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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phoenix is 39.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.2% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phoenix is 4.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.51 MUR 293

$11.99 MX$227

-45.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.36 MUR 1,996

$42.47 MX$803

4.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.73 MUR 303

$10.47 MX$198

-35.72%

Cappuccino

$2.63 MUR 118

$3.6 MX$68.2

-26.94%

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

$0.97 MUR 43.81

$1.44 MX$27.16

-32.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 MUR 26.67

$0.89 MX$16.79

-33.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.13 MUR 95.7

$3.09 MX$58.5

-31.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 MUR 123

$4.58 MX$86.6

-40.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 MUR 65.3

$1.38 MX$26.04

5.07%

White Bread (500g)

$0.7 MUR 31.4

$1.85 MX$34.9

-62.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MUR 57.9

$1.57 MX$29.68

-17.83%

Eggs

$2.23 MUR 100

$2.55 MX$48.3

-12.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.88 MUR 400

$8.61 MX$163

3.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.11 MUR 275

$8.54 MX$161

-28.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.58 MUR 476

$10.98 MX$208

-3.64%

Apples (1kg)

$2.07 MUR 93

$2.72 MX$51.4

-23.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.92 MUR 86.4

$1.51 MX$28.57

27.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 MUR 64.4

$1.88 MX$35.63

-23.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 MUR 118

$2.19 MX$41.42

20.09%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 46.34

$1.87 MX$35.3

-44.92%

Onion (1kg)

$0.96 MUR 43.09

$2.19 MX$41.37

-56.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.8 MUR 35.99

$1.07 MX$20.23

-25.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MUR 23.65

$1.09 MX$20.64

-51.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.15 MUR 277

$3.96 MX$74.9

55.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.84 MUR 398

$8.86 MX$167

-0.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 MUR 80.9

$1.72 MX$32.53

4.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 MUR 97.4

$2.61 MX$49.37

-17.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.98 MUR 44.11

$0.52 MX$9.74

88.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.66 MUR 210

$3.24 MX$61.2

43.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.67 MUR 120

$2.38 MX$44.94

12.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.45 MUR 605

$3.11 MX$58.7

332.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 MUR 71.5

$1.31 MX$24.85

21.37%

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

$34.6K MUR 1.6M

$30.3K MX$573K

14.19%

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

$29.8K MUR 1.3M

$24K MX$453.6K

24.11%

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

$48.53 MUR 2,184

$84.2 MX$1,592

-42.39%

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

$18.54 MUR 834

$22.14 MX$419

-16.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.29 MUR 1,453

$30.14 MX$570

7.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.93 MUR 1,707

$52 MX$983

-27.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.93 MUR 267

$5.07 MX$95.9

16.96%

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

$154 MUR 6,920

$200 MX$3,787

-23.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,560 MUR 160.2K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-33.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.2 MUR 2,306

$35.74 MX$676

43.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.29 MUR 1,948

$39.8 MX$753

8.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.2 MUR 3,654

$79 MX$1,493

2.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.2 MUR 3,519

$88.4 MX$1,671

-11.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$546 MUR 24.5K

$965 MX$18.3K

-43.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$385 MUR 17.3K

$474 MX$8,968

-18.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$886 MUR 39.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-46.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$615 MUR 27.7K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-48.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$702 MUR 31.6K

$792 MX$15K

-11.29%

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 Phoenix: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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