Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Petite Riviere Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Petite Riviere

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 0.5% cheaper than Petite Riviere without rent, and 17.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 19.5% more expensive than Petite Riviere without rent, and 25.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$211
$6.61 MUR 313
79.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$750
$43.13 MUR 2,040
-2.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$191
$7.36 MUR 348
46.06%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.8
$2.63 MUR 124
31.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.85
$1.03 MUR 48.61
40.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.06
$0.59 MUR 28.07
52.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.3
$2.22 MUR 105
37.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.6
$3.39 MUR 160
30.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.36
$1.64 MUR 77.6
-16.46%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.31
$0.69 MUR 32.66
171.01%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.46
$1.33 MUR 62.7
15.79%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.53
$2.31 MUR 109
8.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$153
$11.90 MUR 563
-27.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$154
$6.36 MUR 301
35.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$196
$12.58 MUR 595
-12.40%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.91
$2.07 MUR 98.0
32.85%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.41
$2.01 MUR 95.2
-28.86%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.32
$1.43 MUR 67.6
30.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.56
$2.62 MUR 124
-17.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.50
$1.02 MUR 48.36
84.31%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.96
$0.99 MUR 46.75
127.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.99
$0.86 MUR 40.58
24.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.10
$0.75 MUR 35.30
42.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.9
$6.53 MUR 309
-36.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$184
$8.50 MUR 402
21.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.87
$1.72 MUR 81.3
-2.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.19
$2.14 MUR 101
15.89%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.87
$1.03 MUR 48.80
-46.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$472
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.2
$4.33 MUR 205
-25.64%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.15
$2.64 MUR 125
-6.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.3
$19.93 MUR 943
-84.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.34
$1.45 MUR 68.7
-13.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$545.4K
$35.9K MUR 1.7M
-14.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$427.6K
$28.9K MUR 1.4M
-16.87%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,467
$48.63 MUR 2,300
69.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$396
$18.66 MUR 882
19.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$534
$32.91 MUR 1,557
-8.78%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$915
$37.59 MUR 1,778
36.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$325
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Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.7
$6.21 MUR 294
-19.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,558
$156 MUR 7,396
27.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.4K
$3,940 MUR 186.4K
34.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$635
$86.7 MUR 4,101
-58.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$704
$80.9 MUR 3,828
-51.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,433
$131 MUR 6,185
-38.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,571
$95.5 MUR 4,516
-7.49%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
$523 MUR 24.7K
85.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,579
$357 MUR 16.9K
35.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.4K
$945 MUR 44.7K
68.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.1K
$709 MUR 33.5K
66.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.1K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.0K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Petite Riviere
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
6.67
71.21%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Petite Riviere: March 1, 2026

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