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

🙂 Solo nomad: Poudre D'or is 5.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Poudre D'or is 22.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.58 MUR 312
$11.85 MX$212
-44.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.17 MUR 2,093
$42.16 MX$755
4.77%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.25 MUR 344
$10.75 MX$192
-32.56%
Cappuccino
$2.57 MUR 122
$3.47 MX$62.2
-25.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.00 MUR 47.52
$1.45 MX$26.01
-31.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 MUR 28.69
$0.90 MX$16.16
-32.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.14 MUR 101
$3.05 MX$54.7
-29.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 MUR 159
$4.42 MX$79.1
-23.98%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.61 MUR 76.3
$1.37 MX$24.51
17.52%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 MUR 33.82
$1.87 MX$33.51
-62.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MUR 59.9
$1.54 MX$27.63
-18.18%
Eggs
$2.34 MUR 111
$2.50 MX$44.81
-6.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.68 MUR 553
$8.61 MX$154
35.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.31 MUR 299
$8.63 MX$155
-26.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.67 MUR 600
$11.02 MX$197
14.97%
Apples (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 93.1
$2.75 MX$49.22
-28.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 92.9
$1.43 MX$25.56
37.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.50 MUR 71.1
$1.87 MX$33.52
-19.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.66 MUR 126
$2.17 MX$38.80
22.58%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 46.54
$1.88 MX$33.70
-47.87%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 44.45
$2.25 MX$40.21
-58.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.86 MUR 40.70
$1.07 MX$19.11
-19.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 MUR 38.77
$1.07 MX$19.22
-23.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.75 MUR 320
$4.15 MX$74.4
62.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.55 MUR 405
$10.34 MX$185
-17.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.80 MUR 85.3
$1.68 MX$30.06
7.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 MUR 105
$2.48 MX$44.46
-10.48%
🚌 Getting Around
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.99 MUR 46.96
$0.55 MX$9.93
80.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$475
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.35 MUR 206
$3.22 MX$57.6
35.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.72 MUR 129
$2.48 MX$44.42
9.68%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.70 MUR 934
$3.11 MX$55.7
533.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 69.1
$1.26 MX$22.48
15.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.2K MUR 1.7M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
14.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.0K MUR 1.4M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
20.78%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.1 MUR 2,372
$82.5 MX$1,476
-39.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.30 MUR 867
$22.29 MX$399
-17.90%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.73 MUR 1,599
$30.02 MX$537
12.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.53 MUR 1,779
$51.4 MX$921
-27.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.95 MUR 282
$4.98 MX$89.2
19.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,386
$200 MX$3,580
-22.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,974 MUR 188.3K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-25.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.2 MUR 3,991
$35.71 MX$639
135.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$80.7 MUR 3,823
$39.56 MX$708
103.92%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$134 MUR 6,344
$80.6 MX$1,442
66.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.6 MUR 4,435
$88.3 MX$1,581
5.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$510 MUR 24.2K
$969 MX$17.4K
-47.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$349 MUR 16.5K
$482 MX$8,632
-27.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$957 MUR 45.3K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-40.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$736 MUR 34.9K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-37.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Poudre D'or
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.42
-41.59%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Poudre D'or: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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