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

😐 Solo nomad: Midlands is 19.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Midlands is 11.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.78 MUR 312

$11.58 MX$212

-41.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.52 MUR 2,002

$42 MX$769

3.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.06 MUR 325

$10.5 MX$192

-32.76%

Cappuccino

$2.57 MUR 118

$3.43 MX$62.8

-25.07%

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

$0.96 MUR 44.15

$1.49 MX$27.34

-35.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MUR 27.97

$0.94 MX$17.27

-35.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 MUR 98.3

$3.08 MX$56.3

-30.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 MUR 147

$4.37 MX$79.9

-26.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 MUR 75.2

$1.39 MX$25.44

17.27%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 30.19

$1.85 MX$33.81

-64.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 MUR 58.4

$1.58 MX$28.88

-19.62%

Eggs

$2.23 MUR 102

$2.51 MX$46

-11.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 MUR 536

$8.26 MX$151

41.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.08 MUR 280

$8.7 MX$159

-30.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.71 MUR 585

$10.73 MX$196

18.45%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 MUR 95.6

$2.61 MX$47.74

-20.31%

Banana (1kg)

$2 MUR 91.8

$1.49 MX$27.28

34.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 66.8

$1.95 MX$35.72

-25.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 122

$2.09 MX$38.26

26.79%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 45.33

$1.81 MX$33.05

-45.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 43.68

$2.16 MX$39.62

-56.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 39.18

$1.03 MX$18.85

-17.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 MUR 36.51

$1.08 MX$19.7

-26.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.73 MUR 309

$4.14 MX$75.9

62.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.01 MUR 461

$8.88 MX$163

12.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 MUR 81.8

$1.67 MX$30.64

6.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 MUR 98.2

$2.53 MX$46.31

-15.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.05 MUR 48.21

$0.51 MX$9.27

105.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.44 MUR 204

$3.26 MX$59.7

36.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 MUR 126

$2.51 MX$45.94

9.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.92 MUR 916

$3.12 MX$57.2

538.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 MUR 65.3

$1.31 MX$23.96

8.40%

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

$36K MUR 1.7M

$30.9K MX$565K

16.55%

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

$29.2K MUR 1.3M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

22.30%

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

$49.14 MUR 2,261

$83 MX$1,520

-40.81%

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

$18.39 MUR 846

$22.59 MX$414

-18.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.03 MUR 1,566

$29.51 MX$540

15.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.64 MUR 1,777

$51.6 MX$944

-25.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$6.23 MUR 287

$4.9 MX$89.7

27.14%

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

$154 MUR 7,106

$200 MX$3,668

-22.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,009 MUR 184.4K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-22.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84 MUR 3,863

$36.41 MX$667

130.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$81.2 MUR 3,736

$39.91 MX$731

103.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$131 MUR 6,018

$79.9 MX$1,462

63.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.8 MUR 4,406

$87.7 MX$1,605

9.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$514 MUR 23.6K

$983 MX$18K

-47.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$355 MUR 16.3K

$470 MX$8,612

-24.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MUR 43.6K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-41.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$712 MUR 32.8K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-40.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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: November 30, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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