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

🙂 Solo nomad: Saint Pierre is 20.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Saint Pierre is 14.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.51 MUR 308
$11.85 MX$210
-45.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.51 MUR 2,107
$42.16 MX$746
5.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.98 MUR 331
$10.75 MX$190
-35.07%
Cappuccino
$2.66 MUR 126
$3.47 MX$61.5
-23.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MUR 45.93
$1.45 MX$25.72
-33.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MUR 27.98
$0.90 MX$15.98
-34.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.26 MUR 107
$3.05 MX$54.1
-25.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.35 MUR 159
$4.42 MX$78.2
-24.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 MUR 79.7
$1.37 MX$24.24
22.63%
White Bread (500g)
$0.65 MUR 30.64
$1.87 MX$33.14
-65.24%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 62.3
$1.54 MX$27.32
-14.29%
Eggs
$2.28 MUR 108
$2.50 MX$44.31
-8.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.94 MUR 565
$8.61 MX$152
38.68%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.15 MUR 291
$8.63 MX$153
-28.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.79 MUR 606
$11.02 MX$195
16.06%
Apples (1kg)
$2.04 MUR 96.6
$2.75 MX$48.67
-25.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.95 MUR 92.4
$1.43 MX$25.28
36.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.49 MUR 70.6
$1.87 MX$33.15
-20.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 MUR 126
$2.17 MX$38.37
22.12%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 46.42
$1.88 MX$33.33
-47.87%
Onion (1kg)
$1.00 MUR 47.28
$2.25 MX$39.76
-55.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 MUR 37.12
$1.07 MX$18.90
-27.10%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 MUR 35.13
$1.07 MX$19.00
-30.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.49 MUR 307
$4.15 MX$73.5
56.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.60 MUR 407
$10.34 MX$183
-16.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 MUR 83.9
$1.68 MX$29.72
5.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 MUR 101
$2.48 MX$43.97
-13.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.00 MUR 47.38
$0.55 MX$9.82
81.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$470
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.33 MUR 205
$3.22 MX$56.9
34.47%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 127
$2.48 MX$43.93
8.47%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.03 MUR 948
$3.11 MX$55.0
544.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 68.5
$1.26 MX$22.22
15.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.3K MUR 1.7M
$30.7K MX$542.7K
15.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.3K MUR 1.4M
$24.0K MX$425.5K
21.74%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.79 MUR 2,357
$82.5 MX$1,460
-39.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.09 MUR 856
$22.29 MX$394
-18.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.15 MUR 1,569
$30.02 MX$531
10.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.48 MUR 1,822
$51.4 MX$911
-25.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$324
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.89 MUR 279
$4.98 MX$88.2
18.27%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 7,249
$200 MX$3,540
-23.44%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,882 MUR 183.8K
$5,304 MX$93.9K
-26.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.2 MUR 3,987
$35.71 MX$632
135.84%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$80.9 MUR 3,828
$39.56 MX$700
104.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$131 MUR 6,180
$80.6 MX$1,426
62.06%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.4 MUR 4,469
$88.3 MX$1,563
6.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$506 MUR 23.9K
$969 MX$17.2K
-47.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$347 MUR 16.4K
$482 MX$8,535
-28.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$930 MUR 44.0K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-41.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$718 MUR 34.0K
$1,184 MX$21.0K
-39.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$71.7K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$115.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Saint Pierre
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.4K
-
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 Saint Pierre: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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