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

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 33.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 12.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.66 MUR 307

$11.88 MX$210

-43.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.42 MUR 2,052

$41.90 MX$740

6.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.43 MUR 297

$10.55 MX$186

-39.05%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 124

$3.60 MX$63.5

-25.56%

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

$1.00 MUR 46.36

$1.50 MX$26.45

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 MUR 27.32

$0.91 MX$16.09

-35.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.16 MUR 99.8

$3.08 MX$54.4

-29.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 MUR 127

$4.47 MX$78.8

-38.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 MUR 70.3

$1.39 MX$24.54

9.35%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MUR 31.93

$1.90 MX$33.47

-63.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 61.2

$1.60 MX$28.27

-17.50%

Eggs

$2.34 MUR 108

$2.60 MX$45.97

-10.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.93 MUR 459

$8.36 MX$148

18.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.03 MUR 278

$8.64 MX$152

-30.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.35 MUR 478

$10.91 MX$192

-5.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 94.5

$2.61 MX$45.98

-21.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.94 MUR 89.6

$1.44 MX$25.46

34.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 67.0

$1.96 MX$34.55

-26.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 122

$2.12 MX$37.34

25.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 45.27

$1.86 MX$32.87

-47.31%

Onion (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 42.95

$2.22 MX$39.20

-58.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 39.30

$1.02 MX$17.99

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 26.15

$1.04 MX$18.36

-45.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.02 MUR 278

$4.05 MX$71.5

48.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.45 MUR 298

$10.18 MX$180

-36.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 MUR 80.4

$1.69 MX$29.79

2.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.10 MUR 97.1

$2.62 MX$46.25

-19.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 48.23

$0.51 MX$9.09

103.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 MUR 202

$3.15 MX$55.7

38.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 MUR 127

$2.46 MX$43.49

11.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.17 MUR 701

$3.26 MX$57.5

365.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.45 MUR 66.8

$1.32 MX$23.36

9.85%

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

$36.0K MUR 1.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

19.76%

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

$28.3K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

18.97%

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

$49.93 MUR 2,306

$83.5 MX$1,474

-40.23%

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

$18.02 MUR 832

$22.86 MX$404

-21.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.23 MUR 1,489

$30.04 MX$530

7.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.86 MUR 1,795

$51.9 MX$916

-25.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.99 MUR 277

$5.12 MX$90.4

16.99%

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

$157 MUR 7,253

$201 MX$3,541

-21.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,012 MUR 185.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-24.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.1 MUR 2,362

$35.73 MX$631

43.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.84 MUR 2,071

$40.27 MX$711

11.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.2 MUR 3,844

$79.2 MX$1,398

5.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.8 MUR 3,640

$89.3 MX$1,576

-11.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$520 MUR 24.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$346 MUR 16.0K

$483 MX$8,525

-28.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$943 MUR 43.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-41.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$723 MUR 33.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-40.28%

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 %)

6.25

11.42

-45.27%

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

Last update for Benares: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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