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

🙂 Solo nomad: Zalaegerszeg is 17.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Zalaegerszeg is 28.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.41 Ft 3,852
$11.85 MX$211
-3.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$58.3 Ft 19.7K
$42.16 MX$750
38.31%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.79 Ft 2,968
$10.75 MX$191
-18.23%
Cappuccino
$2.27 Ft 765
$3.47 MX$61.8
-34.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.68 Ft 568
$1.45 MX$25.85
15.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.20 Ft 404
$0.90 MX$16.06
33.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.92 Ft 648
$3.05 MX$54.3
-37.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.90 Ft 640
$4.42 MX$78.6
-57.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 Ft 348
$1.37 MX$24.36
-24.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.47 Ft 495
$1.87 MX$33.31
-21.39%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.07 Ft 698
$1.54 MX$27.46
34.42%
Eggs
$3.00 Ft 1,011
$2.50 MX$44.53
20.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.80 Ft 3,309
$8.61 MX$153
13.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.77 Ft 1,611
$8.63 MX$154
-44.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.17 Ft 2,421
$11.02 MX$196
-34.94%
Apples (1kg)
$1.41 Ft 476
$2.75 MX$48.91
-48.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.97 Ft 665
$1.43 MX$25.41
37.76%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.82 Ft 613
$1.87 MX$33.32
-2.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.65 Ft 1,232
$2.17 MX$38.56
68.20%
Potato (1kg)
$1.18 Ft 399
$1.88 MX$33.50
-37.23%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 Ft 427
$2.25 MX$39.96
-43.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 Ft 384
$1.07 MX$18.99
6.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 Ft 182
$1.07 MX$19.10
-49.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.65 Ft 2,243
$4.15 MX$73.9
60.24%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.41 Ft 1,826
$10.34 MX$184
-47.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.89 Ft 302
$1.68 MX$29.87
-47.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 Ft 496
$2.48 MX$44.19
-40.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 Ft 351
$0.55 MX$9.87
89.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.06 Ft 5,756
$26.53 MX$472
-35.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.09 Ft 1,043
$3.22 MX$57.2
-4.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 Ft 344
$2.48 MX$44.15
-58.87%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.32 Ft 6,520
$3.11 MX$55.3
521.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 Ft 611
$1.26 MX$22.34
43.65%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.6K Ft 8.6M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-16.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.7K Ft 10.4M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
27.90%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$135 Ft 45.6K
$82.5 MX$1,467
63.94%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.13 Ft 8,818
$22.29 MX$396
17.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.92 Ft 6,721
$30.02 MX$534
-33.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.44 Ft 12.6K
$51.4 MX$915
-27.22%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$34.64 Ft 11.7K
$18.29 MX$325
89.39%
Cinema Ticket
$6.98 Ft 2,355
$4.98 MX$88.7
40.16%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 Ft 67.8K
$200 MX$3,558
0.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.5K Ft 4.2M
$5,304 MX$94.4K
135.54%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$29.29 Ft 9,885
$35.71 MX$635
-17.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.61 Ft 7,630
$39.56 MX$704
-42.85%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$46.90 Ft 15.8K
$80.6 MX$1,433
-41.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$51.7 Ft 17.4K
$88.3 MX$1,571
-41.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$316 Ft 106.5K
$969 MX$17.2K
-67.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$270 Ft 91.3K
$482 MX$8,579
-43.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$425 Ft 143.4K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-73.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$288 Ft 97.0K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-75.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,821 Ft 614.5K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-55.04%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,531 Ft 516.7K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-76.52%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Zalaegerszeg
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$768 Ft 259.0K
$756 MX$13.5K
1.48%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7
11.42
-38.70%

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

Last update for Zalaegerszeg: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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