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

🙂 Solo nomad: Grand-Gaube is 22.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Grand-Gaube is 32.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.58 MUR 307
$11.85 MX$205
-44.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.53 MUR 2,029
$42.16 MX$730
3.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.30 MUR 340
$10.75 MX$186
-32.09%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 118
$3.47 MX$60.2
-26.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.00 MUR 46.62
$1.45 MX$25.17
-31.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 25.99
$0.90 MX$15.64
-37.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.16 MUR 101
$3.05 MX$52.9
-29.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 MUR 155
$4.42 MX$76.5
-24.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.13 MUR 52.6
$1.37 MX$23.72
-17.52%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 30.96
$1.87 MX$32.43
-64.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 59.5
$1.54 MX$26.74
-16.88%
Eggs
$2.15 MUR 100
$2.50 MX$43.36
-14.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.08 MUR 563
$8.61 MX$149
40.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.21 MUR 150
$8.63 MX$150
-62.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.76 MUR 595
$11.02 MX$191
15.79%
Apples (1kg)
$1.34 MUR 62.7
$2.75 MX$47.62
-51.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.58 MUR 73.6
$1.43 MX$24.73
10.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 59.7
$1.87 MX$32.44
-31.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.08 MUR 50.3
$2.17 MX$37.54
-50.23%
Potato (1kg)
$1.04 MUR 48.29
$1.88 MX$32.61
-44.68%
Onion (1kg)
$0.86 MUR 39.92
$2.25 MX$38.91
-61.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 MUR 36.60
$1.07 MX$18.49
-26.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 MUR 24.69
$1.07 MX$18.59
-50.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.67 MUR 311
$4.15 MX$72.0
60.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.49 MUR 302
$10.34 MX$179
-37.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 MUR 58.1
$1.68 MX$29.08
-25.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 MUR 100
$2.48 MX$43.02
-13.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 MUR 47.06
$0.55 MX$9.61
83.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$459
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.47 MUR 208
$3.22 MX$55.7
38.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 125
$2.48 MX$42.98
8.47%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.97 MUR 931
$3.11 MX$53.9
542.12%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 68.0
$1.26 MX$21.75
15.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.4K MUR 1.7M
$30.7K MX$531.0K
18.64%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MUR 1.3M
$24.0K MX$416.4K
19.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.93 MUR 2,281
$82.5 MX$1,429
-40.68%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.20 MUR 848
$22.29 MX$386
-18.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.25 MUR 1,550
$30.02 MX$520
10.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.59 MUR 1,752
$51.4 MX$891
-26.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$317
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.11 MUR 285
$4.98 MX$86.3
22.69%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$67.0 MUR 3,124
$200 MX$3,464
-66.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,952 MUR 184.2K
$5,304 MX$91.9K
-25.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26.09 MUR 1,216
$35.71 MX$618
-26.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.26 MUR 1,224
$39.56 MX$685
-33.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$67.3 MUR 3,136
$80.6 MX$1,395
-16.47%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$32.58 MUR 1,519
$88.3 MX$1,530
-63.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$521 MUR 24.3K
$969 MX$16.8K
-46.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$354 MUR 16.5K
$482 MX$8,352
-26.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$953 MUR 44.4K
$1,595 MX$27.6K
-40.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 MUR 33.0K
$1,184 MX$20.5K
-40.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$70.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$113.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.1K
-
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 Grand-Gaube: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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