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

🙂 Solo nomad: Flacq is 36.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Flacq is 12.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.43 MUR 289

$11.99 MX$227

-46.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.03 MUR 1,801

$42.47 MX$803

-5.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.58 MUR 296

$10.47 MX$198

-37.15%

Cappuccino

$2.58 MUR 116

$3.6 MX$68.2

-28.33%

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

$1.01 MUR 45.45

$1.44 MX$27.16

-29.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 25.76

$0.89 MX$16.79

-35.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 MUR 64.3

$3.09 MX$58.5

-53.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 MUR 117

$4.58 MX$86.6

-43.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 MUR 65.4

$1.38 MX$26.04

5.07%

White Bread (500g)

$0.68 MUR 30.61

$1.85 MX$34.9

-63.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MUR 57.4

$1.57 MX$29.68

-18.47%

Eggs

$2.75 MUR 124

$2.55 MX$48.3

7.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.04 MUR 452

$8.61 MX$163

16.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.04 MUR 272

$8.54 MX$161

-29.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.4 MUR 468

$10.98 MX$208

-5.28%

Apples (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 88.8

$2.72 MX$51.4

-27.57%

Banana (1kg)

$1.98 MUR 89.1

$1.51 MX$28.57

31.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.5 MUR 67.6

$1.88 MX$35.63

-20.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.73 MUR 123

$2.19 MX$41.42

24.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 45.79

$1.87 MX$35.3

-45.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 44.41

$2.19 MX$41.37

-54.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.78 MUR 35.3

$1.07 MX$20.23

-27.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 25.64

$1.09 MX$20.64

-47.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.76 MUR 259

$3.96 MX$74.9

45.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.29 MUR 463

$8.86 MX$167

16.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 MUR 81.5

$1.72 MX$32.53

5.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 MUR 97

$2.61 MX$49.37

-17.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.06 MUR 47.51

$0.52 MX$9.74

103.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$33.5 MUR 1,508

$26.59 MX$503

25.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.47 MUR 201

$3.24 MX$61.2

37.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.79 MUR 126

$2.38 MX$44.94

17.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.46 MUR 651

$3.11 MX$58.7

364.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 MUR 63.7

$1.31 MX$24.85

8.40%

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

$37.6K MUR 1.7M

$30.3K MX$573K

23.93%

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

$31K MUR 1.4M

$24K MX$453.6K

29.39%

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

$44.72 MUR 2,012

$84.2 MX$1,592

-46.91%

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

$18.44 MUR 830

$22.14 MX$419

-16.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.31 MUR 1,319

$30.14 MX$570

-2.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.06 MUR 1,713

$52 MX$983

-26.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$6.03 MUR 271

$5.07 MX$95.9

18.93%

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

$162 MUR 7,285

$200 MX$3,787

-19.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,322 MUR 194.5K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-18.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51 MUR 2,293

$35.74 MX$676

42.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.29 MUR 1,813

$39.8 MX$753

1.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.9 MUR 3,687

$79 MX$1,493

3.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.5 MUR 3,579

$88.4 MX$1,671

-9.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$562 MUR 25.3K

$965 MX$18.3K

-41.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$314 MUR 14.1K

$474 MX$8,968

-33.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,052 MUR 47.4K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-36.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$714 MUR 32.1K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-40.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,161 MUR 52.2K

$792 MX$15K

46.62%

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 Flacq: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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