Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Poudre D'or Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Poudre D'or

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 6.1% more expensive than Poudre D'or without rent, and 18.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 28.7% more expensive than Poudre D'or without rent, and 28.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$6.58 MUR 312
80.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$44.17 MUR 2,093
-4.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$7.25 MUR 344
48.28%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$2.57 MUR 122
35.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$1.00 MUR 47.52
45.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$0.61 MUR 28.69
47.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$2.14 MUR 101
42.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$3.36 MUR 159
31.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.61 MUR 76.3
-14.91%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$0.71 MUR 33.82
163.38%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$1.26 MUR 59.9
22.22%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$2.34 MUR 111
6.84%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$11.68 MUR 553
-26.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$6.31 MUR 299
36.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$12.67 MUR 600
-13.02%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$1.96 MUR 93.1
40.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$1.96 MUR 92.9
-27.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$1.50 MUR 71.1
24.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$2.66 MUR 126
-18.42%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$0.98 MUR 46.54
91.84%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$0.94 MUR 44.45
139.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$0.86 MUR 40.70
24.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$0.82 MUR 38.77
30.49%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$6.75 MUR 320
-38.52%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$8.55 MUR 405
20.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.80 MUR 85.3
-6.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$2.22 MUR 105
11.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$0.99 MUR 46.96
-44.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$4.35 MUR 206
-25.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$2.72 MUR 129
-8.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$19.70 MUR 934
-84.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.46 MUR 69.1
-13.70%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$35.2K MUR 1.7M
-12.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$29.0K MUR 1.4M
-17.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$50.1 MUR 2,372
64.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$18.30 MUR 867
21.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$33.73 MUR 1,599
-11.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$37.53 MUR 1,779
37.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
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Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$5.95 MUR 282
-16.30%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$156 MUR 7,386
28.33%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$3,974 MUR 188.3K
33.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$84.2 MUR 3,991
-57.59%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$80.7 MUR 3,823
-50.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$134 MUR 6,344
-39.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$93.6 MUR 4,435
-5.62%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Poudre D'or
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$510 MUR 24.2K
90.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$349 MUR 16.5K
38.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$957 MUR 45.3K
66.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$736 MUR 34.9K
60.90%
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
Poudre D'or
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%

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 Poudre D'or: March 1, 2026

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