Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Mathurin and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Mathurin and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Port Mathurin is 8.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 21% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Port Mathurin is 13% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.74 MUR 319
$11.85 MX$211
-43.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.52 MUR 2,058
$42.16 MX$750
3.23%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.71 MUR 318
$10.75 MX$191
-37.58%
Cappuccino
$2.64 MUR 125
$3.47 MX$61.8
-23.92%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 48.63
$1.45 MX$25.85
-28.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 26.46
$0.90 MX$16.06
-37.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.14 MUR 101
$3.05 MX$54.3
-29.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.78 MUR 131
$4.42 MX$78.6
-37.10%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 MUR 71.6
$1.37 MX$24.36
10.22%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 31.20
$1.87 MX$33.31
-64.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 62.3
$1.54 MX$27.46
-14.29%
Eggs
$2.36 MUR 111
$2.50 MX$44.53
-5.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.10 MUR 478
$8.61 MX$153
17.31%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.32 MUR 299
$8.63 MX$154
-26.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.47 MUR 495
$11.02 MX$196
-4.99%
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 MUR 93.6
$2.75 MX$48.91
-28.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.91 MUR 90.2
$1.43 MX$25.41
33.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 MUR 68.9
$1.87 MX$33.32
-21.93%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.73 MUR 129
$2.17 MX$38.56
25.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 48.45
$1.88 MX$33.50
-45.74%
Onion (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 44.76
$2.25 MX$39.96
-57.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 MUR 38.02
$1.07 MX$18.99
-25.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 26.94
$1.07 MX$19.10
-46.73%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.20 MUR 293
$4.15 MX$73.9
49.40%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.89 MUR 421
$10.34 MX$184
-14.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 MUR 84.0
$1.68 MX$29.87
5.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.09 MUR 99.0
$2.48 MX$44.19
-15.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 MUR 49.42
$0.55 MX$9.87
89.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$472
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.38 MUR 207
$3.22 MX$57.2
36.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.64 MUR 125
$2.48 MX$44.15
6.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.60 MUR 738
$3.11 MX$55.3
401.61%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 69.3
$1.26 MX$22.34
16.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.8K MUR 1.7M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
16.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.3K MUR 1.3M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
17.73%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.63 MUR 2,347
$82.5 MX$1,467
-39.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.47 MUR 874
$22.29 MX$396
-17.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.70 MUR 1,547
$30.02 MX$534
8.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.71 MUR 1,784
$51.4 MX$915
-26.69%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$325
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.13 MUR 290
$4.98 MX$88.7
23.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,379
$200 MX$3,558
-22.01%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,024 MUR 190.3K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-24.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.3 MUR 2,380
$35.71 MX$635
40.88%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.58 MUR 2,109
$39.56 MX$704
12.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$83.7 MUR 3,958
$80.6 MX$1,433
3.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$77.7 MUR 3,677
$88.3 MX$1,571
-11.98%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$512 MUR 24.2K
$969 MX$17.2K
-47.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$348 MUR 16.5K
$482 MX$8,579
-27.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$941 MUR 44.5K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-40.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$732 MUR 34.6K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-38.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Port Mathurin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
11.42
-45.27%

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Last update for Port Mathurin: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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