Cost of Living in Playa del Carmen

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Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 200.00 MXN 100.00-400.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 800.00 MXN 500.00-1,000.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 140.00 MXN 125.00-250.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 60.00 MXN 40.60-100.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 85.00 MXN 50.00-110.00
Cappuccino (regular) 71.44 MXN 40.60-120.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 26.29 MXN 20.00-45.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 19.12 MXN 15.00-40.60
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 110.34 MXN 60.89-143.85
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 34.96 MXN 19.05-49.90
Rice (white), (1 lb) 9.53 MXN 6.35-17.01
Eggs (regular) (12) 51.85 MXN 21.60-72.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 66.00 MXN 27.22-142.08
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 57.83 MXN 40.60-87.54
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 80.51 MXN 46.03-113.40
Apples (1 lb) 17.77 MXN 5.44-31.75
Banana (1 lb) 11.39 MXN 8.62-21.77
Oranges (1 lb) 14.97 MXN 4.54-31.75
Tomato (1 lb) 18.06 MXN 4.45-26.72
Potato (1 lb) 14.86 MXN 5.81-22.23
Onion (1 lb) 16.19 MXN 5.44-26.74
Lettuce (1 head) 20.57 MXN 14.00-35.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 18.25 MXN 9.00-28.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 160.00 MXN 117.00-259.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 26.81 MXN 12.00-45.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 59.25 MXN 18.00-100.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 77.00 MXN 68.00-78.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 10.00 MXN 9.00-20.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 500.00 MXN
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 50.00 MXN 50.00-100.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 80.47 MXN 50.00-144.84
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 130.00 MXN 60.00-400.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 90.87 MXN 87.90-98.42
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 500,000.00 MXN 450,000.00-550,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 429,975.00 MXN 380,000.00-440,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 1,222.94 MXN 772.73-2,000.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 425.89 MXN 202.98-600.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 526.57 MXN 405.96-800.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 718.16 MXN 500.00-1,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 250.00 MXN 250.00-250.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 89.50 MXN 60.00-200.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 3,650.00 MXN 3,000.00-7,500.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 54,000.00 MXN 54,000.00-144,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 970.61 MXN 300.00-1,500.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 717.57 MXN 200.00-1,014.89
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 1,374.61 MXN 1,000.00-2,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 1,541.27 MXN 1,000.00-3,044.67
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 16,067.87 MXN 12,000.00-21,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 9,200.00 MXN 7,000.00-25,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 33,571.43 MXN 30,000.00-40,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 18,000.00 MXN 13,000.00-28,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 4,982.45 MXN 4,180.60-5,657.13
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 9,999.90 MXN 1,199.99-23,225.57
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 14,937.50 MXN
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 11.42 10.00-11.50

Prices in Playa del Carmen

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Last update: December 2024
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1 Comments so far
fabrizio on Feb 17, 2023:
Almost everything is correct, but the rent not so much. ive been living in Playa del Carmen 1 year (from february 2022 to february 2023) and i payed almost 7000mx pesos for 1 bedroom. In CTM Avenue