Cost of living comparison
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Quito vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 25.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen.
Quito vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Playa del Carmen
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.13
MX$205.76
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.94
MX$220.72
|
$7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
MX$24.83
|
$1.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
MX$15.25
|
$1.12
|
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Playa del Carmen vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Playa del Carmen
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
MX$42.51
|
$1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
MX$70.30
|
$3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
MX$104.29
|
$4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
MX$46.87
|
$2.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
MX$67.89
|
$2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
MX$24.17
|
$1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
MX$12.13
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
MX$22.24
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
MX$17.89
|
$0.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.82
|
$0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
MX$16.46
|
$0.47
|
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Playa del Carmen vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Playa del Carmen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.72
MX$105.85
|
$3.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
MX$514.40
|
$21.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.95
MX$398K
|
$21,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.66
MX$604.00
|
$13.50
|
|
Playa del Carmen vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 41.7% less for housing
|
Playa del Carmen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
MX$536.69
|
$28.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$998.64
MX$18,467.72
|
$482.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.21
MX$7,142.10
|
$313.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.50
MX$1,211.29
|
$21.90
|
|
Playa del Carmen vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Playa del Carmen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.01
MX$3,883.69
|
$743.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,005.49
MX$74,073.10
|
$8,951.43
|
|
Playa del Carmen vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Playa del Carmen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.17
MX$58.59
|
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
MX$71.02
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$82.30
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.07
MX$1,184.89
|
$46.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
MX$92.42
|
$6.40
|
|
Playa del Carmen vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 35.0% more for clothing
|
Playa del Carmen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
MX$829.44
|
$70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.62
MX$788.17
|
$49.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.03
MX$1,406.02
|
$115.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.05
MX$1,665.28
|
$107.92
|
|
Playa del Carmen vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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