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Playa del Carmen vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 25.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 35.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Playa del Carmen

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Playa del Carmen.

Playa del Carmen vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.83	$11.90 MX$205.36	-32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.88	$10.83 MX$186.98	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.12	$1.62 MX$28.03	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.13	$1.34 MX$23.17	+0.2%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.87	$1.98 MX$34.14	-10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.07	$4.33 MX$74.79	-54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.02	$5.50 MX$94.92	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.91	$2.27 MX$39.14	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.68	$3.76 MX$64.90	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.02	$1.30 MX$22.37	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.88	$0.64 MX$11.11	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.91	$0.90 MX$15.48	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$0.94 MX$16.18	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.85 MX$14.70	+0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$1.02 MX$17.67	+4.6%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.48	$5.02 MX$86.74	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.59	$27.08 MX$467.45	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,708.82	$31,003.27 MX$535K	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.80	$25.93 MX$447.60	+30.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 35.2% less for housing

	Rome	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.18	$30.51 MX$526.66	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,215.67	$1,072.23 MX$18,510.56	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €784.98	$484.68 MX$8,367.32	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €145.33	$64.40 MX$1,111.78	-62.5%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €480.80	$204.43 MX$3,529.23	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,267.04	$5,361.26 MX$92,554.71	-51.0%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.94	$3.12 MX$53.86	-46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.70	$3.46 MX$59.74	+71.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.08	$4.17 MX$71.99	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €59.78	$60.49 MX$1,044.34	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.88	$4.98 MX$86.05	-57.3%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Rome	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.18	$43.98 MX$759.24	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €31.96	$41.89 MX$723.12	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.04	$75.82 MX$1,308.85	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €98.84	$88.61 MX$1,529.81	-24.1%
Average			-18.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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