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 19.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Fond du Sac is 0.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.68 MUR 307

$11.6 MX$212

-42.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.04 MUR 2,026

$41.62 MX$762

5.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.97 MUR 320

$10.77 MX$197

-35.28%

Cappuccino

$2.66 MUR 122

$3.55 MX$65

-25.07%

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

$1.01 MUR 46.6

$1.49 MX$27.29

-32.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MUR 27.87

$0.96 MX$17.5

-36.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.17 MUR 99.6

$3.02 MX$55.3

-28.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.34 MUR 154

$4.57 MX$83.7

-26.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 MUR 78.5

$1.44 MX$26.41

18.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MUR 31.81

$1.82 MX$33.4

-62.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 MUR 61.6

$1.62 MX$29.63

-17.28%

Eggs

$2.31 MUR 106

$2.5 MX$45.82

-7.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.71 MUR 539

$8.58 MX$157

36.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.11 MUR 281

$8.57 MX$157

-28.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.71 MUR 585

$10.69 MX$196

18.90%

Apples (1kg)

$1.99 MUR 91.7

$2.62 MX$47.93

-24.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.94 MUR 89.2

$1.46 MX$26.66

32.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 66.8

$1.97 MX$36.07

-26.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 MUR 121

$2.12 MX$38.89

24.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1 MUR 45.98

$1.81 MX$33.1

-44.75%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MUR 46.13

$2.23 MX$40.82

-55.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 39

$1.07 MX$19.66

-20.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 MUR 37.35

$1.05 MX$19.22

-22.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.61 MUR 304

$4.16 MX$76.2

58.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.98 MUR 459

$9.04 MX$166

10.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 MUR 79.7

$1.72 MX$31.57

0.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 MUR 104

$2.49 MX$45.52

-9.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 47.62

$0.55 MX$10.03

89.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.46 MX$484

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.47 MUR 206

$3.08 MX$56.4

45.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.62 MUR 120

$2.48 MX$45.31

5.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.78 MUR 910

$3.22 MX$58.9

514.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.4 MUR 64.6

$1.32 MX$24.09

6.06%

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

$36.4K MUR 1.7M

$30.8K MX$563K

18.26%

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

$29K MUR 1.3M

$23.9K MX$437.9K

21.03%

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

$50.5 MUR 2,321

$82.2 MX$1,504

-38.60%

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

$18.46 MUR 849

$22.23 MX$407

-16.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.92 MUR 1,560

$30.32 MX$555

11.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.67 MUR 1,779

$51.1 MX$935

-24.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.2 MX$333

Cinema Ticket

$6.02 MUR 277

$4.93 MX$90.3

22.11%

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

$151 MUR 6,964

$197 MX$3,606

-23.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,016 MUR 184.7K

$5,214 MX$95.5K

-22.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.2 MUR 3,872

$36.13 MX$661

132.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$80.5 MUR 3,704

$40.28 MX$737

99.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$131 MUR 6,010

$79.9 MX$1,463

63.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.6 MUR 4,398

$88.1 MX$1,613

8.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$521 MUR 23.9K

$976 MX$17.9K

-46.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$353 MUR 16.2K

$470 MX$8,610

-25.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$954 MUR 43.9K

$1,602 MX$29.3K

-40.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$722 MUR 33.2K

$1,192 MX$21.8K

-39.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,080 MX$56.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,438 MX$136.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$777 MX$14.2K

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: November 25, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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