Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Mauritius

For one person, living is cheaper in Mauritius: $993 a month against $1,215 in Playa del Carmen, rent and utilities included – about $2,700 less a year. The total is higher in Playa del Carmen despite lower rent and utilities.

Playa del Carmen
🇲🇽 Mexico
$1,215
/mo nomad
🇲🇺 Mauritius
$993
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 42% more expensive than Mauritius without rent, and 22.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 29.8% more expensive than Mauritius without rent, and 40.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.97 MX$201
$6.26 MUR 296
75.24%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.85 MX$823
$40.42 MUR 1,912
10.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.92 MX$219
$6.77 MUR 320
76.07%
Cappuccino
$3.80 MX$69.9
$2.61 MUR 124
45.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 MX$24.08
$1.06 MUR 50.1
23.58%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.86 MX$15.72
$0.66 MUR 31.14
30.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.21 MX$59.0
$2.14 MUR 101
50.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.01 MX$92.0
$3.06 MUR 145
63.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.46 MX$26.77
$1.45 MUR 68.6
0.69%
White Bread (500g)
$2.33 MX$42.72
$0.71 MUR 33.58
228.17%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.44 MX$26.48
$1.70 MUR 80.2
-15.29%
Eggs
$2.46 MX$45.20
$2.44 MUR 115
0.82%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.70 MX$141
$9.13 MUR 432
-15.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.89 MX$145
$5.67 MUR 268
39.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.80 MX$235
$12.54 MUR 593
2.07%
Apples (1kg)
$2.92 MX$53.6
$2.16 MUR 102
35.19%
Banana (1kg)
$1.42 MX$26.11
$1.99 MUR 94.1
-28.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.57 MX$47.10
$2.35 MUR 111
9.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.14 MX$39.24
$2.69 MUR 127
-20.45%
Potato (1kg)
$1.95 MX$35.75
$1.04 MUR 49.13
87.50%
Onion (1kg)
$1.94 MX$35.55
$1.04 MUR 49.05
86.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 MX$21.13
$0.82 MUR 38.62
40.24%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 MX$22.42
$0.68 MUR 32.13
79.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.38 MX$80.3
$6.21 MUR 294
-29.47%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.85 MX$181
$10.62 MUR 503
-7.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.54 MX$28.23
$1.71 MUR 81.1
-9.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.72 MX$49.86
$2.35 MUR 111
15.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.64
$0.91 MUR 42.85
-42.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$27.42 MX$503
$36.20 MUR 1,713
-24.25%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.91 MX$90.2
$4.30 MUR 203
14.19%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.52 MX$64.7
$3.15 MUR 149
11.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.69 MX$104
$10.49 MUR 496
-45.76%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.54 MX$28.27
$1.37 MUR 64.8
12.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.2K MX$389.9K
$31.7K MUR 1.5M
-33.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.5K MX$449.6K
$33.9K MUR 1.6M
-27.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.6 MX$1,535
$56.3 MUR 2,662
48.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.03 MX$441
$13.71 MUR 649
75.27%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.33 MX$539
$30.44 MUR 1,440
-3.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$64.9 MX$1,191
$34.17 MUR 1,617
89.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$29.46 MX$541
$7.16 MUR 339
311.45%
Cinema Ticket
$5.09 MX$93.4
$6.36 MUR 301
-19.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$208 MX$3,813
$158 MUR 7,459
31.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,045 MX$74.3K
$5,173 MUR 244.7K
-21.80%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$44.55 MX$818
$45.80 MUR 2,167
-2.73%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.06 MX$772
$40.38 MUR 1,911
4.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.5 MX$1,387
$77.8 MUR 3,679
-2.88%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$91.4 MX$1,678
$60.9 MUR 2,880
50.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$986 MX$18.1K
$465 MUR 22.0K
112.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$385 MX$7,072
$318 MUR 15.0K
21.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,713 MX$31.5K
$834 MUR 39.5K
105.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,108 MX$20.4K
$659 MUR 31.2K
68.22%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,016 MX$73.7K
$4,350 MUR 205.8K
-7.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,247 MX$114.7K
$2,076 MUR 98.2K
201.00%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Mauritius
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$758 MX$13.9K
$774 MUR 36.6K
-2.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.45
6.32
81.17%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 4, 2026

Last update for Mauritius: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
$385
Mauritius
$318 17.5% $67
Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
$260
Mauritius
$228 12.3% $32
Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
$204
Mauritius
$125 38.5% $79
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
$137
Mauritius
$100 26.7% $37
Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
$114
Mauritius
$101 11.3% $13
Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
$75
Mauritius
$47 37.5% $28
Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
$52
Mauritius
$60 15.1% $7.8
Good to know
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
🇲🇺 Mauritius
🕒 Local time
09:59 9:59 AM
18:59 6:59 PM
9 h ahead of Playa del Carmen
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
149,923
1,264,613
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

MUR, USD, EUR to MXN – Mexican Peso Converter

Mexican Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 18.36 MXN (100 MXN = 5.45 USD). 1 EUR = 20.57 MXN (100 MXN = 4.86 EUR).

Mauritian Rupee exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 47.31 MUR (100 MUR = 2.11 USD). 1 EUR = 53.01 MUR (100 MUR = 1.89 EUR).

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  • Playa del Carmen Mauritius 16,330 km ≈ 21 h nonstop flight
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  • Playa del Carmen
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