Cost of Living Comparison Between Surinam and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Surinam and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Surinam is 21.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Surinam is 10.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.44 MUR 305

$11.85 MX$211

-45.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.12 MUR 2,087

$42.16 MX$750

4.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.24 MUR 342

$10.75 MX$191

-32.65%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 127

$3.47 MX$61.8

-22.77%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.01 MUR 47.76

$1.45 MX$25.85

-30.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 MUR 28.10

$0.90 MX$16.06

-34.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 MUR 102

$3.05 MX$54.3

-29.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 MUR 160

$4.42 MX$78.6

-23.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 MUR 79.6

$1.37 MX$24.36

22.63%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 31.18

$1.87 MX$33.31

-64.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 MUR 63.3

$1.54 MX$27.46

-12.99%

Eggs

$2.24 MUR 106

$2.50 MX$44.53

-10.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.97 MUR 566

$8.61 MX$153

39.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.29 MUR 298

$8.63 MX$154

-27.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.48 MUR 590

$11.02 MX$196

13.25%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 MUR 98.3

$2.75 MX$48.91

-24.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 MUR 91.5

$1.43 MX$25.41

34.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 MUR 70.8

$1.87 MX$33.32

-19.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 125

$2.17 MX$38.56

22.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.00 MUR 47.11

$1.88 MX$33.50

-46.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 MUR 48.00

$2.25 MX$39.96

-55.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 39.66

$1.07 MX$18.99

-21.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 MUR 37.86

$1.07 MX$19.10

-25.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.74 MUR 319

$4.15 MX$73.9

62.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.55 MUR 405

$10.34 MX$184

-17.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 MUR 82.6

$1.68 MX$29.87

4.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 MUR 103

$2.48 MX$44.19

-12.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 MUR 46.89

$0.55 MX$9.87

80.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.33 MUR 205

$3.22 MX$57.2

34.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.70 MUR 127

$2.48 MX$44.15

8.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.10 MUR 951

$3.11 MX$55.3

546.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 65.9

$1.26 MX$22.34

10.32%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.9K MUR 1.7M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

16.98%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.6K MUR 1.4M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

19.07%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$50.3 MUR 2,377

$82.5 MX$1,467

-39.08%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.55 MUR 878

$22.29 MX$396

-16.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.07 MUR 1,611

$30.02 MX$534

13.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.69 MUR 1,830

$51.4 MX$915

-24.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$6.21 MUR 294

$4.98 MX$88.7

24.70%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$153 MUR 7,253

$200 MX$3,558

-23.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,937 MUR 186.2K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

-25.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.8 MUR 4,008

$35.71 MX$635

137.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$79.4 MUR 3,756

$39.56 MX$704

100.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$130 MUR 6,136

$80.6 MX$1,433

61.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.0 MUR 4,398

$88.3 MX$1,571

5.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 MUR 24.5K

$969 MX$17.2K

-46.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$353 MUR 16.7K

$482 MX$8,579

-26.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$946 MUR 44.7K

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-40.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 MUR 34.1K

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-39.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

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 Surinam: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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