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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tamarin is 22.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tamarin is 19.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.7 MUR 301

$11.73 MX$222

-42.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.12 MUR 1,895

$41.52 MX$785

1.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.66 MUR 255

$10.57 MX$200

-46.45%

Cappuccino

$2.56 MUR 115

$3.49 MX$65.9

-26.65%

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

$0.91 MUR 40.85

$1.45 MX$27.33

-37.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.55 MUR 24.84

$0.97 MX$18.33

-43.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.67 MUR 75.4

$3.03 MX$57.2

-44.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 MUR 79.8

$4.59 MX$86.8

-61.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 MUR 69.1

$1.42 MX$26.87

7.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.37 MUR 16.46

$1.87 MX$35.43

-80.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MUR 59

$1.54 MX$29.2

-14.94%

Eggs

$2.14 MUR 96.4

$2.6 MX$49.21

-17.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.63 MUR 253

$8.32 MX$157

-32.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.1 MUR 274

$8.54 MX$161

-28.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.14 MUR 456

$10.67 MX$202

-4.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2 MUR 90.1

$2.66 MX$50.2

-24.81%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 88.6

$1.51 MX$28.5

30.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 MUR 64.5

$1.9 MX$35.87

-24.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.76 MUR 124

$2.19 MX$41.45

26.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 46.26

$1.78 MX$33.7

-42.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 42.02

$2.17 MX$41.05

-57.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.8 MUR 36.11

$1.07 MX$20.14

-25.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 MUR 34.51

$1.09 MX$20.53

-29.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.47 MUR 291

$4.17 MX$78.8

55.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.67 MUR 435

$8.75 MX$165

10.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 MUR 77.8

$1.69 MX$31.91

2.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 MUR 76.2

$2.53 MX$47.74

-33.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 MUR 52.9

$0.51 MX$9.59

131.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.88 MUR 489

$26.97 MX$510

-59.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.5 MUR 202

$3.25 MX$61.4

38.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.69 MUR 121

$2.49 MX$47.01

8.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.52 MUR 293

$3.22 MX$60.8

102.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MUR 58.9

$1.26 MX$23.87

3.97%

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

$29.2K MUR 1.3M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

-2.29%

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

$27.6K MUR 1.2M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

17.74%

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

$49.65 MUR 2,234

$84.2 MX$1,592

-41.05%

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

$15.94 MUR 717

$22.8 MX$431

-30.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.26 MUR 1,362

$30.04 MX$568

0.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.3 MUR 2,265

$51.4 MX$972

-2.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.94 MUR 492

$18.28 MX$346

-40.15%

Cinema Ticket

$6.2 MUR 279

$4.97 MX$94.1

24.75%

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

$151 MUR 6,799

$197 MX$3,719

-23.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,210 MUR 144.4K

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-38.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.9 MUR 2,606

$35.81 MX$677

61.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.4 MUR 2,133

$39.43 MX$745

20.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.7 MUR 4,036

$80.9 MX$1,529

10.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58 MUR 2,609

$86.3 MX$1,631

-32.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$768 MUR 34.6K

$968 MX$18.3K

-20.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$378 MUR 17K

$478 MX$9,037

-21.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,410 MUR 63.4K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-13.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$925 MUR 41.6K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-22.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,499 MUR 67.5K

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-52.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,880 MUR 84.6K

$7,586 MX$143.4K

-75.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$919 MUR 41.3K

$805 MX$15.2K

14.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-47.46%

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

Last update for Tamarin: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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