Cost of Living Comparison Between Bel Air and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Bel Air and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Bel Air is 15.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bel Air is 3.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.77 MUR 312

$11.58 MX$212

-41.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.15 MUR 2,031

$42 MX$769

5.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.24 MUR 333

$10.5 MX$192

-31.05%

Cappuccino

$1.08 MUR 49.9

$3.43 MX$62.8

-68.51%

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

$1.02 MUR 46.71

$1.49 MX$27.34

-31.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MUR 25.72

$0.94 MX$17.27

-40.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.69 MUR 77.6

$3.08 MX$56.3

-45.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 MUR 156

$4.37 MX$79.9

-22.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 MUR 77

$1.39 MX$25.44

20.14%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MUR 32.66

$1.85 MX$33.81

-61.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 MUR 58.1

$1.58 MX$28.88

-20.25%

Eggs

$2.31 MUR 106

$2.51 MX$46

-7.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.92 MUR 548

$8.26 MX$151

44.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.26 MUR 288

$8.7 MX$159

-28.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.79 MUR 588

$10.73 MX$196

19.20%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 MUR 94.2

$2.61 MX$47.74

-21.46%

Banana (1kg)

$2.01 MUR 92.7

$1.49 MX$27.28

34.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 MUR 65.8

$1.95 MX$35.72

-26.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 MUR 122

$2.09 MX$38.26

26.32%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 47.11

$1.81 MX$33.05

-43.65%

Onion (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 42.75

$2.16 MX$39.62

-56.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.78 MUR 36.05

$1.03 MX$18.85

-24.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 MUR 34.88

$1.08 MX$19.7

-29.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.53 MUR 300

$4.14 MX$75.9

57.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.54 MUR 439

$8.88 MX$163

7.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 MUR 82.6

$1.67 MX$30.64

7.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MUR 102

$2.53 MX$46.31

-12.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 47.84

$0.51 MX$9.27

103.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.47 MUR 206

$3.26 MX$59.7

37.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.65 MUR 122

$2.51 MX$45.94

5.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.56 MUR 900

$3.12 MX$57.2

526.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 MUR 66.3

$1.31 MX$23.96

9.92%

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

$35.3K MUR 1.6M

$30.9K MX$565K

14.34%

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

$28.7K MUR 1.3M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

20.17%

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

$49.61 MUR 2,282

$83 MX$1,520

-40.24%

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

$18.09 MUR 832

$22.59 MX$414

-19.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.17 MUR 1,572

$29.51 MX$540

15.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.65 MUR 1,732

$51.6 MX$944

-26.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$5.97 MUR 275

$4.9 MX$89.7

21.84%

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

$151 MUR 6,946

$200 MX$3,668

-24.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,006 MUR 184.3K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-22.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.6 MUR 3,845

$36.41 MX$667

129.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$78.2 MUR 3,595

$39.91 MX$731

95.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$135 MUR 6,191

$79.9 MX$1,462

68.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.6 MUR 4,399

$87.7 MX$1,605

9.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$509 MUR 23.4K

$983 MX$18K

-48.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$346 MUR 15.9K

$470 MX$8,612

-26.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 MUR 44.1K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-40.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$727 MUR 33.4K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-38.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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 Bel Air: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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