Cinema Ticket
$8.07 ALL 669
$4.98 MX$88.7
62.05%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$96.0 ALL 7,956
$200 MX$3,558
-52.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$47.96 ALL 3,975
$35.71 MX$635
34.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.6 ALL 4,440
$39.56 MX$704
35.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.4 ALL 7,902
$80.6 MX$1,433
18.37%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$141 ALL 11.7K
$88.3 MX$1,571
59.98%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$488 ALL 40.4K
$969 MX$17.2K
-49.69%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$370 ALL 30.7K
$482 MX$8,579
-23.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$608 ALL 50.4K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-61.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$439 ALL 36.4K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-62.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,147 ALL 177.9K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-46.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,406 ALL 116.5K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-78.44%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Vlore
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$863 ALL 71.5K
$756 MX$13.5K
14.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
11.42
-64.97%

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

Last update for Vlore: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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