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

🙂 Solo nomad: Surinam is 8.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Surinam is 8.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.44 MUR 290

$11.73 MX$222

-45.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.31 MUR 1,949

$41.52 MX$785

4.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.1 MUR 320

$10.57 MX$200

-32.83%

Cappuccino

$2.66 MUR 120

$3.49 MX$65.9

-23.78%

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

$1.03 MUR 46.47

$1.45 MX$27.33

-28.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MUR 27.37

$0.97 MX$18.33

-37.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 MUR 96.6

$3.03 MX$57.2

-29.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 MUR 148

$4.59 MX$86.8

-28.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 MUR 73.3

$1.42 MX$26.87

14.79%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MUR 31.22

$1.87 MX$35.43

-63.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 MUR 57

$1.54 MX$29.2

-17.53%

Eggs

$2.34 MUR 105

$2.6 MX$49.21

-10.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.75 MUR 529

$8.32 MX$157

41.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.27 MUR 282

$8.54 MX$161

-26.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.54 MUR 564

$10.67 MX$202

17.53%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 MUR 91.4

$2.66 MX$50.2

-23.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.94 MUR 87.1

$1.51 MX$28.5

28.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 65.1

$1.9 MX$35.87

-23.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.73 MUR 123

$2.19 MX$41.45

24.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 MUR 46.76

$1.78 MX$33.7

-41.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 41.92

$2.17 MX$41.05

-57.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.79 MUR 35.52

$1.07 MX$20.14

-26.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 MUR 34.53

$1.09 MX$20.53

-29.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.55 MUR 295

$4.17 MX$78.8

57.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.69 MUR 436

$8.75 MX$165

10.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 MUR 78.7

$1.69 MX$31.91

3.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 MUR 101

$2.53 MX$47.74

-11.07%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.05 MUR 47.09

$0.51 MX$9.59

105.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.97 MX$510

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.47 MUR 201

$3.25 MX$61.4

37.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.59 MUR 117

$2.49 MX$47.01

4.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.65 MUR 884

$3.22 MX$60.8

510.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 62.5

$1.26 MX$23.87

10.32%

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

$35.5K MUR 1.6M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

18.90%

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

$29K MUR 1.3M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

23.76%

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

$50.3 MUR 2,264

$84.2 MX$1,592

-40.26%

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

$18.08 MUR 814

$22.8 MX$431

-20.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.81 MUR 1,521

$30.04 MX$568

12.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.02 MUR 1,711

$51.4 MX$972

-26.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.28 MX$346

Cinema Ticket

$5.97 MUR 269

$4.97 MX$94.1

20.12%

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

$152 MUR 6,842

$197 MX$3,719

-22.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,891 MUR 175.1K

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-25.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.2 MUR 3,787

$35.81 MX$677

135.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$80.4 MUR 3,616

$39.43 MX$745

103.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 MUR 6,015

$80.9 MX$1,529

65.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.7 MUR 4,306

$86.3 MX$1,631

10.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$522 MUR 23.5K

$968 MX$18.3K

-46.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MUR 15.7K

$478 MX$9,037

-26.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$932 MUR 42K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-42.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$735 MUR 33.1K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-38.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,137 MX$59.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,586 MX$143.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$805 MX$15.2K

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: November 4, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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