Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Saint Pierre Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Saint Pierre

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 10.6% more expensive than Saint Pierre without rent, and 19% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 8.3% more expensive than Saint Pierre without rent, and 26.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.73 MX$222
$6.41 MUR 288
83.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.52 MX$785
$43.6 MUR 1,962
-4.77%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.57 MX$200
$7.18 MUR 323
47.21%
Cappuccino
$3.49 MX$65.9
$2.55 MUR 115
36.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$27.33
$0.94 MUR 42.42
54.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MX$18.33
$0.6 MUR 27.06
61.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.03 MX$57.2
$2.21 MUR 99.6
37.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.59 MX$86.8
$3.36 MUR 151
36.61%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.42 MX$26.87
$1.69 MUR 75.9
-15.98%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$35.43
$0.66 MUR 29.5
183.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$29.2
$1.33 MUR 59.8
15.79%
Eggs
$2.6 MX$49.21
$2.33 MUR 105
11.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.32 MX$157
$12.03 MUR 541
-30.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$6.14 MUR 276
39.09%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.67 MX$202
$12.73 MUR 573
-16.18%
Apples (1kg)
$2.66 MX$50.2
$2.07 MUR 93.2
28.50%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.5
$2.02 MUR 91
-25.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.9 MX$35.87
$1.5 MUR 67.7
26.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.45
$2.76 MUR 124
-20.65%
Potato (1kg)
$1.78 MX$33.7
$0.99 MUR 44.71
79.80%
Onion (1kg)
$2.17 MX$41.05
$0.99 MUR 44.36
119.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.14
$0.86 MUR 38.67
24.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.53
$0.77 MUR 34.61
41.56%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.17 MX$78.8
$6.43 MUR 289
-35.15%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.75 MX$165
$9.74 MUR 438
-10.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 MX$31.91
$1.74 MUR 78.5
-2.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.53 MX$47.74
$2.16 MUR 97.1
17.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.59
$1.03 MUR 46.55
-50.49%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.97 MX$510
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.25 MX$61.4
$4.51 MUR 203
-27.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.49 MX$47.01
$2.59 MUR 117
-3.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$60.8
$19.54 MUR 879
-83.52%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$23.87
$1.45 MUR 65.2
-13.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.8K MX$564.1K
$36.1K MUR 1.6M
-17.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.4K MX$442.5K
$28.5K MUR 1.3M
-17.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$50.2 MUR 2,259
67.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.8 MX$431
$18.61 MUR 838
22.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.04 MX$568
$34.09 MUR 1,534
-11.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$972
$38.76 MUR 1,744
32.59%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.28 MX$346
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Cinema Ticket
$4.97 MX$94.1
$6.04 MUR 272
-17.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$197 MX$3,719
$155 MUR 6,973
26.96%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,254 MX$99.3K
$4,030 MUR 181.4K
30.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.81 MX$677
$84.3 MUR 3,791
-57.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.43 MX$745
$79.1 MUR 3,560
-50.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.9 MX$1,529
$132 MUR 5,930
-38.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$86.3 MX$1,631
$94.4 MUR 4,250
-8.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$968 MX$18.3K
$517 MUR 23.3K
87.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$478 MX$9,037
$352 MUR 15.9K
35.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,631 MX$30.8K
$942 MUR 42.4K
73.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,197 MX$22.6K
$720 MUR 32.4K
66.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,137 MX$59.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,586 MX$143.4K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Saint Pierre
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$805 MX$15.2K
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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: November 2, 2025

Last update for Saint Pierre: November 5, 2025

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