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

🙂 Solo nomad: Surinam is 21.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Surinam is 3.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.64 MUR 307

$11.88 MX$210

-44.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.65 MUR 2,016

$41.90 MX$740

4.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.94 MUR 321

$10.55 MX$186

-34.22%

Cappuccino

$2.56 MUR 118

$3.60 MX$63.5

-28.89%

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

$1.03 MUR 47.42

$1.50 MX$26.45

-31.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MUR 27.55

$0.91 MX$16.09

-34.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.26 MUR 105

$3.08 MX$54.4

-26.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 MUR 150

$4.47 MX$78.8

-27.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 MUR 74.8

$1.39 MX$24.54

16.55%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MUR 32.63

$1.90 MX$33.47

-62.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 61.1

$1.60 MX$28.27

-17.50%

Eggs

$2.34 MUR 108

$2.60 MX$45.97

-10.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.77 MUR 544

$8.36 MX$148

40.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.04 MUR 279

$8.64 MX$152

-30.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.42 MUR 574

$10.91 MX$192

13.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 94.4

$2.61 MX$45.98

-21.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 MUR 90.4

$1.44 MX$25.46

36.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 MUR 69.2

$1.96 MX$34.55

-23.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.69 MUR 124

$2.12 MX$37.34

26.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 47.50

$1.86 MX$32.87

-44.62%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 44.08

$2.22 MX$39.20

-57.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.78 MUR 36.09

$1.02 MX$17.99

-23.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 MUR 35.27

$1.04 MX$18.36

-26.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.78 MUR 313

$4.05 MX$71.5

67.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 MUR 79.1

$1.69 MX$29.79

1.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 MUR 99.4

$2.62 MX$46.25

-17.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.03 MUR 47.66

$0.51 MX$9.09

101.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.44 MUR 205

$3.15 MX$55.7

40.95%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 MUR 126

$2.46 MX$43.49

11.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.59 MUR 905

$3.26 MX$57.5

500.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 MUR 64.5

$1.32 MX$23.36

6.06%

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

$35.8K MUR 1.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

18.91%

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

$28.7K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

20.85%

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

$49.64 MUR 2,293

$83.5 MX$1,474

-40.57%

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

$18.66 MUR 862

$22.86 MX$404

-18.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.13 MUR 1,577

$30.04 MX$530

13.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.54 MUR 1,734

$51.9 MX$916

-27.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 MUR 281

$5.12 MX$90.4

18.75%

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

$155 MUR 7,169

$201 MX$3,541

-22.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,881 MUR 179.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-27.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.7 MUR 4,006

$35.73 MX$631

142.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$78.6 MUR 3,631

$40.27 MX$711

95.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 MUR 6,174

$79.2 MX$1,398

68.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.2 MUR 4,395

$89.3 MX$1,576

6.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 MUR 24.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-45.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 MUR 16.2K

$483 MX$8,525

-27.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$963 MUR 44.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-39.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$726 MUR 33.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-40.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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