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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

🙂 Solo nomad: Grand-Gaube is 16.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Grand-Gaube is 30.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.78 MUR 312
$11.58 MX$212
-41.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.6 MUR 2,006
$42 MX$769
3.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.13 MUR 328
$10.5 MX$192
-32.10%
Cappuccino
$2.53 MUR 117
$3.43 MX$62.8
-26.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MUR 44.63
$1.49 MX$27.34
-34.90%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 25.57
$0.94 MX$17.27
-40.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.26 MUR 104
$3.08 MX$56.3
-26.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.27 MUR 150
$4.37 MX$79.9
-25.17%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.13 MUR 52
$1.39 MX$25.44
-18.71%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 30.16
$1.85 MX$33.81
-64.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 61.3
$1.58 MX$28.88
-15.82%
Eggs
$2.14 MUR 98.6
$2.51 MX$46
-14.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12 MUR 552
$8.26 MX$151
45.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.2 MUR 147
$8.7 MX$159
-63.22%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.44 MUR 572
$10.73 MX$196
15.94%
Apples (1kg)
$1.35 MUR 62.3
$2.61 MX$47.74
-48.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.52 MUR 69.9
$1.49 MX$27.28
2.01%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.29 MUR 59.2
$1.95 MX$35.72
-33.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.08 MUR 49.47
$2.09 MX$38.26
-48.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 MUR 47.57
$1.81 MX$33.05
-43.09%
Onion (1kg)
$0.85 MUR 38.88
$2.16 MX$39.62
-60.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 MUR 36.09
$1.03 MX$18.85
-24.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 MUR 24.79
$1.08 MX$19.7
-50.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.42 MUR 295
$4.14 MX$75.9
55.07%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.38 MUR 293
$8.88 MX$163
-28.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.2 MUR 55.4
$1.67 MX$30.64
-28.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 MUR 98.5
$2.53 MX$46.31
-15.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.03 MUR 47.49
$0.51 MX$9.27
101.96%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.68 MX$488
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.35 MUR 200
$3.26 MX$59.7
33.44%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.6 MUR 120
$2.51 MX$45.94
3.59%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.95 MUR 918
$3.12 MX$57.2
539.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.4 MUR 64.5
$1.31 MX$23.96
6.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36K MUR 1.7M
$30.9K MX$565K
16.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.5K MUR 1.3M
$23.9K MX$436.9K
19.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.66 MUR 2,239
$83 MX$1,520
-41.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.19 MUR 837
$22.59 MX$414
-19.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.21 MUR 1,574
$29.51 MX$540
15.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.95 MUR 1,746
$51.6 MX$944
-26.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.42 MX$337
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.23 MUR 287
$4.9 MX$89.7
27.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$64.8 MUR 2,983
$200 MX$3,668
-67.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,977 MUR 182.9K
$5,179 MX$94.8K
-23.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26 MUR 1,196
$36.41 MX$667
-28.59%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.55 MUR 1,221
$39.91 MX$731
-33.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$66.5 MUR 3,060
$79.9 MX$1,462
-16.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$32.7 MUR 1,504
$87.7 MX$1,605
-62.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$506 MUR 23.3K
$983 MX$18K
-48.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$353 MUR 16.2K
$470 MX$8,612
-24.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$946 MUR 43.5K
$1,610 MX$29.5K
-41.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 MUR 33.6K
$1,189 MX$21.8K
-38.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,839 MX$70.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,205 MX$113.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Grand-Gaube
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$724 MX$13.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.42
-41.59%

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Last update for Grand-Gaube: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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