Cost of Living Comparison Between Trou aux Biches and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Trou aux Biches and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Trou aux Biches is 9.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Trou aux Biches is 9.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.69 MUR 301
$11.73 MX$222
-42.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.83 MUR 2,017
$41.52 MX$785
7.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.08 MUR 319
$10.57 MX$200
-33.02%
Cappuccino
$1.07 MUR 48.25
$3.49 MX$65.9
-69.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.85 MUR 38.44
$1.45 MX$27.33
-41.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.6 MUR 26.93
$0.97 MX$18.33
-38.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.15 MUR 96.8
$3.03 MX$57.2
-29.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.25 MUR 146
$4.59 MX$86.8
-29.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 MUR 75.7
$1.42 MX$26.87
18.31%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 MUR 32.1
$1.87 MX$35.43
-62.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 59.6
$1.54 MX$29.2
-14.29%
Eggs
$2.24 MUR 101
$2.6 MX$49.21
-13.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.81 MUR 532
$8.32 MX$157
41.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.32 MUR 284
$8.54 MX$161
-26.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.85 MUR 578
$10.67 MX$202
20.43%
Apples (1kg)
$2.08 MUR 93.4
$2.66 MX$50.2
-21.80%
Banana (1kg)
$2.01 MUR 90.4
$1.51 MX$28.5
33.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 65.4
$1.9 MX$35.87
-23.68%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.75 MUR 124
$2.19 MX$41.45
25.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1 MUR 44.9
$1.78 MX$33.7
-43.82%
Onion (1kg)
$0.93 MUR 42.05
$2.17 MX$41.05
-57.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 MUR 35.77
$1.07 MX$20.14
-26.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 MUR 34.61
$1.09 MX$20.53
-29.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.51 MUR 293
$4.17 MX$78.8
56.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.17 MUR 458
$8.75 MX$165
16.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 MUR 81.4
$1.69 MX$31.91
7.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 MUR 97.7
$2.53 MX$47.74
-14.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1 MUR 45.08
$0.51 MX$9.59
96.08%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.97 MX$510
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.51 MUR 203
$3.25 MX$61.4
38.77%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.66 MUR 120
$2.49 MX$47.01
6.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.81 MUR 892
$3.22 MX$60.8
515.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 66.2
$1.26 MX$23.87
16.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.5K MUR 1.6M
$29.8K MX$564.1K
19.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MUR 1.3M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
22.79%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.55 MUR 2,230
$84.2 MX$1,592
-41.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.03 MUR 811
$22.8 MX$431
-20.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.39 MUR 1,503
$30.04 MX$568
11.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.5 MUR 1,733
$51.4 MX$972
-25.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.28 MX$346
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.07 MUR 273
$4.97 MX$94.1
22.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$157 MUR 7,049
$197 MX$3,719
-20.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,999 MUR 179.9K
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-23.89%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.6 MUR 3,895
$35.81 MX$677
141.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$79.3 MUR 3,567
$39.43 MX$745
101.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$132 MUR 5,948
$80.9 MX$1,529
63.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.1 MUR 4,235
$86.3 MX$1,631
9.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$511 MUR 23K
$968 MX$18.3K
-47.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$352 MUR 15.8K
$478 MX$9,037
-26.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$941 MUR 42.3K
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-42.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 MUR 32.5K
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-39.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Trou aux Biches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
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 Trou aux Biches: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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