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 0.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Petite Riviere is 16.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.61 MUR 313
$11.85 MX$211
-44.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.13 MUR 2,040
$42.16 MX$750
2.30%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.36 MUR 348
$10.75 MX$191
-31.53%
Cappuccino
$2.63 MUR 124
$3.47 MX$61.8
-24.21%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 48.61
$1.45 MX$25.85
-28.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MUR 28.07
$0.90 MX$16.06
-34.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.22 MUR 105
$3.05 MX$54.3
-27.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.39 MUR 160
$4.42 MX$78.6
-23.30%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 MUR 77.6
$1.37 MX$24.36
19.71%
White Bread (500g)
$0.69 MUR 32.66
$1.87 MX$33.31
-63.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 62.7
$1.54 MX$27.46
-13.64%
Eggs
$2.31 MUR 109
$2.50 MX$44.53
-7.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.90 MUR 563
$8.61 MX$153
38.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.36 MUR 301
$8.63 MX$154
-26.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.58 MUR 595
$11.02 MX$196
14.16%
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 MUR 98.0
$2.75 MX$48.91
-24.73%
Banana (1kg)
$2.01 MUR 95.2
$1.43 MX$25.41
40.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 67.6
$1.87 MX$33.32
-23.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.62 MUR 124
$2.17 MX$38.56
20.74%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 48.36
$1.88 MX$33.50
-45.74%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 46.75
$2.25 MX$39.96
-56.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.86 MUR 40.58
$1.07 MX$18.99
-19.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 MUR 35.30
$1.07 MX$19.10
-29.91%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.53 MUR 309
$4.15 MX$73.9
57.35%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.50 MUR 402
$10.34 MX$184
-17.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MUR 81.3
$1.68 MX$29.87
2.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 MUR 101
$2.48 MX$44.19
-13.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.03 MUR 48.80
$0.55 MX$9.87
87.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$472
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.33 MUR 205
$3.22 MX$57.2
34.47%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.64 MUR 125
$2.48 MX$44.15
6.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.93 MUR 943
$3.11 MX$55.3
540.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 68.7
$1.26 MX$22.34
15.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.9K MUR 1.7M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
16.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.4M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
20.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.63 MUR 2,300
$82.5 MX$1,467
-41.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 MUR 882
$22.29 MX$396
-16.29%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.91 MUR 1,557
$30.02 MX$534
9.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.59 MUR 1,778
$51.4 MX$915
-26.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$325
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.21 MUR 294
$4.98 MX$88.7
24.70%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,396
$200 MX$3,558
-21.82%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,940 MUR 186.4K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-25.72%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.7 MUR 4,101
$35.71 MX$635
142.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$80.9 MUR 3,828
$39.56 MX$704
104.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$131 MUR 6,185
$80.6 MX$1,433
62.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.5 MUR 4,516
$88.3 MX$1,571
8.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$523 MUR 24.7K
$969 MX$17.2K
-46.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$357 MUR 16.9K
$482 MX$8,579
-25.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$945 MUR 44.7K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-40.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 MUR 33.5K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-40.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Petite Riviere
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.42
-41.59%

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Last update for Petite Riviere: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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