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

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Worms is 14% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.8% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Worms is 47.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.03 โ‚ฌ12.09
$11.88 MX$210
18.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$87.6 โ‚ฌ75.5
$41.90 MX$740
109.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.59 โ‚ฌ9.99
$10.55 MX$186
9.86%
Cappuccino
$4.21 โ‚ฌ3.63
$3.60 MX$63.5
16.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.49 โ‚ฌ3.01
$1.50 MX$26.45
132.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 โ‚ฌ3.05
$0.91 MX$16.09
289.01%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.10 โ‚ฌ4.40
$3.08 MX$54.4
65.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.56 โ‚ฌ3.93
$4.47 MX$78.8
2.01%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.27 โ‚ฌ1.09
$1.39 MX$24.54
-8.63%
White Bread (500g)
$2.17 โ‚ฌ1.87
$1.90 MX$33.47
14.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.32 โ‚ฌ2.86
$1.60 MX$28.27
107.50%
Eggs
$3.66 โ‚ฌ3.16
$2.60 MX$45.97
40.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.83 โ‚ฌ12.78
$8.36 MX$148
77.39%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$13.66 โ‚ฌ11.78
$8.64 MX$152
58.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.80 โ‚ฌ17.07
$10.91 MX$192
81.48%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 โ‚ฌ2.80
$2.61 MX$45.98
24.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.86 โ‚ฌ1.60
$1.44 MX$25.46
29.17%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.23 โ‚ฌ1.93
$1.96 MX$34.55
13.78%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.04 โ‚ฌ4.34
$2.12 MX$37.34
137.74%
Potato (1kg)
$1.50 โ‚ฌ1.29
$1.86 MX$32.87
-19.35%
Onion (1kg)
$1.53 โ‚ฌ1.32
$2.22 MX$39.20
-31.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.89 โ‚ฌ1.63
$1.02 MX$17.99
85.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.10 โ‚ฌ0.95
$1.04 MX$18.36
5.77%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.58 โ‚ฌ8.26
$4.05 MX$71.5
136.54%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.02 โ‚ฌ6.05
$10.18 MX$180
-31.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.05 โ‚ฌ0.90
$1.69 MX$29.79
-37.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 โ‚ฌ1.39
$2.62 MX$46.25
-38.55%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.40 โ‚ฌ2.93
$0.51 MX$9.09
566.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$64.3 โ‚ฌ55.5
$26.52 MX$468
142.61%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.74 โ‚ฌ4.95
$3.15 MX$55.7
82.22%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.29 โ‚ฌ1.98
$2.46 MX$43.49
-6.91%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$35.28 โ‚ฌ30.41
$3.26 MX$57.5
982.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.95 โ‚ฌ1.68
$1.32 MX$23.36
47.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.9K โ‚ฌ27.5K
$30.1K MX$531.0K
6.15%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.2K โ‚ฌ33.0K
$23.8K MX$419.3K
60.92%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$326 โ‚ฌ281
$83.5 MX$1,474
289.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.60 โ‚ฌ22.07
$22.86 MX$404
11.99%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$50.7 โ‚ฌ43.72
$30.04 MX$530
68.84%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$34.83 โ‚ฌ30.02
$51.9 MX$916
-32.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.14 โ‚ฌ19.94
$18.30 MX$323
26.45%
Cinema Ticket
$14.22 โ‚ฌ12.26
$5.12 MX$90.4
177.73%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$530 โ‚ฌ456
$201 MX$3,541
163.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,474 โ‚ฌ5,580
$5,318 MX$93.9K
21.73%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$73.4 โ‚ฌ63.3
$35.73 MX$631
105.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.70 โ‚ฌ31.64
$40.27 MX$711
-8.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 โ‚ฌ89.3
$79.2 MX$1,398
30.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$127 โ‚ฌ110
$89.3 MX$1,576
42.63%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$693 โ‚ฌ597
$947 MX$16.7K
-26.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$570 โ‚ฌ491
$483 MX$8,525
18.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,377 โ‚ฌ1,187
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-13.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,167 โ‚ฌ1,006
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-3.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,035 โ‚ฌ4,340
$3,996 MX$70.5K
26.00%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,873 โ‚ฌ3,339
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-39.50%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Worms
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,052 โ‚ฌ3,493
$730 MX$12.9K
455.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.47
11.42
-69.61%

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Last update for Worms: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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