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 21.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Terre Rouge is 19.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.48 MUR 291
$11.73 MX$222
-44.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.59 MUR 1,962
$41.52 MX$785
4.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.79 MUR 306
$10.57 MX$200
-35.76%
Cappuccino
$2.55 MUR 115
$3.49 MX$65.9
-26.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.95 MUR 42.6
$1.45 MX$27.33
-34.48%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.6
$0.97 MX$18.33
-41.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.14 MUR 96.3
$3.03 MX$57.2
-29.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.68 MUR 121
$4.59 MX$86.8
-41.61%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.5 MUR 67.4
$1.42 MX$26.87
5.63%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 29.67
$1.87 MX$35.43
-64.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 57.5
$1.54 MX$29.2
-16.88%
Eggs
$2.28 MUR 102
$2.6 MX$49.21
-12.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.03 MUR 451
$8.32 MX$157
20.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.1 MUR 274
$8.54 MX$161
-28.57%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.26 MUR 462
$10.67 MX$202
-3.84%
Apples (1kg)
$2.04 MUR 91.7
$2.66 MX$50.2
-23.31%
Banana (1kg)
$2 MUR 90.2
$1.51 MX$28.5
32.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.5 MUR 67.5
$1.9 MX$35.87
-21.05%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.7 MUR 122
$2.19 MX$41.45
23.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 45.46
$1.78 MX$33.7
-43.26%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 44.58
$2.17 MX$41.05
-54.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.8 MUR 36.22
$1.07 MX$20.14
-25.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.43
$1.09 MX$20.53
-47.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.87 MUR 264
$4.17 MX$78.8
40.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$9 MUR 405
$8.75 MX$165
2.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.74 MUR 78.3
$1.69 MX$31.91
2.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 MUR 98.3
$2.53 MX$47.74
-13.83%
🚌 Getting Around
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 MUR 46.7
$0.51 MX$9.59
103.92%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.97 MX$510
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.3 MUR 193
$3.25 MX$61.4
32.31%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 121
$2.49 MX$47.01
8.03%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.65 MUR 704
$3.22 MX$60.8
386.02%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 65.9
$1.26 MX$23.87
16.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.7K MUR 1.6M
$29.8K MX$564.1K
19.49%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.1K MUR 1.3M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
24.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.88 MUR 2,200
$84.2 MX$1,592
-41.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 MUR 840
$22.8 MX$431
-18.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.89 MUR 1,480
$30.04 MX$568
9.49%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.74 MUR 1,698
$51.4 MX$972
-26.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.28 MX$346
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.12 MUR 275
$4.97 MX$94.1
23.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$152 MUR 6,843
$197 MX$3,719
-22.70%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,886 MUR 174.9K
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-26.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.1 MUR 2,298
$35.81 MX$677
42.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.5 MUR 1,958
$39.43 MX$745
10.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.7 MUR 3,723
$80.9 MX$1,529
2.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$78.2 MUR 3,518
$86.3 MX$1,631
-9.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$511 MUR 23K
$968 MX$18.3K
-47.25%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$357 MUR 16.1K
$478 MX$9,037
-25.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$953 MUR 42.9K
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-41.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$735 MUR 33.1K
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-38.54%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Terre Rouge
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$805 MX$15.2K
-
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: November 5, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

Similar cities

Join the CityCost newsletter – low traffic, no spam, and easy to unsubscribe. Your email stays private.