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Cost of Living Comparison Between Quatre Bornes and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Quatre Bornes and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Quatre Bornes is 33.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Quatre Bornes is 18.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.91 MUR 180
$11.6 MX$212
-66.29%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.74 MUR 1,000
$41.62 MX$762
-47.77%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.58 MUR 257
$10.77 MX$197
-48.19%
Cappuccino
$2.6 MUR 119
$3.55 MX$65
-26.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.78 MUR 35.91
$1.49 MX$27.29
-47.65%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 MUR 15.92
$0.96 MX$17.5
-63.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.26 MUR 104
$3.02 MX$55.3
-25.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.26 MUR 150
$4.57 MX$83.7
-28.67%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 MUR 61.4
$1.44 MX$26.41
-7.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MUR 25.76
$1.82 MX$33.4
-69.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 61.4
$1.62 MX$29.63
-17.90%
Eggs
$2.13 MUR 98.2
$2.5 MX$45.82
-14.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.02 MUR 139
$8.58 MX$157
-64.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.97 MUR 183
$8.57 MX$157
-53.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.55 MUR 393
$10.69 MX$196
-20.02%
Apples (1kg)
$1.78 MUR 82
$2.62 MX$47.93
-32.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MUR 81.8
$1.46 MX$26.66
21.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.5 MUR 69.2
$1.97 MX$36.07
-23.86%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.66 MUR 122
$2.12 MX$38.89
25.47%
Potato (1kg)
$1 MUR 46.04
$1.81 MX$33.1
-44.75%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 45.75
$2.23 MX$40.82
-55.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 MUR 35.87
$1.07 MX$19.66
-27.10%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 MUR 35.2
$1.05 MX$19.22
-26.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.32 MUR 291
$4.16 MX$76.2
51.92%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.56 MUR 440
$9.04 MX$166
5.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.89 MUR 40.99
$1.72 MX$31.57
-48.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.41 MUR 64.8
$2.49 MX$45.52
-43.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.75 MUR 34.55
$0.55 MX$10.03
36.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.46 MX$484
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.46 MUR 205
$3.08 MX$56.4
44.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.65 MUR 122
$2.48 MX$45.31
6.85%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.87 MUR 914
$3.22 MX$58.9
517.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.4 MUR 64.5
$1.32 MX$24.09
6.06%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.9K MUR 917.6K
$30.8K MX$563K
-35.15%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MUR 1.3M
$23.9K MX$437.9K
20.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.69 MUR 2,056
$82.2 MX$1,504
-45.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.1 MUR 510
$22.23 MX$407
-50.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.42 MUR 1,445
$30.32 MX$555
3.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.52 MUR 1,358
$51.1 MX$935
-42.23%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.02 MUR 415
$18.2 MX$333
-50.44%
Cinema Ticket
$6.09 MUR 280
$4.93 MX$90.3
23.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$127 MUR 5,861
$197 MX$3,606
-35.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,945 MUR 181.5K
$5,214 MX$95.5K
-24.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$85.8 MUR 3,945
$36.13 MX$661
137.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$78.5 MUR 3,611
$40.28 MX$737
94.89%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$133 MUR 6,111
$79.9 MX$1,463
66.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.5 MUR 4,394
$88.1 MX$1,613
8.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$357 MUR 16.4K
$976 MX$17.9K
-63.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$268 MUR 12.3K
$470 MX$8,610
-43.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$602 MUR 27.7K
$1,602 MX$29.3K
-62.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$507 MUR 23.3K
$1,192 MX$21.8K
-57.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,172 MUR 53.9K
$3,080 MX$56.4K
-61.95%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,438 MX$136.2K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Quatre Bornes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$477 MUR 22K
$777 MX$14.2K
-38.61%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.46
11.42
-43.43%

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

Last update for Quatre Bornes: November 23, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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