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 13.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fond du Sac is 7.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.62 MUR 306

$11.88 MX$210

-44.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.02 MUR 2,033

$41.90 MX$740

5.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.28 MUR 336

$10.55 MX$186

-31.00%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 124

$3.60 MX$63.5

-25.56%

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

$1.00 MUR 46.42

$1.50 MX$26.45

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MUR 28.01

$0.91 MX$16.09

-32.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 MUR 102

$3.08 MX$54.4

-27.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.34 MUR 154

$4.47 MX$78.8

-25.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 MUR 75.5

$1.39 MX$24.54

17.27%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MUR 32.85

$1.90 MX$33.47

-62.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 MUR 61.6

$1.60 MX$28.27

-16.88%

Eggs

$2.33 MUR 107

$2.60 MX$45.97

-10.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.72 MUR 542

$8.36 MX$148

40.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.06 MUR 280

$8.64 MX$152

-29.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.47 MUR 576

$10.91 MX$192

14.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.96 MUR 90.7

$2.61 MX$45.98

-24.90%

Banana (1kg)

$2.00 MUR 92.2

$1.44 MX$25.46

38.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 MUR 69.4

$1.96 MX$34.55

-23.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 MUR 122

$2.12 MX$37.34

24.53%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 45.49

$1.86 MX$32.87

-47.31%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 45.36

$2.22 MX$39.20

-55.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 39.37

$1.02 MX$17.99

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 MUR 35.01

$1.04 MX$18.36

-26.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.64 MUR 306

$4.05 MX$71.5

63.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 MUR 83.4

$1.69 MX$29.79

7.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 MUR 98.9

$2.62 MX$46.25

-18.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.01 MUR 46.52

$0.51 MX$9.09

98.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.29 MUR 198

$3.15 MX$55.7

36.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.61 MUR 121

$2.46 MX$43.49

6.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.62 MUR 906

$3.26 MX$57.5

501.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.45 MUR 66.9

$1.32 MX$23.36

9.85%

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

$35.7K MUR 1.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

18.79%

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

$28.7K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

20.91%

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

$49.35 MUR 2,279

$83.5 MX$1,474

-40.92%

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

$18.29 MUR 845

$22.86 MX$404

-19.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.66 MUR 1,555

$30.04 MX$530

12.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.69 MUR 1,787

$51.9 MX$916

-25.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.99 MUR 277

$5.12 MX$90.4

16.99%

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

$153 MUR 7,082

$201 MX$3,541

-23.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,033 MUR 186.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-24.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.1 MUR 3,975

$35.73 MX$631

140.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$80.8 MUR 3,730

$40.27 MX$711

100.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 MUR 6,180

$79.2 MX$1,398

68.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.3 MUR 4,357

$89.3 MX$1,576

5.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 MUR 24.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$347 MUR 16.0K

$483 MX$8,525

-28.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MUR 44.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-39.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$719 MUR 33.2K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-40.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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