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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nouadhibou is 77% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 78.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nouadhibou is 66.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.58 MRU 103
$11.61 MX$200
-77.78%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$16.87 MRU 676
$42.75 MX$738
-60.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.87 MRU 235
$10.60 MX$183
-44.62%
Cappuccino
$2.57 MRU 103
$3.59 MX$62.0
-28.41%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.45 MX$25.08
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.90 MX$15.50
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.03 MX$52.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.56 MX$78.8
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 MRU 49.49
$1.45 MX$25.07
-14.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.37 MRU 14.66
$1.83 MX$31.55
-79.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.16 MRU 46.37
$1.61 MX$27.77
-27.95%
Eggs
$2.11 MRU 84.5
$2.54 MX$43.82
-16.93%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$8.54 MX$148
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.74 MRU 110
$8.47 MX$146
-67.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.25 MRU 250
$10.86 MX$188
-42.45%
Apples (1kg)
$1.73 MRU 69.3
$2.73 MX$47.13
-36.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.55 MRU 62.2
$1.49 MX$25.77
4.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.16 MRU 46.28
$1.94 MX$33.55
-40.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.75 MRU 29.93
$2.16 MX$37.38
-65.28%
Potato (1kg)
$0.80 MRU 31.97
$1.85 MX$31.88
-56.76%
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 MRU 29.09
$2.19 MX$37.80
-66.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.60 MRU 23.99
$1.07 MX$18.52
-43.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.08 MX$18.71
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.57 MRU 103
$4.06 MX$70.1
-36.70%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.46 MX$181
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.65 MX$28.56
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.55 MX$44.01
-
🚌 Getting Around
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.40 MRU 15.84
$0.56 MX$9.60
-28.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.20 MX$453
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.86 MRU 34.45
$3.14 MX$54.2
-72.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.37 MX$40.96
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.71 MRU 309
$3.24 MX$56.0
137.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 MRU 49.55
$1.31 MX$22.70
-5.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.5K MX$527.4K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$411.4K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$83.1 MX$1,436
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$22.15 MX$383
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$29.37 MX$507
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.2 MX$884
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.69 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$4.89 MX$84.4
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$199 MX$3,431
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$5,207 MX$89.9K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$35.93 MX$621
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$39.39 MX$680
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$80.3 MX$1,387
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$87.6 MX$1,512
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$64.2 MRU 2,571
$963 MX$16.6K
-93.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 MRU 4,072
$482 MX$8,326
-78.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$247 MRU 9,906
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-79.26%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,957 MX$68.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,513 MX$112.5K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nouadhibou
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$726 MX$12.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Nouadhibou: April 14, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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