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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bambous is 21.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bambous is 9.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.37 MUR 201

$11.6 MX$212

-62.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.76 MUR 2,059

$41.62 MX$762

7.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.36 MUR 201

$10.77 MX$197

-59.52%

Cappuccino

$2.22 MUR 102

$3.55 MX$65

-37.46%

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

$1.02 MUR 46.85

$1.49 MX$27.29

-31.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 MUR 20.87

$0.96 MX$17.5

-53.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 MUR 102

$3.02 MX$55.3

-26.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.63 MUR 75

$4.57 MX$83.7

-64.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 MUR 57.1

$1.44 MX$26.41

-13.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.7 MUR 32.09

$1.82 MX$33.4

-61.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 MUR 50.1

$1.62 MX$29.63

-32.72%

Eggs

$2.28 MUR 105

$2.5 MX$45.82

-8.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.71 MUR 539

$8.58 MX$157

36.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.37 MUR 155

$8.57 MX$157

-60.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.37 MUR 201

$10.69 MX$196

-59.12%

Apples (1kg)

$1.98 MUR 91

$2.62 MX$47.93

-24.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.99 MUR 91.6

$1.46 MX$26.66

36.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 66.5

$1.97 MX$36.07

-26.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 MUR 121

$2.12 MX$38.89

24.53%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 45.51

$1.81 MX$33.1

-45.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 46.78

$2.23 MX$40.82

-54.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 MUR 38.19

$1.07 MX$19.66

-22.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 MUR 35.41

$1.05 MX$19.22

-26.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.58 MUR 303

$4.16 MX$76.2

58.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.99 MUR 459

$9.04 MX$166

10.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MUR 79.2

$1.72 MX$31.57

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 MUR 101

$2.49 MX$45.52

-12.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 MUR 45.66

$0.55 MX$10.03

80.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.46 MX$484

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.45 MUR 205

$3.08 MX$56.4

44.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.59 MUR 119

$2.48 MX$45.31

4.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.73 MUR 908

$3.22 MX$58.9

512.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 63.9

$1.32 MX$24.09

5.30%

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

$35.5K MUR 1.6M

$30.8K MX$563K

15.45%

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

$28.3K MUR 1.3M

$23.9K MX$437.9K

18.34%

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

$50.2 MUR 2,310

$82.2 MX$1,504

-38.89%

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

$18.39 MUR 846

$22.23 MX$407

-17.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.11 MUR 1,523

$30.32 MX$555

9.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.96 MUR 1,746

$51.1 MX$935

-25.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.2 MX$333

Cinema Ticket

$6.13 MUR 282

$4.93 MX$90.3

24.34%

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

$151 MUR 6,947

$197 MX$3,606

-23.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,913 MUR 180K

$5,214 MX$95.5K

-24.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.7 MUR 3,896

$36.13 MX$661

134.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$79.2 MUR 3,644

$40.28 MX$737

96.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 MUR 6,178

$79.9 MX$1,463

68.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.5 MUR 4,393

$88.1 MX$1,613

8.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$512 MUR 23.5K

$976 MX$17.9K

-47.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$357 MUR 16.4K

$470 MX$8,610

-24.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$957 MUR 44K

$1,602 MX$29.3K

-40.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$709 MUR 32.6K

$1,192 MX$21.8K

-40.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,080 MX$56.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,438 MX$136.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$777 MX$14.2K

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 Bambous: November 23, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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