Cost of Living Comparison Between Lalmatie and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Lalmatie and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Lalmatie is 25.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lalmatie is 9.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.63 MUR 306
$11.61 MX$200
-42.89%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.13 MUR 1,993
$42.75 MX$738
0.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.01 MUR 324
$10.60 MX$183
-33.87%
Cappuccino
$2.64 MUR 122
$3.59 MX$61.9
-26.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 MUR 46.99
$1.45 MX$25.06
-29.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 MUR 22.74
$0.90 MX$15.49
-45.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.86 MUR 86.0
$3.03 MX$52.3
-38.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 MUR 98.7
$4.56 MX$78.7
-53.07%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 MUR 78.3
$1.45 MX$25.06
16.55%
White Bread (500g)
$0.19 MUR 9.00
$1.83 MX$31.53
-89.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.31 MUR 60.5
$1.61 MX$27.76
-18.63%
Eggs
$2.22 MUR 103
$2.54 MX$43.80
-12.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.47 MUR 576
$8.54 MX$147
46.02%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.30 MUR 291
$8.47 MX$146
-25.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.58 MUR 581
$10.86 MX$188
15.84%
Apples (1kg)
$2.05 MUR 94.9
$2.73 MX$47.10
-24.91%
Banana (1kg)
$2.02 MUR 93.4
$1.49 MX$25.76
35.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.49 MUR 69.0
$1.94 MX$33.53
-23.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.07 MUR 95.7
$2.16 MX$37.36
-4.17%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 MUR 47.65
$1.85 MX$31.86
-44.32%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 45.57
$2.19 MX$37.78
-54.79%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.73 MUR 33.63
$1.07 MX$18.51
-31.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 37.39
$1.08 MX$18.70
-25.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.43 MUR 297
$4.06 MX$70.1
58.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.33 MUR 339
$10.46 MX$181
-29.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 MUR 83.5
$1.65 MX$28.55
9.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 MUR 103
$2.55 MX$43.98
-12.94%
🚌 Getting Around
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.99 MUR 45.87
$0.56 MX$9.60
76.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$54.3 MUR 2,508
$26.20 MX$452
107.21%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.28 MUR 198
$3.14 MX$54.2
36.31%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.21 MUR 56.1
$2.37 MX$40.93
-48.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.61 MUR 906
$3.24 MX$55.9
505.25%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 65.4
$1.31 MX$22.68
7.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.1K MUR 1.6M
$30.5K MX$527.1K
14.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.2K MUR 1.3M
$23.8K MX$411.2K
22.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$46.06 MUR 2,128
$83.1 MX$1,435
-44.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.73 MUR 588
$22.15 MX$382
-42.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.76 MUR 1,560
$29.37 MX$507
14.95%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.19 MUR 1,764
$51.2 MX$884
-25.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.69 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.21 MUR 287
$4.89 MX$84.4
26.99%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$102 MUR 4,700
$199 MX$3,429
-48.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,011 MUR 185.3K
$5,207 MX$89.9K
-22.98%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$12.70 MUR 587
$35.93 MX$620
-64.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.65 MUR 1,185
$39.39 MX$680
-34.88%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$51.0 MUR 2,358
$80.3 MX$1,386
-36.44%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.57 MUR 1,782
$87.6 MX$1,511
-55.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$504 MUR 23.3K
$963 MX$16.6K
-47.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$351 MUR 16.2K
$482 MX$8,321
-27.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$959 MUR 44.3K
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-41.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 MUR 32.7K
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-40.53%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,957 MX$68.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,513 MX$112.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lalmatie
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$624 MUR 28.8K
$726 MX$12.5K
-14.05%
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 Lalmatie: April 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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