Cost of Living Comparison Between Terre Rouge and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Terre Rouge and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Terre Rouge is 9.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Terre Rouge is 29.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.56 MUR 311
$11.85 MX$212
-44.64%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.53 MUR 2,063
$42.16 MX$755
3.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.66 MUR 316
$10.75 MX$192
-38.05%
Cappuccino
$2.53 MUR 120
$3.47 MX$62.2
-27.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 48.92
$1.45 MX$26.01
-28.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 MUR 28.77
$0.90 MX$16.16
-32.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.16 MUR 102
$3.05 MX$54.7
-29.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.76 MUR 131
$4.42 MX$79.1
-37.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 68.8
$1.37 MX$24.51
5.84%
White Bread (500g)
$0.70 MUR 33.31
$1.87 MX$33.51
-62.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 63.1
$1.54 MX$27.63
-13.64%
Eggs
$2.23 MUR 106
$2.50 MX$44.81
-10.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.66 MUR 458
$8.61 MX$154
12.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.11 MUR 290
$8.63 MX$155
-29.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.28 MUR 487
$11.02 MX$197
-6.72%
Apples (1kg)
$1.97 MUR 93.2
$2.75 MX$49.22
-28.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.90 MUR 90.3
$1.43 MX$25.56
32.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 68.9
$1.87 MX$33.52
-22.46%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.75 MUR 130
$2.17 MX$38.80
26.73%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 48.07
$1.88 MX$33.70
-46.28%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 44.45
$2.25 MX$40.21
-58.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.83 MUR 39.42
$1.07 MX$19.11
-22.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 27.01
$1.07 MX$19.22
-46.73%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.19 MUR 293
$4.15 MX$74.4
49.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.12 MUR 385
$10.34 MX$185
-21.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.75 MUR 82.8
$1.68 MX$30.06
4.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.09 MUR 99.0
$2.48 MX$44.46
-15.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.05 MUR 49.59
$0.55 MX$9.93
90.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$475
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.53 MUR 215
$3.22 MX$57.6
40.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.68 MUR 127
$2.48 MX$44.42
8.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.59 MUR 739
$3.11 MX$55.7
401.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.40 MUR 66.1
$1.26 MX$22.48
11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.4K MUR 1.7M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
15.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.1K MUR 1.4M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
21.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.76 MUR 2,358
$82.5 MX$1,476
-39.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.22 MUR 864
$22.29 MX$399
-18.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.82 MUR 1,508
$30.02 MX$537
6.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.53 MUR 1,778
$51.4 MX$921
-27.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.13 MUR 291
$4.98 MX$89.2
23.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,383
$200 MX$3,580
-22.11%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,033 MUR 191.1K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-23.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.1 MUR 2,423
$35.71 MX$639
43.21%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.68 MUR 2,117
$39.56 MX$708
12.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$81.5 MUR 3,864
$80.6 MX$1,442
1.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$79.4 MUR 3,764
$88.3 MX$1,581
-10.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$510 MUR 24.2K
$969 MX$17.4K
-47.38%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$352 MUR 16.7K
$482 MX$8,632
-26.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$950 MUR 45.0K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-40.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$712 MUR 33.8K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-39.81%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
11.42
-45.27%

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

Last update for Terre Rouge: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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