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Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand-Gaube and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand-Gaube and Playa del Carmen

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Grand-Gaube is 31% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Grand-Gaube is 17.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.50 MURย 300
$11.88 MX$210
-45.29%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.36 MURย 2,049
$41.90 MX$740
5.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.28 MURย 336
$10.55 MX$186
-31.00%
Cappuccino
$2.63 MURย 121
$3.60 MX$63.5
-26.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.95 MURย 43.80
$1.50 MX$26.45
-36.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 MURย 27.89
$0.91 MX$16.09
-34.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.18 MURย 101
$3.08 MX$54.4
-29.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.32 MURย 153
$4.47 MX$78.8
-25.73%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.11 MURย 51.4
$1.39 MX$24.54
-20.14%
White Bread (500g)
$0.70 MURย 32.27
$1.90 MX$33.47
-63.16%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MURย 61.1
$1.60 MX$28.27
-17.50%
Eggs
$2.09 MURย 96.7
$2.60 MX$45.97
-19.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.69 MURย 540
$8.36 MX$148
39.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.34 MURย 154
$8.64 MX$152
-61.34%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.82 MURย 592
$10.91 MX$192
17.51%
Apples (1kg)
$1.30 MURย 59.8
$2.61 MX$45.98
-50.19%
Banana (1kg)
$1.52 MURย 70.2
$1.44 MX$25.46
5.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.35 MURย 62.5
$1.96 MX$34.55
-31.12%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.11 MURย 51.4
$2.12 MX$37.34
-47.64%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 MURย 47.49
$1.86 MX$32.87
-44.62%
Onion (1kg)
$0.91 MURย 41.94
$2.22 MX$39.20
-59.01%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 MURย 36.74
$1.02 MX$17.99
-21.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 MURย 24.30
$1.04 MX$18.36
-49.04%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.73 MURย 311
$4.05 MX$71.5
66.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.54 MURย 302
$10.18 MX$180
-35.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 MURย 55.9
$1.69 MX$29.79
-28.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.25 MURย 104
$2.62 MX$46.25
-14.12%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.99 MURย 45.70
$0.51 MX$9.09
94.12%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.52 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 MURย 202
$3.15 MX$55.7
38.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MURย 124
$2.46 MX$43.49
9.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.85 MURย 917
$3.26 MX$57.5
508.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.40 MURย 64.6
$1.32 MX$23.36
6.06%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.4K MURย 1.6M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
17.53%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MURย 1.3M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
19.57%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.0 MURย 2,311
$83.5 MX$1,474
-40.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.14 MURย 838
$22.86 MX$404
-20.65%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.97 MURย 1,569
$30.04 MX$530
13.08%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.56 MURย 1,781
$51.9 MX$916
-25.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.30 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.89 MURย 272
$5.12 MX$90.4
15.04%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$65.2 MURย 3,012
$201 MX$3,541
-67.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,971 MURย 183.4K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-25.34%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.90 MURย 1,196
$35.73 MX$631
-27.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.28 MURย 1,214
$40.27 MX$711
-34.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$66.9 MURย 3,090
$79.2 MX$1,398
-15.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$32.51 MURย 1,502
$89.3 MX$1,576
-63.58%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$518 MURย 23.9K
$947 MX$16.7K
-45.26%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$356 MURย 16.5K
$483 MX$8,525
-26.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$961 MURย 44.4K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-39.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 MURย 33.3K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-40.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$730 MX$12.9K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.42
-41.59%

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Last update for Grand-Gaube: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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