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 18.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bel Air is 0.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.44 MUR 297

$11.88 MX$210

-45.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.76 MUR 2,021

$41.90 MX$740

4.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.30 MUR 337

$10.55 MX$186

-30.81%

Cappuccino

$1.13 MUR 52.0

$3.60 MX$63.5

-68.61%

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

$0.94 MUR 43.63

$1.50 MX$26.45

-37.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.55 MUR 25.56

$0.91 MX$16.09

-39.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.61 MUR 74.3

$3.08 MX$54.4

-47.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 MUR 155

$4.47 MX$78.8

-25.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 MUR 77.6

$1.39 MX$24.54

20.86%

White Bread (500g)

$0.67 MUR 30.73

$1.90 MX$33.47

-64.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MUR 60.5

$1.60 MX$28.27

-18.13%

Eggs

$2.34 MUR 108

$2.60 MX$45.97

-10.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.12 MUR 560

$8.36 MX$148

44.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.37 MUR 294

$8.64 MX$152

-26.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.54 MUR 579

$10.91 MX$192

14.94%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 94.3

$2.61 MX$45.98

-21.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.95 MUR 89.9

$1.44 MX$25.46

35.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 66.9

$1.96 MX$34.55

-26.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.66 MUR 123

$2.12 MX$37.34

25.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 MUR 47.99

$1.86 MX$32.87

-44.09%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 45.52

$2.22 MX$39.20

-55.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.80 MUR 36.82

$1.02 MX$17.99

-21.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 MUR 37.41

$1.04 MX$18.36

-22.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.53 MUR 302

$4.05 MX$71.5

61.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 MUR 79.2

$1.69 MX$29.79

1.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 MUR 100

$2.62 MX$46.25

-17.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.00 MUR 46.17

$0.51 MX$9.09

96.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.31 MUR 199

$3.15 MX$55.7

36.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 MUR 127

$2.46 MX$43.49

11.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.50 MUR 901

$3.26 MX$57.5

498.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 MUR 65.3

$1.32 MX$23.36

6.82%

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

$36.4K MUR 1.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

20.89%

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

$28.8K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

21.10%

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

$48.56 MUR 2,243

$83.5 MX$1,474

-41.87%

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

$18.02 MUR 832

$22.86 MX$404

-21.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.17 MUR 1,532

$30.04 MX$530

10.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.97 MUR 1,800

$51.9 MX$916

-24.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.15 MUR 284

$5.12 MX$90.4

20.12%

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

$152 MUR 7,025

$201 MX$3,541

-24.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,927 MUR 181.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-26.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.4 MUR 3,900

$35.73 MX$631

136.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$80.3 MUR 3,709

$40.27 MX$711

99.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 MUR 6,092

$79.2 MX$1,398

66.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.2 MUR 4,304

$89.3 MX$1,576

4.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$505 MUR 23.3K

$947 MX$16.7K

-46.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$351 MUR 16.2K

$483 MX$8,525

-27.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$940 MUR 43.4K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-41.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$720 MUR 33.3K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-40.50%

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 Bel Air: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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