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

🙂 Solo nomad: Flacq is 15.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Flacq is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 24.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.25 MUR 293
$11.85 MX$209
-47.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.15 MUR 2,069
$42.16 MX$744
4.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.76 MUR 317
$10.75 MX$190
-37.12%
Cappuccino
$2.59 MUR 121
$3.47 MX$61.3
-25.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.01 MUR 47.54
$1.45 MX$25.65
-30.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.58 MUR 27.25
$0.90 MX$15.93
-35.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.37 MUR 64.4
$3.05 MX$53.9
-55.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.80 MUR 131
$4.42 MX$77.9
-36.65%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 68.5
$1.37 MX$24.17
6.57%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 MUR 33.31
$1.87 MX$33.05
-62.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.27 MUR 59.5
$1.54 MX$27.25
-17.53%
Eggs
$2.65 MUR 124
$2.50 MX$44.18
6.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.01 MUR 469
$8.61 MX$152
16.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.08 MUR 285
$8.63 MX$152
-29.55%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.51 MUR 493
$11.02 MX$195
-4.63%
Apples (1kg)
$2.08 MUR 97.3
$2.75 MX$48.53
-24.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.92 MUR 90.0
$1.43 MX$25.21
34.27%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 66.9
$1.87 MX$33.05
-23.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.64 MUR 124
$2.17 MX$38.26
21.66%
Potato (1kg)
$0.97 MUR 45.67
$1.88 MX$33.23
-48.40%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 46.17
$2.25 MX$39.65
-56.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 MUR 37.38
$1.07 MX$18.85
-25.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 MUR 25.29
$1.07 MX$18.95
-49.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.06 MUR 284
$4.15 MX$73.3
46.02%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.06 MUR 424
$10.34 MX$182
-12.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 81.0
$1.68 MX$29.64
2.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.08 MUR 97.6
$2.48 MX$43.84
-16.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.99 MUR 46.47
$0.55 MX$9.80
80.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$32.65 MUR 1,530
$26.53 MX$468
23.07%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.27 MUR 200
$3.22 MX$56.8
32.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.59 MUR 122
$2.48 MX$43.80
4.44%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.36 MUR 720
$3.11 MX$54.9
393.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.40 MUR 65.6
$1.26 MX$22.16
11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.4K MUR 1.7M
$30.7K MX$541.1K
18.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.3K MUR 1.4M
$24.0K MX$424.3K
22.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.96 MUR 2,294
$82.5 MX$1,456
-40.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.00 MUR 843
$22.29 MX$393
-19.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.93 MUR 1,496
$30.02 MX$530
6.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.66 MUR 1,765
$51.4 MX$908
-26.79%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.99 MUR 281
$4.98 MX$88.0
20.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$152 MUR 7,132
$200 MX$3,530
-23.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,030 MUR 188.8K
$5,304 MX$93.6K
-24.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.0 MUR 2,390
$35.71 MX$630
42.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.63 MUR 2,044
$39.56 MX$698
10.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$84.1 MUR 3,940
$80.6 MX$1,422
4.38%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$77.4 MUR 3,625
$88.3 MX$1,559
-12.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$513 MUR 24.0K
$969 MX$17.1K
-47.11%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$350 MUR 16.4K
$482 MX$8,511
-27.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$962 MUR 45.1K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-39.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 MUR 33.2K
$1,184 MX$20.9K
-40.12%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$71.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Flacq
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,111 MUR 52.1K
$756 MX$13.4K
46.86%
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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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