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

🙂 Solo nomad: Zliten is 70.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Zliten is 64.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.99 LYD 19.05
$11.85 MX$211
-74.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$14.85 LYD 94.6
$42.16 MX$750
-64.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.51 LYD 15.96
$10.75 MX$191
-76.65%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.52 LYD 3.34
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-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.71 LYD 4.54
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-
Cappuccino
$0.41 LYD 2.63
$3.47 MX$61.8
-88.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.42 LYD 2.65
$1.45 MX$25.85
-71.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.11 LYD 0.67
$0.90 MX$16.06
-87.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.05 MX$54.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.42 MX$78.6
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.86 LYD 5.50
$1.37 MX$24.36
-37.23%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 LYD 1.34
$1.87 MX$33.31
-88.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.79 LYD 5.04
$1.54 MX$27.46
-48.70%
Eggs
$1.25 LYD 7.93
$2.50 MX$44.53
-50.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.37 LYD 27.83
$8.61 MX$153
-49.25%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.85 LYD 18.16
$8.63 MX$154
-66.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.24 LYD 65.3
$11.02 MX$196
-7.08%
Apples (1kg)
$1.08 LYD 6.86
$2.75 MX$48.91
-60.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.16 LYD 7.42
$1.43 MX$25.41
-18.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.66 LYD 4.23
$1.87 MX$33.32
-64.71%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 LYD 3.54
$2.17 MX$38.56
-74.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.68 LYD 4.36
$1.88 MX$33.50
-63.83%
Onion (1kg)
$0.47 LYD 2.98
$2.25 MX$39.96
-79.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.34 LYD 2.14
$1.07 MX$18.99
-68.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.20 LYD 1.27
$1.07 MX$19.10
-81.31%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.23 LYD 7.83
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Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 LYD 4.30
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Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 LYD 3.05
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.81 LYD 11.56
$4.15 MX$73.9
-56.39%
Wine (Bottle)
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$10.34 MX$184
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.68 MX$29.87
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.48 MX$44.19
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🚌 Getting Around
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.21 LYD 1.31
$0.55 MX$9.87
-61.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.09 LYD 51.5
$26.53 MX$472
-69.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.89 LYD 5.65
$3.22 MX$57.2
-72.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.89 LYD 5.67
$2.48 MX$44.15
-64.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.58 LYD 22.79
$3.11 MX$55.3
15.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.03 LYD 0.17
$1.26 MX$22.34
-97.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.6K LYD 86.9K
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-55.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$15.4K LYD 98.3K
$24.0K MX$427.6K
-35.77%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$18.00 LYD 115
$82.5 MX$1,467
-78.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.45 LYD 34.74
$22.29 MX$396
-75.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.31 LYD 148
$30.02 MX$534
-22.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.83 LYD 107
$51.4 MX$915
-67.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.29 MX$325
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Cinema Ticket
$4.47 LYD 28.48
$4.98 MX$88.7
-10.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$36.83 LYD 235
$200 MX$3,558
-81.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$638 LYD 4,067
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-87.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.07 LYD 70.5
$35.71 MX$635
-69.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$11.89 LYD 75.7
$39.56 MX$704
-69.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$41.97 LYD 267
$80.6 MX$1,433
-47.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$22.22 LYD 142
$88.3 MX$1,571
-74.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$73.4 LYD 467
$969 MX$17.2K
-92.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$49.94 LYD 318
$482 MX$8,579
-89.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$194 LYD 1,236
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-87.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$91.9 LYD 585
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-92.24%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$4,050 MX$72.1K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$6,522 MX$116.0K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Zliten
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$756 MX$13.5K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.5
11.42
9.46%

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

Last update for Zliten: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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