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Cost of Living Comparison Between Petite Riviere and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Petite Riviere and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Petite Riviere is 18.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Petite Riviere is 6.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.53 MUR 301
$11.88 MX$210
-45.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.53 MUR 2,011
$41.90 MX$740
3.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.33 MUR 339
$10.55 MX$186
-30.52%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 117
$3.60 MX$63.5
-29.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.01 MUR 46.56
$1.50 MX$26.45
-32.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 25.86
$0.91 MX$16.09
-38.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.19 MUR 101
$3.08 MX$54.4
-28.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.35 MUR 155
$4.47 MX$78.8
-25.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.70 MUR 78.5
$1.39 MX$24.54
22.30%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 MUR 32.81
$1.90 MX$33.47
-62.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 61.4
$1.60 MX$28.27
-16.88%
Eggs
$2.24 MUR 104
$2.60 MX$45.97
-13.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.97 MUR 553
$8.36 MX$148
43.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.22 MUR 287
$8.64 MX$152
-28.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.67 MUR 585
$10.91 MX$192
16.13%
Apples (1kg)
$2.06 MUR 95.2
$2.61 MX$45.98
-21.07%
Banana (1kg)
$2.00 MUR 92.6
$1.44 MX$25.46
38.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.50 MUR 69.3
$1.96 MX$34.55
-23.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.73 MUR 126
$2.12 MX$37.34
28.77%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 47.30
$1.86 MX$32.87
-45.16%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 43.44
$2.22 MX$39.20
-57.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.81 MUR 37.28
$1.02 MX$17.99
-20.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 37.62
$1.04 MX$18.36
-22.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.80 MUR 314
$4.05 MX$71.5
67.90%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.18 MX$180
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 MUR 83.7
$1.69 MX$29.79
7.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 MUR 101
$2.62 MX$46.25
-16.79%
🚌 Getting Around
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.05 MUR 48.48
$0.51 MX$9.09
105.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.52 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.47 MUR 206
$3.15 MX$55.7
41.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.64 MUR 122
$2.46 MX$43.49
7.32%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.97 MUR 922
$3.26 MX$57.5
512.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 MUR 65.4
$1.32 MX$23.36
7.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.9K MUR 1.7M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
19.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MUR 1.3M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
19.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.92 MUR 2,306
$83.5 MX$1,474
-40.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.10 MUR 836
$22.86 MX$404
-20.82%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.03 MUR 1,526
$30.04 MX$530
9.95%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.33 MUR 1,770
$51.9 MX$916
-26.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.30 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.94 MUR 275
$5.12 MX$90.4
16.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$155 MUR 7,149
$201 MX$3,541
-22.85%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,902 MUR 180.2K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-26.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.3 MUR 3,987
$35.73 MX$631
141.59%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$80.6 MUR 3,724
$40.27 MX$711
100.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$130 MUR 6,001
$79.2 MX$1,398
64.06%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.1 MUR 4,300
$89.3 MX$1,576
4.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$508 MUR 23.5K
$947 MX$16.7K
-46.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$347 MUR 16.0K
$483 MX$8,525
-28.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$964 MUR 44.5K
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-39.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$710 MUR 32.8K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-41.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$730 MX$12.9K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.42
-41.59%

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Last update for Petite Riviere: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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