Cost of Living Comparison Between Fond du Sac and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Fond du Sac and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Fond du Sac is 3.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fond du Sac is 7.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.70 MUR 317

$11.85 MX$211

-43.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.30 MUR 2,048

$42.16 MX$750

2.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.04 MUR 333

$10.75 MX$191

-34.51%

Cappuccino

$2.64 MUR 125

$3.47 MX$61.8

-23.92%

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

$0.95 MUR 45.01

$1.45 MX$25.85

-34.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.55 MUR 26.24

$0.90 MX$16.06

-38.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.13 MUR 101

$3.05 MX$54.3

-30.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 MUR 152

$4.42 MX$78.6

-27.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.70 MUR 80.4

$1.37 MX$24.36

24.09%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MUR 32.80

$1.87 MX$33.31

-63.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 62.2

$1.54 MX$27.46

-14.29%

Eggs

$2.31 MUR 109

$2.50 MX$44.53

-7.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.01 MUR 568

$8.61 MX$153

39.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.04 MUR 286

$8.63 MX$154

-30.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.47 MUR 590

$11.02 MX$196

13.16%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 MUR 97.0

$2.75 MX$48.91

-25.45%

Banana (1kg)

$2.01 MUR 95.2

$1.43 MX$25.41

40.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 MUR 70.8

$1.87 MX$33.32

-19.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.73 MUR 129

$2.17 MX$38.56

25.81%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 48.73

$1.88 MX$33.50

-45.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.00 MUR 47.45

$2.25 MX$39.96

-55.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.80 MUR 38.02

$1.07 MX$18.99

-25.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 MUR 35.55

$1.07 MX$19.10

-29.91%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.46 MUR 305

$4.15 MX$73.9

55.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.56 MUR 405

$10.34 MX$184

-17.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 MUR 81.7

$1.68 MX$29.87

2.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 MUR 101

$2.48 MX$44.19

-13.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 49.14

$0.55 MX$9.87

89.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.43 MUR 210

$3.22 MX$57.2

37.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.71 MUR 128

$2.48 MX$44.15

9.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.50 MUR 922

$3.11 MX$55.3

527.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 MUR 68.9

$1.26 MX$22.34

15.87%

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

$35.3K MUR 1.7M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

15.03%

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

$28.5K MUR 1.3M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

18.37%

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

$49.88 MUR 2,359

$82.5 MX$1,467

-39.52%

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

$18.23 MUR 862

$22.29 MX$396

-18.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.13 MUR 1,614

$30.02 MX$534

13.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.54 MUR 1,776

$51.4 MX$915

-27.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 MUR 288

$4.98 MX$88.7

22.09%

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

$156 MUR 7,399

$200 MX$3,558

-21.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,910 MUR 184.9K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-26.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.8 MUR 3,962

$35.71 MX$635

134.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$80.5 MUR 3,808

$39.56 MX$704

103.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$133 MUR 6,300

$80.6 MX$1,433

65.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.8 MUR 4,438

$88.3 MX$1,571

6.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$507 MUR 24.0K

$969 MX$17.2K

-47.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$355 MUR 16.8K

$482 MX$8,579

-26.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$931 MUR 44.0K

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-41.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$709 MUR 33.6K

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-40.08%

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 %)

6.67

11.42

-41.59%

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

Last update for Fond du Sac: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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