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

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 13.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 21.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.22 MUR 148
$11.58 MX$212
-72.19%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.13 MUR 1,984
$42 MX$769
2.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.55 MUR 209
$10.5 MX$192
-56.67%
Cappuccino
$2.66 MUR 122
$3.43 MX$62.8
-22.45%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 MUR 46.1
$1.49 MX$27.34
-32.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.6 MUR 27.41
$0.94 MX$17.27
-36.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 MUR 82.1
$3.08 MX$56.3
-42.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.78 MUR 128
$4.37 MX$79.9
-36.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.36 MUR 62.5
$1.39 MX$25.44
-2.16%
White Bread (500g)
$0.67 MUR 30.73
$1.85 MX$33.81
-63.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 61.1
$1.58 MX$28.88
-15.82%
Eggs
$2.31 MUR 106
$2.51 MX$46
-7.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.71 MUR 355
$8.26 MX$151
-6.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.25 MUR 287
$8.7 MX$159
-28.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.86 MUR 408
$10.73 MX$196
-17.43%
Apples (1kg)
$2 MUR 92.1
$2.61 MX$47.74
-23.37%
Banana (1kg)
$1.87 MUR 85.8
$1.49 MX$27.28
25.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 MUR 69.5
$1.95 MX$35.72
-22.56%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.75 MUR 126
$2.09 MX$38.26
31.58%
Potato (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 43.05
$1.81 MX$33.05
-48.07%
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 45.15
$2.16 MX$39.62
-54.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.81 MUR 37.08
$1.03 MX$18.85
-21.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 MUR 24.65
$1.08 MX$19.7
-50.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.03 MUR 278
$4.14 MX$75.9
45.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.84 MUR 315
$8.88 MX$163
-22.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MUR 76.9
$1.67 MX$30.64
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 MUR 94.3
$2.53 MX$46.31
-18.97%
🚌 Getting Around
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.91 MUR 42.04
$0.51 MX$9.27
78.43%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$35.64 MUR 1,639
$26.68 MX$488
33.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.21 MUR 148
$3.26 MX$59.7
-1.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.71 MUR 124
$2.51 MX$45.94
7.97%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.36 MUR 200
$3.12 MX$57.2
39.74%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.4 MUR 64.5
$1.31 MX$23.96
6.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.1K MUR 1.3M
$30.9K MX$565K
-5.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.2K MUR 1.3M
$23.9K MX$436.9K
22.52%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.1 MUR 2,307
$83 MX$1,520
-39.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.5 MUR 851
$22.59 MX$414
-18.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.21 MUR 1,390
$29.51 MX$540
2.37%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.76 MUR 817
$51.6 MX$944
-65.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.16 MUR 99.5
$18.42 MX$337
-88.27%
Cinema Ticket
$6.17 MUR 284
$4.9 MX$89.7
25.92%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$155 MUR 7,121
$200 MX$3,668
-22.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,139 MUR 144.4K
$5,179 MX$94.8K
-39.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.93 MUR 1,883
$36.41 MX$667
12.41%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.2 MUR 1,573
$39.91 MX$731
-14.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.4 MUR 3,466
$79.9 MX$1,462
-5.65%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$73.1 MUR 3,362
$87.7 MX$1,605
-16.64%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$509 MUR 23.4K
$983 MX$18K
-48.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$372 MUR 17.1K
$470 MX$8,612
-20.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,013 MUR 46.6K
$1,610 MX$29.5K
-37.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$662 MUR 30.5K
$1,189 MX$21.8K
-44.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$770 MUR 35.4K
$3,839 MX$70.3K
-79.94%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$659 MUR 30.3K
$6,205 MX$113.6K
-89.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Curepipe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$682 MUR 31.4K
$724 MX$13.2K
-5.74%
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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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