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

😐 Solo nomad: Midlands is 2.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Midlands is 1.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.73 MUR 319

$11.85 MX$212

-43.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.85 MUR 2,125

$42.16 MX$755

6.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.23 MUR 343

$10.75 MX$192

-32.74%

Cappuccino

$2.58 MUR 122

$3.47 MX$62.2

-25.65%

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

$1.02 MUR 48.48

$1.45 MX$26.01

-29.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MUR 26.31

$0.90 MX$16.16

-37.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 MUR 105

$3.05 MX$54.7

-27.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 MUR 152

$4.42 MX$79.1

-27.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.69 MUR 80.1

$1.37 MX$24.51

23.36%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 MUR 30.83

$1.87 MX$33.51

-65.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MUR 60.9

$1.54 MX$27.63

-16.23%

Eggs

$2.26 MUR 107

$2.50 MX$44.81

-9.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.96 MUR 567

$8.61 MX$154

38.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.16 MUR 292

$8.63 MX$155

-28.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.79 MUR 606

$11.02 MX$197

16.06%

Apples (1kg)

$1.98 MUR 94.0

$2.75 MX$49.22

-28.00%

Banana (1kg)

$2.03 MUR 96.4

$1.43 MX$25.56

41.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.49 MUR 70.8

$1.87 MX$33.52

-20.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 MUR 125

$2.17 MX$38.80

21.66%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 46.65

$1.88 MX$33.70

-47.87%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 47.10

$2.25 MX$40.21

-56.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 MUR 39.34

$1.07 MX$19.11

-22.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 MUR 37.92

$1.07 MX$19.22

-25.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.54 MUR 310

$4.15 MX$74.4

57.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.46 MUR 401

$10.34 MX$185

-18.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 MUR 82.3

$1.68 MX$30.06

3.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 MUR 103

$2.48 MX$44.46

-12.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.00 MUR 47.55

$0.55 MX$9.93

81.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.31 MUR 204

$3.22 MX$57.6

33.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.72 MUR 129

$2.48 MX$44.42

9.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.60 MUR 929

$3.11 MX$55.7

530.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 MUR 66.2

$1.26 MX$22.48

11.11%

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

$35.7K MUR 1.7M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

16.48%

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

$28.9K MUR 1.4M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

20.27%

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

$49.12 MUR 2,328

$82.5 MX$1,476

-40.45%

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

$18.60 MUR 881

$22.29 MX$399

-16.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.23 MUR 1,575

$30.02 MX$537

10.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.66 MUR 1,785

$51.4 MX$921

-26.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$6.09 MUR 289

$4.98 MX$89.2

22.29%

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

$154 MUR 7,286

$200 MX$3,580

-23.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,937 MUR 186.6K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-25.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.9 MUR 3,977

$35.71 MX$639

135.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$78.3 MUR 3,713

$39.56 MX$708

98.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$129 MUR 6,132

$80.6 MX$1,442

60.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.1 MUR 4,553

$88.3 MX$1,581

8.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$521 MUR 24.7K

$969 MX$17.4K

-46.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$351 MUR 16.6K

$482 MX$8,632

-27.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$941 MUR 44.6K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-40.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 MUR 34.6K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-38.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

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 Midlands: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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