Skip to content
ExpatAlmanac
Menu
CountriesTowns Compare ResidencyGuides Pricing Search Create free account Sign in Healthcare
Town · Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa del Carmen

Retiring to Playa del Carmen, in Quintana Roo, Mexico, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 23.2°C in the coolest quarter and 27.3°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $626–$1,724 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-10-01

Exchange rate: 1 USD = 18.80 MXN, Banco de México's reference rate · this page converts at 18.91 MXN Banco de México — tipo de cambio FIX (SF43718) y dólar canadiense (SF60632), Oct 31, 2026 · dollar figures: European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30

Compare Playa del Carmen side by side Cost, safety, healthcare and climate against any other town we cover See Playa del Carmen on the map Every town we cover, with Playa del Carmen highlighted

What is Playa del Carmen like for a retiree?

Playa del Carmen is a Caribbean coastal town in Quintana Roo, warm and humid all year, with rain spread across the year rather than in one wet season.

What to weigh in Playa del Carmen

The nearest airport to Playa del Carmen is Cancún International (CUN), up the coastal highway, which gives access to its route network without living in Cancún. For Playa del Carmen, the homicide rate, the road minutes to a hospital and a pharmacy, and the climate are measured in the cards on this page, each with its source and date.

Last updated October 2, 2026

At a glance 4 of 4 core
Rent, power & groceries USD $626–$1,724 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-10-01 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 81° / 74°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 27° / 23°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.
Elevation 13 m / 40 ft Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus - nearest cell at the town coordinate · 2026-09-19
Setting Coastal ExpatAlmanac classification — from the town's coordinates, its measured elevation and its geographic situation, against a closed list of settings · 2026-08-16

Playa del Carmen in pictures

6 photographs · click one to see it full size

· Size of this photo was modified.

Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-10-01

USD $626–$1,724 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-10-01 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $529–$1,626

MXN $10,000–$30,750 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown · icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · 2026-10-01

Electricity
USD $27

MXN $508 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, town figure) · CFE — tarifa doméstica 1B (CFE's tariff rule on SMN station 23163, summers 2022–2026; not confirmed on a CFE bill), recibo de 250 kWh/mes (IVA incluido) · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $71

MXN $1,336 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · PROFECO — Quién es Quién en los Precios (precio de venta al público, mediana nacional) · 2026-10-07

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Mexico page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Asking rent USD $1,164 ($529–$1,626) per month · 2-bed apartment
MXN $22,000 ($10,000–$30,750) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=116 two-bedroom apartments inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (176 stated furnished, 20 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) · 6 of them priced in US dollars and shown in pesos by the portal at its own rate icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed apartment Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown
Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed house USD $635 ($502–$828) per month · 2-bed house MXN $12,000 ($9,500–$15,650) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=32 two-bedroom houses inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (21 stated furnished, 1 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) · 1 of them priced in US dollars and shown in pesos by the portal at its own rate icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Rent paid No figure held for this town
Cite this

Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Playa del Carmen — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/quintana-roo/playa-del-carmen, figures as of 2026; original data: icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac.

How you may quote us: terms of use.

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area.

How rent is measured

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom apartment from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom house on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom house from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

In the personalized report

  • Utilities — water, gas, refusefor subscribers
  • Transportfor subscribers
  • Everyday spendingfor subscribers
  • Eating out and leisurefor subscribers
  • Total monthly estimate — essentials and comfortablefor subscribers

See what the personalized report includes

Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

22.7 per 100,000 a year Solidaridad municipality figure
How we know this 95% interval 20.6–24.9 · 2020–2024. Higher than 60% of the 1,138 Mexican municipalities with 10 or more in 2020–2024, ranked by where the deaths occurred. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence · population: CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
Cite this

Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Playa del Carmen — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/quintana-roo/playa-del-carmen, figures as of 2026; original data: INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence; CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024.

How you may quote us: terms of use.

Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
0.8 min by road

Nearest: Farmacias Pharmacy PDC (OpenStreetMap node/14101421535), 0.3 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
5.7 min by road

Nearest: HOSPITAL GENERAL DE PLAYA DEL CARMEN (CLUES:QRIMB001956), 3.11 km by road.

CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

Cite this

Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/quintana-roo/playa-del-carmen, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

How you may quote us: terms of use.

Measured over the whole municipio

The figures in this card are computed over the whole municipio, about 2,027 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
-2–36 m
Kind of place
City
People in this area (modeled)
248,010
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
8.6 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
0.2–1.2°
Coldest quarter, average
23.2°C (74°F)
Warmest quarter, average
27.3°C (81°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
153 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
534 mm
Least humid month
60%
Most humid month
67%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
Cite this

Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/quintana-roo/playa-del-carmen, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

How you may quote us: terms of use.

Mexico — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Residencia temporal por solvencia económica, then residencia permanente (jubilado o pensionado) — temporary residence on financial means, then permanent residence as a retiree or pensioner Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $1,090 / year · ages 60–69 · other age bands on the Mexico page MXN $20,600 / year · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30Yearly fee per person to join Mexico's IMSS public health insurance (Seguro de Salud para la Familia), ages 60–69.
    How this is measured

    IMSS Seguro de Salud para la Familia, annual fee per person paid in advance, age band 60–69, in force from 1 March 2026. The band is part of the figure.

    IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026 · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 101.6 · overall average 74.7 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
Cite this

Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Mexico", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/quintana-roo/playa-del-carmen, figures as of 2021; original data: Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston; IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

How you may quote us: terms of use.

Residency, healthcare and your passport — everything for Mexico →

How far is Playa del Carmen from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Playa del Carmen

Cancún International Airport (CUN), at Cancún. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 3 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21). Also served by Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum (TQO). Tulum's airport opened in 2023 and is the southern alternative to Cancún.

Getting to CUN: about 47 min by road, 56.0 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~19h 32m
  • Brisbane BNE ~19h 32m est. flight ~18h 45m est. · 13,947 km / 8,666 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~19h 47m est. flight ~19h est. · 14,189 km / 8,817 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~20h 32m est. flight ~19h 45m est. · 14,747 km / 9,163 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~21h 17m est. flight ~20h 30m est. · 15,341 km / 9,533 mi straight line
  • Perth PER ~23h 47m est. flight ~23h est. · 17,447 km / 10,841 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~13h 02m
  • Linz LNZ ~13h 02m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 9,058 km / 5,628 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,198 km / 5,715 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,226 km / 5,733 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~12h 17m
  • Brussels BRU ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,301 km / 5,158 mi straight line
  • Charleroi CRL ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,312 km / 5,165 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,374 km / 5,203 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~14h 17m
  • Sofia SOF ~14h 17m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,972 km / 6,196 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~14h 32m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,109 km / 6,281 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~14h 47m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,251 km / 6,370 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~4h 47m
  • Toronto YYZ ~4h 47m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,605 km / 1,618 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~5h 17m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,888 km / 1,794 mi straight line
  • Montreal YUL ~5h 17m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,969 km / 1,845 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~6h 47m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,091 km / 2,542 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~7h 17m est. flight ~6h 30m est. · 4,475 km / 2,781 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~13h 17m
  • Rijeka RJK ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,213 km / 5,725 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,297 km / 5,777 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,413 km / 5,849 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~15h 47m
  • Limassol PFO ~15h 47m est. flight ~15h est. · 11,107 km / 6,901 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~15h 47m est. flight ~15h est. · 11,182 km / 6,948 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~13h 02m
  • Prague PRG ~13h 02m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,985 km / 5,583 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,187 km / 5,709 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,256 km / 5,751 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~12h 32m
  • Aarhus AAR ~12h 32m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,521 km / 5,295 mi straight line
  • Odense ODE ~12h 32m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,532 km / 5,302 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~12h 32m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,666 km / 5,385 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~13h 17m
  • Tallinn TLL ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,155 km / 5,689 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,309 km / 5,784 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~13h 02m
  • Turku TKU ~13h 02m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,971 km / 5,575 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~13h 02m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,990 km / 5,586 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,113 km / 5,662 mi straight line
From France · from ~12h 02m
  • Lille LIL ~12h 02m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,216 km / 5,105 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~12h 02m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,219 km / 5,107 mi straight line
  • Lyon LYS ~12h 32m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,498 km / 5,280 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~12h 17m
  • Essen DUS ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,443 km / 5,246 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~12h 47m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,844 km / 5,495 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~13h 02m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,887 km / 5,522 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~14h 32m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~14h 32m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,056 km / 6,248 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~14h 47m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,268 km / 6,380 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~15h 02m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,506 km / 6,528 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~13h 32m
  • Gyor LHPR ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,332 km / 5,799 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,440 km / 5,866 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~13h 47m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,595 km / 5,962 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~11h 02m
  • Galway SNN ~11h 02m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,360 km / 4,573 mi straight line
  • Cork ORK ~11h 02m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,397 km / 4,596 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~11h 17m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,531 km / 4,679 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~12h 47m
  • Milan MXP ~12h 47m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,771 km / 5,450 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,183 km / 5,706 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,380 km / 5,828 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~13h 17m
  • Riga RIX ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,244 km / 5,744 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~13h 17m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,136 km / 5,677 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,355 km / 5,813 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,440 km / 5,866 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~12h 17m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,457 km / 5,255 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~13h 47m
  • Valletta MLA ~13h 47m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,618 km / 5,976 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~12h 02m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~12h 02m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,268 km / 5,138 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~12h 02m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,280 km / 5,145 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,345 km / 5,185 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~17h 02m
  • Auckland AKL ~17h 02m est. flight ~16h 15m est. · 12,111 km / 7,526 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~17h 17m est. flight ~16h 30m est. · 12,208 km / 7,585 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~17h 32m est. flight ~16h 45m est. · 12,433 km / 7,726 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~12h 02m
  • Stavanger SVG ~12h 02m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,158 km / 5,069 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,301 km / 5,158 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,416 km / 5,230 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~13h 32m
  • Katowice KTW ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,282 km / 5,767 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,317 km / 5,789 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,346 km / 5,807 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~10h 32m
  • Funchal FNC ~10h 32m est. flight ~9h 45m est. · 6,953 km / 4,320 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~11h 17m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,522 km / 4,674 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~11h 17m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,528 km / 4,678 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~14h 02m
  • Timișoara TSR ~14h 02m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,663 km / 6,004 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~14h 02m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,770 km / 6,071 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~14h 32m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,056 km / 6,248 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~13h 32m
  • Bratislava BTS ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,267 km / 5,758 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~13h 32m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,373 km / 5,824 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~13h 47m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,511 km / 5,910 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~13h 17m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,162 km / 5,693 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~13h 17m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,237 km / 5,740 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~17h 47m
  • Cape Town CPT ~17h 47m est. flight ~17h est. · 12,679 km / 7,879 mi straight line
  • Johannesburg JNB ~18h 47m est. flight ~18h est. · 13,446 km / 8,355 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~19h 17m est. flight ~18h 30m est. · 13,781 km / 8,563 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~11h 47m
  • Madrid MAD ~11h 47m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,960 km / 4,946 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~12h 02m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,242 km / 5,121 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~12h 17m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,399 km / 5,219 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~12h 32m
  • Gothenburg GOT ~12h 32m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,569 km / 5,324 mi straight line
  • Malmo MMX ~12h 47m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,711 km / 5,413 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~12h 47m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,794 km / 5,464 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~12h 32m
  • Geneva GVA ~12h 32m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,557 km / 5,317 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~12h 47m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,693 km / 5,401 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~11h 17m
  • Glasgow GLA ~11h 17m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,620 km / 4,735 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~11h 32m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,794 km / 4,843 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~11h 32m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,825 km / 4,862 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~11h 32m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,845 km / 4,874 mi straight line
  • London LHR ~11h 47m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,951 km / 4,940 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~2h 32m
  • Miami MIA ~2h 32m est. flight ~1h 45m est. · 855 km / 531 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~3h 17m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,307 km / 812 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~4h 17m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,184 km / 1,357 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~4h 32m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,330 km / 1,448 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~4h 32m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,367 km / 1,471 mi straight line
  • New York City JFK ~4h 47m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,506 km / 1,557 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~5h 02m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,689 km / 1,671 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~5h 32m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,210 km / 1,995 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~5h 47m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,407 km / 2,117 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~6h 32m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,871 km / 2,405 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from CUN to each destination's main airport. The drive to CUN is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

Cite this

Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Playa del Carmen from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/quintana-roo/playa-del-carmen, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

How you may quote us: terms of use.

Personalized reports

Your full monthly budget for Playa del Carmen — and how it fits yours

Official sources price three things for Playa del Carmen: rent, electricity and groceries. The personalized report adds the rest — utilities, transport, healthcare, everyday spending and eating out — as clearly labeled estimates, totals an essentials budget and a comfortable one, and ranks every place we hold against yours.

Free Create an account to save your comparisons and pick them up later. No credit card, no email needed, and you keep the whole site.

USD $49one time

One personalized report, up to six places — saved in your account and yours to download as a PDF.

Best value USD $5per month. Cancel any time.

Unlimited reports, up to six places each, and it carries into the resident plan when you move.

On sale when billing opens — the prices are set.

See a sample reportIncluding the page that lists what it refuses to compare.Open the sample → Walk through the portalWhat the subscription becomes once you have moved.Open the tour →
Build a comparison

Reports open when the site launches.

The report starts from the same sourced figures you see here, then adds clearly labeled estimates for the costs no official source prices for each town.

Example — towns we hold cost data for USD · monthly
01
Orihuela Spain
Comunitat Valenciana
USD $503–$677 rent, power & groceries
02
Pedrógão Grande Portugal
Centro
USD $602 rent, power & groceries
03
Playa del Carmen Mexico
Quintana Roo
USD $626–$1,724 rent, power & groceries
Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · as of 2026-09-29. Each town's page shows these lines with their own sources.

Sources for this page

Found something wrong? Corrections are published with their date and what changed — we do not edit a figure silently.