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

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 54% more expensive than Nouakchott without rent, and 48.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 8.3% cheaper than Nouakchott without rent, and 61% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$5.01 MRU 198
139.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$25.19 MRU 995
68.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$6.13 MRU 242
70.80%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.02 MRU 79.8
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.46 MRU 97
-
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$2.44 MRU 96.3
47.54%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.83 MRU 72.5
-21.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.21 MRU 87.3
-59.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.43 MRU 56.6
-3.50%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$0.27 MRU 10.53
585.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$1.27 MRU 50.3
23.62%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$2.18 MRU 86.1
16.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$8 MRU 316
7.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$5.64 MRU 223
51.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$7.02 MRU 277
56.41%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$2.18 MRU 86.1
24.77%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$1.86 MRU 73.4
-18.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$1.47 MRU 58
27.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$1.02 MRU 40.24
114.71%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$0.76 MRU 29.91
146.05%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$0.84 MRU 33.06
160.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$0.53 MRU 20.91
101.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$0.7 MRU 27.54
55.71%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$9.88 MRU 390
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.52 MRU 99.6
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 MRU 70
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$2.48 MRU 98.1
59.68%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$0.53 MRU 21.06
-1.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$17.85 MRU 705
48.96%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$0.91 MRU 36.15
256.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.26 MRU 10.37
815.38%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$5.61 MRU 222
-44.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.44 MRU 57
-9.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$7,426 MRU 293.5K
308.15%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$9,359 MRU 369.9K
156.38%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$146 MRU 5,753
-42.13%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$24.87 MRU 983
-10.98%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$59.9 MRU 2,367
-49.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$87.6 MRU 3,461
-40.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$252 MRU 9,969
-92.58%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$4.49 MRU 177
12.92%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$80.3 MRU 3,172
149.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$5,881 MRU 232.4K
-9.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$20.49 MRU 810
74.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$20.5 MRU 810
94.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$69.7 MRU 2,754
13.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$35.96 MRU 1,421
145.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$224 MRU 8,841
331.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$161 MRU 6,364
194.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$643 MRU 25.4K
156.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$312 MRU 12.3K
285.70%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$3,402 MRU 134.5K
-9.43%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$1,144 MRU 45.2K
558.34%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Nouakchott
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$569 MRU 22.5K
39.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
16.5
-30.79%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Nouakchott: October 27, 2025

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