What a trip to Cancún costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.
Food, getting around and sights in Cancún come to MX$830–1,100 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top.Prices reviewed: October 2026.
Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.
You still need, flights aside
MX$13,000–16,000
≈ $710 – $890 · rate of October 6, 2026
MX$910–1,100 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people
Expected
MX$13,000–16,000
Most trips land in here
Set aside
MX$16,000
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
MX$1,400
10% of the trip
FoodMX$7,500–11,000
Getting aroundMX$670–1,500
Airport, both waysMX$560
Sights and activitiesMX$2,000–2,900
Lodging tax and odds and endsMX$1,100–1,300
Of that, in cash: MX$3,600–7,200
The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.
Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
Visitax, already included: MX$587 for 2 travellers, once per trip.
Flights are not included.
You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles
What a day in Cancún costs, by how you travel
Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.
Budget
MX$740–960 per person per day
Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, public transport and the odd paid sight.
FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
MX$540–750
Getting aroundPublic transport
MX$48–110
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
MX$73–110
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
MX$33.00–48.00
Mid-range
MX$830–1,100 per person per day
Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.
FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
MX$540–750
Getting aroundPublic transport
MX$48–110
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
MX$150–210
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
MX$36.00–53.00
Comfort
MX$1,500–1,700 per person per day
The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.
FoodRestaurants most of the time
MX$1,000–1,200
Getting aroundPublic transport
MX$48–110
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
MX$290–420
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
MX$68.00–85.00
A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.
By length of trip
How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Cancún
Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.
Days
Budget
Mid-range
Comfort
3
MX$2,800–3,500 MX$930–1,200 a day
MX$3,100–3,800 MX$1,000–1,300 a day
MX$5,100–5,700 MX$1,700–1,900 a day
5
MX$4,300–5,400 MX$850–1,100 a day
MX$4,700–5,900 MX$940–1,200 a day
MX$8,100–9,200 MX$1,600–1,800 a day
7
MX$5,700–7,300 MX$820–1,000 a day
MX$6,400–8,000 MX$910–1,100 a day
MX$11,000–13,000 MX$1,600–1,800 a day
10
MX$7,900–10,000 MX$790–1,000 a day
MX$8,800–11,000 MX$880–1,100 a day
MX$16,000–18,000 MX$1,600–1,800 a day
14
MX$11,000–14,000 MX$780–1,000 a day
MX$12,000–15,000 MX$870–1,100 a day
MX$22,000–25,000 MX$1,500–1,800 a day
Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.
Prices
What things cost in Cancún
Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.
What
Price
Source
Eating and drinking
Pescadillas (two fried tortillas filled with dogfish in tomato), El Fish Fritanga
MX$60.00
From the sourceJun 2026
Camaroncillas (three fried tortillas filled with shrimp), El Fish Fritanga
MX$140
From the sourceJun 2026
Shrimp salbutes (two), El Fish Fritanga
MX$220
From the sourceJun 2026
Smoked marlin tostadas (two), El Fish Fritanga
MX$210
From the sourceJun 2026
Breaded shrimp tacos (two), El Fish Fritanga
MX$175
From the sourceJun 2026
Battered fish tacos (two), El Fish Fritanga
MX$245
From the sourceJun 2026
Shrimp broth (235 g), El Fish Fritanga
MX$300
From the sourceJun 2026
Shrimp cocktail (220 g), El Fish Fritanga
MX$355
From the sourceJun 2026
Shrimp ceviche (220 g), El Fish Fritanga
MX$365
From the sourceJun 2026
Fish fillet, grilled, with garlic or with chilli and garlic (250 g), El Fish Fritanga
MX$450
From the sourceJun 2026
Fish fillet Veracruz style, in tomato, olive and pepper sauce (250 g), El Fish Fritanga
MX$455
From the sourceJun 2026
Getting around
Hotel Zone bus (routes R-1 and R-2), one trip
MX$12.00
ReportedMar 2026
MOBI bus, Hotel Zone routes, one trip (card or contactless, no cash)
MX$18.00
ReportedSep 2026
MOBI card (bought once, at OXXO or 7-Eleven)
MX$35.00
ReportedSep 2026
ADO bus from the airport to the Hotel Zone (Plaza Fiesta), one way
MX$140
ReportedMar 2026
Ferry to Isla Mujeres from Puerto Juárez (Ultramar), return
MX$580
From the sourceOct 2026
Sights
Maya Museum of Cancún, foreign visitors
MX$210
From the sourceOct 2026
El Rey archaeological site, foreign visitors
MX$145
From the sourceOct 2026
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
What each food level is made of
A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Pescadillas (two fried tortillas filled with dogfish in tomato), El Fish Fritanga + Breaded shrimp tacos (two), El Fish Fritanga + Shrimp broth (235 g), El Fish Fritanga (MX$535) to Camaroncillas (three fried tortillas filled with shrimp), El Fish Fritanga + Battered fish tacos (two), El Fish Fritanga + Shrimp ceviche (220 g), El Fish Fritanga (MX$750).
Restaurants most of the time
From Pescadillas (two fried tortillas filled with dogfish in tomato), El Fish Fritanga + Shrimp broth (235 g), El Fish Fritanga + Smoked marlin tostadas (two), El Fish Fritanga + Fish fillet, grilled, with garlic or with chilli and garlic (250 g), El Fish Fritanga (MX$1,020) to Camaroncillas (three fried tortillas filled with shrimp), El Fish Fritanga + Shrimp ceviche (220 g), El Fish Fritanga + Shrimp salbutes (two), El Fish Fritanga + Fish fillet Veracruz style, in tomato, olive and pepper sauce (250 g), El Fish Fritanga (MX$1,180).
Accommodation
What the night costs, and the tax on top
There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.
Lodging tax
Hotels, hostels, motels and timeshares: 5% of the price
Flats and houses, whole or in part: 6% of the price
On top of that
MX$85.40 per room per night, whatever the room costs
It is charged per room, not per person. The calculator doesn't ask how many rooms you book: it counts one for every two people, and that is an assumption of ours.
Fee per visitor
Visitax, the Quintana Roo fee on foreign visitors: MX$293 per traveller, children included, once per trip
Only foreign visitors pay it, not the country's own citizens.
For seven days, MX$6,400–8,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included. It also includes what each traveller pays once: Visitax.
How much money do you need for 3 days in Cancún?
For 3 days, MX$3,100–3,800 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included. It also includes what each traveller pays once: Visitax.
What is a realistic daily budget in Cancún?
Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: MX$740–960 on the “Budget” style, MX$830–1,100 on the “Mid-range” style, and MX$1,500–1,700 on the “Comfort” style.
Can you travel to Cancún on a budget?
The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: MX$740–960 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, public transport and the odd paid sight.
How much does food cost in Cancún?
From MX$540 per person per day (“Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”) to MX$1,200 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.
How much does transport cost in Cancún?
A ride on public transport costs MX$12.00–18.00. That figure comes from the press, not from whoever sets the fare.
Is there a lodging tax in Cancún?
Yes: 5% to 6% of the accommodation price, depending on the type. On top of that, MX$85.40 per room per night. Separately, once per trip and per traveller, children included: Visitax, the Quintana Roo fee on foreign visitors, MX$293.
How much cash should you carry in Cancún?
For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about MX$1,800–3,600 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.
Do you tip in Cancún?
Restaurants: customary. Bars and cafés: customary. Hotels: customary.
Sources
Where every figure comes from
Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.
This page tells you how much to take. The app keeps count of what you spend.
Joru works out the budget of your itinerary day by day and sets it against what you actually spend, by category and with the exchange rate. On your phone, with no account.
