Cost of Living Comparison Between Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is 4.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.77 MUR 320
$11.85 MX$211
-42.87%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.27 MUR 1,479
$42.16 MX$750
-25.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.59 MUR 264
$10.75 MX$191
-48.00%
Cappuccino
$2.41 MUR 114
$3.47 MX$61.8
-30.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.00 MUR 47.37
$1.45 MX$25.85
-31.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 26.33
$0.90 MX$16.06
-37.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.15 MUR 102
$3.05 MX$54.3
-29.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 MUR 112
$4.42 MX$78.6
-46.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 MUR 62.3
$1.37 MX$24.36
-3.65%
White Bread (500g)
$0.70 MUR 33.27
$1.87 MX$33.31
-62.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 60.5
$1.54 MX$27.46
-16.88%
Eggs
$2.14 MUR 101
$2.50 MX$44.53
-14.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.87 MUR 609
$8.61 MX$153
49.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.36 MUR 253
$8.63 MX$154
-37.89%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.90 MUR 799
$11.02 MX$196
53.36%
Apples (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 92.7
$2.75 MX$48.91
-28.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.95 MUR 92.1
$1.43 MX$25.41
36.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.50 MUR 70.9
$1.87 MX$33.32
-19.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.73 MUR 129
$2.17 MX$38.56
25.81%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 46.80
$1.88 MX$33.50
-47.34%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 47.64
$2.25 MX$39.96
-55.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 MUR 37.24
$1.07 MX$18.99
-26.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 MUR 37.56
$1.07 MX$19.10
-26.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.69 MUR 316
$4.15 MX$73.9
61.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.59 MUR 406
$10.34 MX$184
-16.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 81.7
$1.68 MX$29.87
2.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 MUR 105
$2.48 MX$44.19
-10.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.65 MUR 30.62
$0.55 MX$9.87
18.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$57.8 MUR 2,735
$26.53 MX$472
117.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.41 MUR 209
$3.22 MX$57.2
36.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.50 MUR 118
$2.48 MX$44.15
0.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.69 MUR 932
$3.11 MX$55.3
533.12%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.44 MUR 68.3
$1.26 MX$22.34
14.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.8K MUR 1.6M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
10.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MUR 1.4M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
19.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.27 MUR 2,094
$82.5 MX$1,467
-46.33%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.92 MUR 564
$22.29 MX$396
-46.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.42 MUR 1,534
$30.02 MX$534
7.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$28.65 MUR 1,355
$51.4 MX$915
-44.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.90 MUR 468
$18.29 MX$325
-45.87%
Cinema Ticket
$5.89 MUR 279
$4.98 MX$88.7
18.27%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$157 MUR 7,408
$200 MX$3,558
-21.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,939 MUR 186.3K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-25.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.89 MUR 1,745
$35.71 MX$635
3.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.03 MUR 1,279
$39.56 MX$704
-31.67%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.9 MUR 3,260
$80.6 MX$1,433
-14.43%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$47.30 MUR 2,237
$88.3 MX$1,571
-46.44%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$493 MUR 23.3K
$969 MX$17.2K
-49.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$405 MUR 19.1K
$482 MX$8,579
-16.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$743 MUR 35.1K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-53.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$613 MUR 29.0K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-48.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$784 MUR 37.1K
$756 MX$13.5K
3.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.25
11.42
-54.03%

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

Last update for Beau Bassin-Rose Hill: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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