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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 38.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vacoas is 37.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.71 MUR 302

$11.73 MX$222

-42.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.45 MUR 1,505

$41.52 MX$785

-19.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.88 MUR 220

$10.57 MX$200

-53.83%

Cappuccino

$2.63 MUR 118

$3.49 MX$65.9

-24.64%

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

$1 MUR 45.08

$1.45 MX$27.33

-31.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.6 MUR 27.17

$0.97 MX$18.33

-38.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.24 MUR 101

$3.03 MX$57.2

-26.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 MUR 88.1

$4.59 MX$86.8

-57.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 MUR 57.7

$1.42 MX$26.87

-9.86%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 29.68

$1.87 MX$35.43

-64.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 MUR 60

$1.54 MX$29.2

-13.64%

Eggs

$2.13 MUR 95.9

$2.6 MX$49.21

-18.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.7 MUR 122

$8.32 MX$157

-67.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.94 MUR 132

$8.54 MX$161

-65.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.53 MUR 249

$10.67 MX$202

-48.17%

Apples (1kg)

$1.98 MUR 89.2

$2.66 MX$50.2

-25.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 88.6

$1.51 MX$28.5

30.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 MUR 65.5

$1.9 MX$35.87

-23.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.71 MUR 122

$2.19 MX$41.45

23.74%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 44.38

$1.78 MX$33.7

-44.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 MUR 45.46

$2.17 MX$41.05

-53.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 38.1

$1.07 MX$20.14

-20.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 MUR 32.19

$1.09 MX$20.53

-33.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.79 MUR 261

$4.17 MX$78.8

38.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.65 MUR 299

$8.75 MX$165

-24.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.39 MUR 62.5

$1.69 MX$31.91

-17.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 MUR 97.1

$2.53 MX$47.74

-14.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.01 MUR 45.3

$0.51 MX$9.59

98.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.97 MX$510

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.33 MUR 195

$3.25 MX$61.4

33.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.71 MUR 122

$2.49 MX$47.01

8.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.52 MUR 203

$3.22 MX$60.8

40.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 MUR 63.5

$1.26 MX$23.87

11.90%

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

$26.3K MUR 1.2M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

-11.89%

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

$28.9K MUR 1.3M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

23.35%

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

$49.06 MUR 2,208

$84.2 MX$1,592

-41.75%

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

$11.13 MUR 501

$22.8 MX$431

-51.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.48 MUR 1,147

$30.04 MX$568

-15.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.46 MUR 1,191

$51.4 MX$972

-48.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.28 MX$346

Cinema Ticket

$5.44 MUR 245

$4.97 MX$94.1

9.46%

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

$157 MUR 7,045

$197 MX$3,719

-20.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,937 MUR 177.2K

$5,254 MX$99.3K

-25.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.01 MUR 1,350

$35.81 MX$677

-16.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29 MUR 1,305

$39.43 MX$745

-26.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.8 MUR 2,961

$80.9 MX$1,529

-18.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.5 MUR 2,632

$86.3 MX$1,631

-32.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 MUR 11.8K

$968 MX$18.3K

-72.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$233 MUR 10.5K

$478 MX$9,037

-51.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$504 MUR 22.7K

$1,631 MX$30.8K

-69.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$322 MUR 14.5K

$1,197 MX$22.6K

-73.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,780 MUR 125.1K

$3,137 MX$59.3K

-11.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,434 MUR 109.5K

$7,586 MX$143.4K

-67.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$720 MUR 32.4K

$805 MX$15.2K

-10.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.25

11.42

-62.78%

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

Last update for Vacoas: November 5, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

Similar cities

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Lviv

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Odesa

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Pristina

🇽🇰 Kosovo

Algiers

🇩🇿 Algeria

Kharkiv

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Chengdu

🇨🇳 China

Dnipro

🇺🇦 Ukraine