😎Playa del Carmen- CAN You Live Here on $2,000 a Month? Rental examples and more!

Today's video is all about living in Playa del Carmen and why I think this should be on your short list of places to live in Mexico- especially if you like hot weather and fresh ocean air.
Playa del Carmen is a beautiful city located in the state of Quintana Roo. And despite Playa being one of the most touristy places to visit in #mexico, there are plenty of beaches and areas off the beaten path where you can live in total quiet and relaxation.
Plus, we talk about the cost of living in #playadelcarmen
Discover what Living in Playa del Carmen is like, and why you'll love it here.
In this video, we cover
A bit of the history of Playa del Carmen
Best beaches to go to
Neighborhoods in Playa del Carmen we recommend
Average cost of rentals in Playa del Carmen
The cost of living in Playa del Carmen- including utilities, food etc
Things to do in Playa del Carmen
and so much more!
We also highly recommend a Playa del Carmen Relocation Tour
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A private relocation tour guide will show you what living in Playa del Carmen is like- with NO AGENDA to sell you any real estate, timeshares, etc.
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[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Free Living in Mexico Guide mexicorelocationguide.com/lp-retire-in-mexico/

[@toddmaek5436]

Been here in Playa for the last 7 months now. Me encanta

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Nice!

[@thepassportlife]

Hi Todd, I am retired and want to move to PDC this year. How much can I get a 2 bed, 2 bath apt for?

[@LifeWhereverHeartCalls]

I am 4 months in PDC, now our penthouse 2 bedroom apartment is 18 000 pesos (about $1000 usd now) + utilities, 1 km away from downtown. Works for me😜

[@joshthomas6493]

any recommendations on the best way to find a rental? What did you use? Thanks!!!

[@LifeWhereverHeartCalls]

@joshthomas6493 I was searching in Facebook, they have a lot of groups about rentals. Good luck in your search😉

[@Blondipidy]

I’m watching this from a coffee shop on 5th avenue in PDC😎

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Nice

[@lorabarton3403]

Now you are helping me consider another city in addition to Mazatlan ♥️

[@HamiltonRb]

@@lorabarton3403I would take Puerto Vallarta over either of them, and have been to all three

[@lorabarton3403]

@@HamiltonRb May I ask your opinion of Mazatlan ?

[@HamiltonRb]

@@lorabarton3403 Was only there once, snd found infrastructure not as good, friendly place, nice beaches but not as much to do there. It is in Sinaloa so cartel and higher crime

[@susancowlishaw2434]

My condo in Playa del Carmen will be finished this fall if there are no delays. Can't wait! 🤞🤞🤞

[@dansauer4712]

Watching from Canada, and I think you do a fantastic job on educating everyone with vital information when considering relocating...........................Cheers !!

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

I’m glad you think so! Thanks for the encouraging words.

[@dansauer4712]

@@MexicoRelocationGuide Absolutely!! 🙂

[@cindyk3076]

This is another beautiful city, thanks for highlighting it and giving a great rundown of the history and costs to live there.

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mariaelenaramirez106]

Excelente información! Muy Completa, Clara , y Amena. Me encanta tu contenido, te Felicito por tu Excelente trabajo ! Muchas gracias! 😊

[@HumanityRisingNow]

Grateful and happy to live in beautiful Playa del Carmen 🙏☺️💗

[@Cocoamelanated]

This video was so helpful! Thank you

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Shelly9401]

Thanks for all your information.. I’m from IL USA. The move is looking better and better as the days click by. 💕

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

That’s awesome! If you need help we can help 😃

[@thepassportlife]

Thank you for this information. Viewing from USA.

[@saloninegi147]

I live in Playa! 😊 Watching this in air conditioned comfort at home!

[@LuckyOne3749]

Watching this video from Minnesota during a Winter storm in April

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Brrrr…. Mexico is waiting fot you

[@at9546]

I've heard the Sargassum/Seaweed is a big problem on the beaches there.

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

It def can be for about 4 months out of the year. But depending on where you are in Playa del Carmen, the hotels and governement do a daily cleanup of it.

[@jillyalexander7]

Thank you Mariana, great top line view of Playa del Carmen. I'm in the UK at the moment, heading out to Peurto Escondido in Sept 23.

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Thanks Jilly! Nice! I love Puerto Escondido too. I hope you have a great time exploring

[@jackiestarkey2763]

Watching from Ann Arbor Michigan

[@margaretwheeler8681]

Watching from Vancouver BC coming soon!

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Nice! Thanks for joining the video Margaret. You're going to love PDC

[@normanava9992]

Beautiful

[@JennieDreamWeaver]

Watching from Tampa Florida! I can throw a pebble for you to catch across the Gulf 😊

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Ha! Love it :)

[@plantyjourney]

I just love playa del Carmen so much

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Thanks for stopping by! PDC is special for sure. Beautiful beaches, nice people, and so many things to see and do

[@mariomijalva3899]

I watched you from New Orleans, Louisiana 🙂

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Thank you for watching Mario! Un saludo

[@plantyjourney]

5th Avenue is a lot more expensive and the locals give Americans higher prices. They tried charging me $100+ for something I know cost less than $5. Be aware of your surroundings /costs

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Yeap the 5th Avenue can be a tourist trap if you’re not familiar with the way things are charged

[@user-bj4bp4sd6g]

Watching from home and hour outside Vegas. Retirement or at least our version is planned for late 2024 or early 25. We want to explore many options in Mexico and Caribbean on or walking distance to beach feeling safe and affordable at $3,000 per month all in. Anything you and your team can recommend or sites to check out is much appreciated

[@sandiemann3860]

As time goes by,the ability to live in MX is slipping out of reach for me and my husband due to increased income restrictions. Our retirement income is better than most but now not enough to qualify.😢

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

That's such a bummer Sandie- especially because the income requirements are much much higher than what it acually costs to live in Mexico for the most part. Can you qualify through the special regularization program? Find out about it here mexicorelocationguide.com/regularization-program-residency-in-mexico/

[@randymillhouse791]

Do you have investments? That should count. Get a remote job and work 2 to 3 days per week.

[@user-sw2mo4nf6u]

Hi… I’m Steve watching from Las Vegas Nevada. Me and my fiancé are going to move there in February or March. Her name is Andrea and she lives in Mendoza Argentina.

[@sallymitchell8853]

I am watching from canada

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Hola

[@arnemcradu6499]

Since this video it seems rental units have gone through the roof price wise. I’m not sure how much rental rates are negotiable but I was shocked at the listed rates now.

[@michellemorrin5498]

Yes, I have permanent residency and rented there at a beautiful condo on calle 38 between avenida 10 & 15,, Reasonable landlord who lived in another part of Mexico. He sold it and at lease end the new landlords went way up on the rent. From $1,200 to $1,800 for a 1 bedroom. I kept my house in the States and flew back as my daughter was having her first baby and I wanted to be here for the birth. I made some great friends from all over in Playa and plan to go back in the fall. Best way to find a place stay in a hotel for a week or two and look while there. Best time to find a place in late summer or in the fall before the snow birds arrive and rentals go way up!!

[@myhvaclearning6990]

Thank you for the video. At 11:16 is this the park or airport?

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

That is the 5the avenue in PDC

[@davidpatton7940]

Gracias, Marianna, de Fort Worth, Texas. Buen trabajo! Espero haber escrito tu nombre correctamente!

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Con una n- Mariana 😉. Gracias a ti! Un saludo

[@lisamoorehouse7146]

Colorado and thank you

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

thanks for watching! Hope you learned something :)

[@lisamoorehouse7146]

@@MexicoRelocationGuide I am!!

[@leagriggs7935]

Hello Mariana, We were just in Playa Del Carmen for two weeks in March. We stayed in Playa car Fase 1. So beautiful. We really enjoyed it. Thinking of coming there for a few months every year. To rent for say 3 months maybe 4. Would a 6 month rental be possible? Or would it be less expensive to do Airbnb. We would probably not be able to afford staying in Playacar for that long. Would have to be a more affordable location. Thanks!

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

6 month rentals are totally possible outside of Airbnb. You just have to know which real estate company you’ll go with or be ok with spending some time at an Airbnb while you find the best short term rental

[@geekgranny]

I enjoyed this. I cannot understand why people cannot pronounce Cozumel properly. It is not Cas a mel but Co su mel, with the "o" pronounced as "o" and not "a".

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

You think I didn't pronounce it correctly?

[@Ken42908]

The average salary in Mexico is 500$ per month. Why would someone not be able to live there for 4 times as much??

[@LawrenceStevens01]

I'm thinking of renting an apartment within walking distance to the beach and markets from December through March 2024. I'm a single 71 y/o American living near Asheville, NC. I want at least a 1 bedroom with a swimming pool, security. A hot tub would be a plus. When should I do my apartment hunting and can you recommend a real estate agent or should I just use VRBO or Airbnb? Thanks for your information.

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Hi Lawrence! Un saludo- for anything less than 6 months I recommend Airbnb. If you need our recommendations for anything long-term , we include our directory of realtors in our Complete Mexico Relocation Guide 😉 mexicorelocationguide.com/guide

[@LawrenceStevens01]

@@MexicoRelocationGuide Thanks for the info.

[@thepassportlife]

​@@LawrenceStevens01Hi Lawrence, did u move to PDC? I am retired, want to move there soon

[@LawrenceStevens01]

@@thepassportlife I never intended to move to Mexico, interested in being a snowbird. I go to Thailand for 2 months in November but the air pollution gets too bad in February through April. Looking to Mexico for a short term vacation near the beach.

[@thepassportlife]

@@LawrenceStevens01 Hey Lawrence, sound like a plan. This will be my first visit to Playa Del Carmen. Heard Thailand is a lot of fun.

[@davidsalomskas4144]

what website is best to loolk for appartment rent for 1 month

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Airbnb

[@mzlo2057]

Is it possible to find furnished apt for $800 US?

[@starchildproject]

Yes! Depending on the neighborhood but with that budget you can still get something centric and furnished.

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Absolutely- you just need to know where to look and how to search m. I recommend some tips n this article mexicorelocationguide.com/best-rentals-in-mexico/

[@chriswood7165]

2000 will be tight here if you want nights out. 4000 5000 is living ok. , Nice place little car. and a few nights out

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Your lifestyle sounds inflated and not what most people are living on. Yes, you can spend that much in PDC but that's a very high budget

[@dawidwroblewski2338]

So it's possible now August 2023 to pay 400-600$ for 1 bedroom apartment for example 40-55m 2?

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

No. Not impossible- you just won’t be living near the beach. But they are available

[@dawidwroblewski2338]

@@MexicoRelocationGuide wow thank you for the fastest response I've ever seen 😃 I have one more question to you so basically if you have let's say 3000$ to live what place would be better Cancun or Playa del Carmen have a great day and Greetings from Poland :)

[@tkmccoywv]

What is the medical situation in Playa del Carmen? We're pretty much set on Merida because of the safety and excellent medical facilities. Can you touch on that for Playa?

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Hi. There are excellent medical facilities in Playa del Carmen or in Cancun

[@tkmccoywv]

@@MexicoRelocationGuide Thank you!

[@toddmurray6596]

very misleading to show images of beaches without sargassum

[@do2715]

I don’t think that the right prices is probably more

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

These are the right prices. I have a variety of realtors in town who share their rental prices with me regularly :)

[@GringosRUs]

We really enjoyed PDC. We found at the time we visited that it cost less to fly into Cozumel and take the ferry to PDC. We were staying in both places on that trip, so it made sense.

[@MexicoRelocationGuide]

Love it. I forget that there is a good airport in Cozumel. I have never flown there. Is it nice?

[@GringosRUs]

@@MexicoRelocationGuide Yes, it is a very nice compact airport. The only downside is that the do not allow the taxi's to pick up on the airport grounds. So if you want a taxi you have to walk a little bit to get to one. The process of getting through customs was so much quicker than Cancun and if you are ultimately going to Cozumel, it is the smarter choice to utilize this airport.