Cost of Living Comparison Between Albion and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Albion and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Albion is 26.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Albion is 12.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.56 MUR 303

$11.88 MX$210

-44.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.77 MUR 2,022

$41.90 MX$740

4.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.79 MUR 314

$10.55 MX$186

-35.64%

Cappuccino

$1.52 MUR 70.4

$3.60 MX$63.5

-57.78%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 MUR 44.70

$1.50 MX$26.45

-35.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 MUR 27.29

$0.91 MX$16.09

-35.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.01 MUR 92.8

$3.08 MX$54.4

-34.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 MUR 128

$4.47 MX$78.8

-38.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 MUR 67.7

$1.39 MX$24.54

5.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 MUR 24.86

$1.90 MX$33.47

-71.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 MUR 61.6

$1.60 MX$28.27

-16.88%

Eggs

$2.36 MUR 109

$2.60 MX$45.97

-9.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.77 MUR 544

$8.36 MX$148

40.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.40 MUR 249

$8.64 MX$152

-37.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.21 MUR 379

$10.91 MX$192

-24.75%

Apples (1kg)

$1.69 MUR 78.1

$2.61 MX$45.98

-35.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 MUR 63.6

$1.44 MX$25.46

-4.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 MUR 69.8

$1.96 MX$34.55

-22.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 MUR 92.0

$2.12 MX$37.34

-6.13%

Potato (1kg)

$0.90 MUR 41.75

$1.86 MX$32.87

-51.61%

Onion (1kg)

$0.64 MUR 29.59

$2.22 MX$39.20

-71.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 MUR 31.30

$1.02 MX$17.99

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 MUR 15.77

$1.04 MX$18.36

-67.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.02 MUR 278

$4.05 MX$71.5

48.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.08 MUR 373

$10.18 MX$180

-20.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 MUR 79.1

$1.69 MX$29.79

1.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 MUR 103

$2.62 MX$46.25

-14.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.12 MUR 51.5

$0.51 MX$9.09

119.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.70 MUR 2,018

$26.52 MX$468

64.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.49 MUR 207

$3.15 MX$55.7

42.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.62 MUR 121

$2.46 MX$43.49

6.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.40 MUR 896

$3.26 MX$57.5

495.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 MUR 63.8

$1.32 MX$23.36

4.55%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.9K MUR 1.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

19.45%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.9K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

21.67%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$49.98 MUR 2,309

$83.5 MX$1,474

-40.17%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.21 MUR 841

$22.86 MX$404

-20.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.38 MUR 1,542

$30.04 MX$530

11.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$69.6 MUR 3,217

$51.9 MX$916

34.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 MUR 281

$5.12 MX$90.4

18.75%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$152 MUR 7,039

$201 MX$3,541

-24.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,984 MUR 184.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-25.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.3 MUR 2,507

$35.73 MX$631

51.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.41 MUR 2,051

$40.27 MX$711

10.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.6 MUR 3,540

$79.2 MX$1,398

-3.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.7 MUR 4,098

$89.3 MX$1,576

-0.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$523 MUR 24.2K

$947 MX$16.7K

-44.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$348 MUR 16.1K

$483 MX$8,525

-27.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$936 MUR 43.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-41.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,083 MUR 50.0K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-10.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

11.42

-41.59%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Albion: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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