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

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 33.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 22.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.20 MUR 152

$11.85 MX$212

-73.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.68 MUR 2,070

$42.16 MX$755

3.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.50 MUR 213

$10.75 MX$192

-58.14%

Cappuccino

$2.55 MUR 121

$3.47 MX$62.2

-26.51%

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

$1.03 MUR 48.91

$1.45 MX$26.01

-28.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MUR 26.39

$0.90 MX$16.16

-37.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 MUR 84.4

$3.05 MX$54.7

-41.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 MUR 126

$4.42 MX$79.1

-39.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 MUR 61.1

$1.37 MX$24.51

-5.84%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 31.34

$1.87 MX$33.51

-64.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 MUR 63.3

$1.54 MX$27.63

-12.99%

Eggs

$2.23 MUR 106

$2.50 MX$44.81

-10.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.77 MUR 368

$8.61 MX$154

-9.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.11 MUR 290

$8.63 MX$155

-29.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.88 MUR 421

$11.02 MX$197

-19.42%

Apples (1kg)

$2.01 MUR 95.0

$2.75 MX$49.22

-26.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.80 MUR 85.1

$1.43 MX$25.56

25.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 MUR 67.9

$1.87 MX$33.52

-23.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 125

$2.17 MX$38.80

22.12%

Potato (1kg)

$0.91 MUR 43.27

$1.88 MX$33.70

-51.60%

Onion (1kg)

$0.92 MUR 43.77

$2.25 MX$40.21

-59.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 39.93

$1.07 MX$19.11

-21.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 27.08

$1.07 MX$19.22

-46.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.87 MUR 278

$4.15 MX$74.4

41.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.81 MUR 323

$10.34 MX$185

-34.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 MUR 81.8

$1.68 MX$30.06

2.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 MUR 99.9

$2.48 MX$44.46

-14.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 MUR 42.31

$0.55 MX$9.93

61.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.47 MUR 1,728

$26.53 MX$475

37.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.37 MUR 160

$3.22 MX$57.6

4.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.69 MUR 128

$2.48 MX$44.42

8.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.49 MUR 213

$3.11 MX$55.7

44.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 MUR 67.1

$1.26 MX$22.48

12.70%

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

$28.9K MUR 1.4M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-5.59%

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

$28.4K MUR 1.3M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

18.30%

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

$49.25 MUR 2,334

$82.5 MX$1,476

-40.29%

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

$18.33 MUR 869

$22.29 MX$399

-17.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.88 MUR 1,464

$30.02 MX$537

2.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.75 MUR 841

$51.4 MX$921

-65.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.18 MUR 103

$18.29 MX$327

-88.08%

Cinema Ticket

$5.95 MUR 282

$4.98 MX$89.2

19.48%

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

$156 MUR 7,392

$200 MX$3,580

-22.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,200 MUR 151.7K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-39.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.66 MUR 1,974

$35.71 MX$639

16.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.54 MUR 1,589

$39.56 MX$708

-15.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.1 MUR 3,608

$80.6 MX$1,442

-5.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 MUR 3,437

$88.3 MX$1,581

-17.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$505 MUR 23.9K

$969 MX$17.4K

-47.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 MUR 17.2K

$482 MX$8,632

-24.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,037 MUR 49.1K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-35.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$688 MUR 32.6K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-41.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$749 MUR 35.5K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-81.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$632 MUR 29.9K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-90.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$657 MUR 31.1K

$756 MX$13.5K

-13.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.5

11.42

-51.84%

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

Last update for Curepipe: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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