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

🙂 Solo nomad: Yona is 60.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Yona is 47.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 65% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.12 $20.12

$11.85 MX$208

69.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$79.7 $79.7

$42.16 MX$742

89.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.87 $11.87

$10.75 MX$189

10.42%

Cappuccino

$6.04 $6.04

$3.47 MX$61.1

74.06%

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

$2.01 $2.01

$1.45 MX$25.56

38.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.46 $1.46

$0.90 MX$15.88

62.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.98 $4.98

$3.05 MX$53.7

63.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.04 $7.04

$4.42 MX$77.7

59.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 MX$24.09

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 MX$32.93

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 MX$27.15

Eggs

$2.50 MX$44.03

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$151

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.63 MX$152

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MX$194

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$48.36

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.12

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MX$32.94

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.13

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.12

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$39.51

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.78

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 MX$18.88

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$73.1

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$182

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.54

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.69

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.76

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$467

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$56.6

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.65

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$54.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$22.09

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

$30.7K MX$539.3K

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

$24.7K $24.7K

$24.0K MX$422.8K

2.79%

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

$82.5 MX$1,451

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

$22.29 MX$392

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$528

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$905

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$322

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$87.7

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

$200 MX$3,518

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$628

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$696

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,417

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,554

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,482

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$114.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,241 $3,241

$756 MX$13.3K

328.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Yona: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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