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

🙂 Solo nomad: Albion is 3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Albion is 5.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.41 MUR 296

$11.61 MX$200

-44.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.72 MUR 2,020

$42.75 MX$738

2.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.58 MUR 304

$10.60 MX$183

-37.92%

Cappuccino

$1.61 MUR 74.3

$3.59 MX$61.9

-55.15%

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

$1.00 MUR 46.27

$1.45 MX$25.06

-31.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MUR 25.86

$0.90 MX$15.49

-37.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.08 MUR 96.1

$3.03 MX$52.3

-31.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.63 MUR 122

$4.56 MX$78.7

-42.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 MUR 67.8

$1.45 MX$25.06

1.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 MUR 26.58

$1.83 MX$31.53

-68.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 MUR 61.6

$1.61 MX$27.76

-17.39%

Eggs

$2.25 MUR 104

$2.54 MX$43.80

-11.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.79 MUR 545

$8.54 MX$147

38.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.35 MUR 247

$8.47 MX$146

-36.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.47 MUR 391

$10.86 MX$188

-22.01%

Apples (1kg)

$1.61 MUR 74.2

$2.73 MX$47.10

-41.03%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MUR 66.2

$1.49 MX$25.76

-4.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 MUR 66.1

$1.94 MX$33.53

-26.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.94 MUR 89.4

$2.16 MX$37.36

-10.19%

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 MUR 42.66

$1.85 MX$31.86

-50.27%

Onion (1kg)

$0.68 MUR 31.38

$2.19 MX$37.78

-68.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 MUR 31.68

$1.07 MX$18.51

-35.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 MUR 14.73

$1.08 MX$18.70

-70.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.28 MUR 290

$4.06 MX$70.1

54.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.00 MUR 370

$10.46 MX$181

-23.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 MUR 82.8

$1.65 MX$28.55

8.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 MUR 104

$2.55 MX$43.98

-11.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.13 MUR 52.0

$0.56 MX$9.60

101.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.54 MUR 2,058

$26.20 MX$452

70.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.42 MUR 204

$3.14 MX$54.2

40.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 MUR 121

$2.37 MX$40.93

10.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.78 MUR 914

$3.24 MX$55.9

510.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 MUR 63.7

$1.31 MX$22.68

5.34%

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

$35.4K MUR 1.6M

$30.5K MX$527.1K

15.98%

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

$28.8K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$411.2K

21.04%

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

$49.14 MUR 2,270

$83.1 MX$1,435

-40.89%

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

$18.29 MUR 845

$22.15 MX$382

-17.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.22 MUR 1,535

$29.37 MX$507

13.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$69.1 MUR 3,192

$51.2 MX$884

34.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.69 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.98 MUR 276

$4.89 MX$84.4

22.29%

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

$152 MUR 7,008

$199 MX$3,429

-23.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,016 MUR 185.6K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-22.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.6 MUR 2,522

$35.93 MX$620

51.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.89 MUR 2,028

$39.39 MX$680

11.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.0 MUR 3,558

$80.3 MX$1,386

-4.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.4 MUR 3,991

$87.6 MX$1,511

-1.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$517 MUR 23.9K

$963 MX$16.6K

-46.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 MUR 16.2K

$482 MX$8,321

-27.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$963 MUR 44.5K

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-41.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,093 MUR 50.5K

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-8.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,957 MX$68.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,513 MX$112.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$726 MX$12.5K

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: April 14, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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