Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Beau Bassin-Rose Hill Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 5.1% more expensive than Beau Bassin-Rose Hill without rent, and 19.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 38.4% more expensive than Beau Bassin-Rose Hill without rent, and 43.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$6.77 MUR 321
75.04%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$31.27 MUR 1,482
34.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$5.59 MUR 265
92.31%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$2.41 MUR 114
43.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$1.00 MUR 47.46
45.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$0.56 MUR 26.38
60.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$2.15 MUR 102
41.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$2.37 MUR 112
86.50%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.32 MUR 62.4
3.79%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$0.70 MUR 33.34
167.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$1.28 MUR 60.6
20.31%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$2.14 MUR 102
16.82%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$12.87 MUR 610
-33.10%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$5.36 MUR 254
61.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$16.90 MUR 801
-34.79%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$1.96 MUR 92.9
40.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$1.95 MUR 92.3
-26.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$1.50 MUR 71.0
24.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$2.73 MUR 129
-20.51%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$0.99 MUR 46.89
89.90%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$1.01 MUR 47.73
122.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$0.79 MUR 37.32
35.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$0.79 MUR 37.63
35.44%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$6.69 MUR 317
-37.97%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$8.59 MUR 407
20.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.73 MUR 81.8
-2.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$2.23 MUR 106
11.21%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$0.65 MUR 30.68
-15.38%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$57.8 MUR 2,741
-54.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$4.41 MUR 209
-26.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$2.50 MUR 118
-0.80%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$19.69 MUR 933
-84.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.44 MUR 68.5
-12.50%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$33.8K MUR 1.6M
-9.40%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$28.7K MUR 1.4M
-16.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$44.27 MUR 2,098
86.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$11.92 MUR 565
87.00%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$32.42 MUR 1,536
-7.40%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$28.65 MUR 1,358
79.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$9.90 MUR 469
84.75%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$5.89 MUR 279
-15.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$157 MUR 7,422
27.70%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$3,939 MUR 186.7K
34.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$36.89 MUR 1,748
-3.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$27.03 MUR 1,281
46.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$68.9 MUR 3,267
16.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$47.30 MUR 2,241
86.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$493 MUR 23.4K
96.65%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$405 MUR 19.2K
19.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$743 MUR 35.2K
114.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$613 MUR 29.0K
93.24%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$784 MUR 37.1K
-3.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
5.25
117.52%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Beau Bassin-Rose Hill: March 1, 2026

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