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

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 30.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 19.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.69 MUR 317

$11.85 MX$211

-43.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.97 MUR 2,080

$42.16 MX$750

4.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.54 MUR 309

$10.75 MX$191

-39.16%

Cappuccino

$2.64 MUR 125

$3.47 MX$61.8

-23.92%

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

$1.03 MUR 48.94

$1.45 MX$25.85

-28.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MUR 28.18

$0.90 MX$16.06

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.06 MUR 97.4

$3.05 MX$54.3

-32.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 MUR 127

$4.42 MX$78.6

-39.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.50 MUR 71.0

$1.37 MX$24.36

9.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MUR 32.70

$1.87 MX$33.31

-63.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MUR 62.1

$1.54 MX$27.46

-14.94%

Eggs

$2.27 MUR 107

$2.50 MX$44.53

-9.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.85 MUR 466

$8.61 MX$153

14.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.01 MUR 284

$8.63 MX$154

-30.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.25 MUR 485

$11.02 MX$196

-6.99%

Apples (1kg)

$2.00 MUR 94.7

$2.75 MX$48.91

-27.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.91 MUR 90.5

$1.43 MX$25.41

33.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 MUR 68.2

$1.87 MX$33.32

-22.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.67 MUR 126

$2.17 MX$38.56

23.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 48.03

$1.88 MX$33.50

-45.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 48.04

$2.25 MX$39.96

-54.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 39.58

$1.07 MX$18.99

-21.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MUR 25.12

$1.07 MX$19.10

-50.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.18 MUR 292

$4.15 MX$73.9

48.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.57 MUR 405

$10.34 MX$184

-17.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MUR 81.6

$1.68 MX$29.87

2.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 MUR 99.8

$2.48 MX$44.19

-14.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 49.30

$0.55 MX$9.87

89.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.45 MUR 210

$3.22 MX$57.2

38.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.66 MUR 126

$2.48 MX$44.15

7.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.18 MUR 718

$3.11 MX$55.3

388.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 MUR 66.7

$1.26 MX$22.34

11.90%

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

$36.4K MUR 1.7M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

18.74%

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

$28.7K MUR 1.4M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

19.24%

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

$49.03 MUR 2,319

$82.5 MX$1,467

-40.56%

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

$18.52 MUR 876

$22.29 MX$396

-16.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.42 MUR 1,533

$30.02 MX$534

7.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.61 MUR 1,826

$51.4 MX$915

-24.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$6.15 MUR 291

$4.98 MX$88.7

23.49%

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

$154 MUR 7,271

$200 MX$3,558

-23.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,955 MUR 187.1K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-25.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.4 MUR 2,431

$35.71 MX$635

43.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.40 MUR 2,100

$39.56 MX$704

12.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.8 MUR 3,966

$80.6 MX$1,433

4.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.8 MUR 3,725

$88.3 MX$1,571

-10.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$517 MUR 24.4K

$969 MX$17.2K

-46.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$346 MUR 16.4K

$482 MX$8,579

-28.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$950 MUR 44.9K

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-40.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$723 MUR 34.2K

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-38.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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