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

🙂 Solo nomad: Moka is 34.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Moka is 3.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.78 MUR 313

$11.88 MX$210

-42.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.49 MUR 2,009

$41.90 MX$740

3.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.68 MUR 308

$10.55 MX$186

-36.68%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 124

$3.60 MX$63.5

-25.56%

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

$1.03 MUR 47.51

$1.50 MX$26.45

-31.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.55 MUR 25.59

$0.91 MX$16.09

-39.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.07 MUR 95.6

$3.08 MX$54.4

-32.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 MUR 129

$4.47 MX$78.8

-37.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.41 MUR 65.3

$1.39 MX$24.54

1.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.70 MUR 32.53

$1.90 MX$33.47

-63.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 MUR 58.6

$1.60 MX$28.27

-20.63%

Eggs

$2.34 MUR 108

$2.60 MX$45.97

-10.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.86 MUR 455

$8.36 MX$148

17.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.30 MUR 291

$8.64 MX$152

-27.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.56 MUR 488

$10.91 MX$192

-3.21%

Apples (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 91.1

$2.61 MX$45.98

-24.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.90 MUR 87.7

$1.44 MX$25.46

31.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.49 MUR 68.8

$1.96 MX$34.55

-23.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.61 MUR 121

$2.12 MX$37.34

23.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 46.96

$1.86 MX$32.87

-45.16%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 45.59

$2.22 MX$39.20

-55.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 38.70

$1.02 MX$17.99

-17.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MUR 23.39

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.00 MUR 277

$4.05 MX$71.5

48.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.45 MUR 252

$10.18 MX$180

-46.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 MUR 79.9

$1.69 MX$29.79

2.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 MUR 80.2

$2.62 MX$46.25

-33.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.03 MUR 47.80

$0.51 MX$9.09

101.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.33 MUR 616

$26.52 MX$468

-49.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.67 MUR 123

$3.15 MX$55.7

-15.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.69 MUR 124

$2.46 MX$43.49

9.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.42 MUR 712

$3.26 MX$57.5

373.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 64.3

$1.32 MX$23.36

5.30%

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

$35.9K MUR 1.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

19.25%

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

$29.2K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

22.71%

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

$48.54 MUR 2,242

$83.5 MX$1,474

-41.89%

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

$18.02 MUR 833

$22.86 MX$404

-21.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.15 MUR 1,208

$30.04 MX$530

-12.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.42 MUR 1,128

$51.9 MX$916

-52.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.21 MUR 287

$5.12 MX$90.4

21.29%

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

$156 MUR 7,194

$201 MX$3,541

-22.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,935 MUR 181.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-26.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.6 MUR 3,445

$35.73 MX$631

108.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.81 MUR 1,654

$40.27 MX$711

-11.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 MUR 4,370

$79.2 MX$1,398

19.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.0 MUR 2,631

$89.3 MX$1,576

-36.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$513 MUR 23.7K

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$321 MUR 14.8K

$483 MX$8,525

-33.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$927 MUR 42.8K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-42.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$723 MUR 33.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-40.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$324 MUR 14.9K

$730 MX$12.9K

-55.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.25

11.42

-45.27%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Moka: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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