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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 49% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vacoas is 17.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.53 MUR 301

$11.88 MX$210

-45.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.64 MUR 1,554

$41.90 MX$740

-19.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.90 MUR 227

$10.55 MX$186

-53.55%

Cappuccino

$2.67 MUR 123

$3.60 MX$63.5

-25.83%

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

$1.01 MUR 46.63

$1.50 MX$26.45

-32.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MUR 27.65

$0.91 MX$16.09

-34.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.25 MUR 104

$3.08 MX$54.4

-26.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 MUR 88.8

$4.47 MX$78.8

-57.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 MUR 61.6

$1.39 MX$24.54

-4.32%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MUR 32.71

$1.90 MX$33.47

-62.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 MUR 58.9

$1.60 MX$28.27

-20.63%

Eggs

$2.12 MUR 98.1

$2.60 MX$45.97

-18.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.83 MUR 131

$8.36 MX$148

-66.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.02 MUR 140

$8.64 MX$152

-65.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.38 MUR 248

$10.91 MX$192

-50.69%

Apples (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 90.8

$2.61 MX$45.98

-24.52%

Banana (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 94.1

$1.44 MX$25.46

41.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 67.0

$1.96 MX$34.55

-26.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.67 MUR 123

$2.12 MX$37.34

25.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 45.28

$1.86 MX$32.87

-47.31%

Onion (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 42.94

$2.22 MX$39.20

-58.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 38.79

$1.02 MX$17.99

-17.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 MUR 34.19

$1.04 MX$18.36

-28.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.86 MUR 271

$4.05 MX$71.5

44.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.39 MUR 295

$10.18 MX$180

-37.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.40 MUR 64.9

$1.69 MX$29.79

-17.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MUR 103

$2.62 MX$46.25

-15.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 MUR 43.88

$0.51 MX$9.09

86.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.36 MUR 202

$3.15 MX$55.7

38.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.69 MUR 124

$2.46 MX$43.49

9.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.53 MUR 209

$3.26 MX$57.5

38.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 64.2

$1.32 MX$23.36

5.30%

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

$26.6K MUR 1.2M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-11.64%

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

$29.2K MUR 1.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

22.79%

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

$49.81 MUR 2,301

$83.5 MX$1,474

-40.37%

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

$11.17 MUR 516

$22.86 MX$404

-51.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.02 MUR 1,202

$30.04 MX$530

-13.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.27 MUR 1,213

$51.9 MX$916

-49.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.65 MUR 261

$5.12 MX$90.4

10.35%

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

$153 MUR 7,080

$201 MX$3,541

-23.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,953 MUR 182.6K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-25.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.78 MUR 1,375

$35.73 MX$631

-16.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.76 MUR 1,329

$40.27 MX$711

-28.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.1 MUR 3,005

$79.2 MX$1,398

-17.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.6 MUR 2,751

$89.3 MX$1,576

-33.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$269 MUR 12.4K

$947 MX$16.7K

-71.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 MUR 11.0K

$483 MX$8,525

-50.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$517 MUR 23.9K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-67.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$328 MUR 15.2K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-72.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,673 MUR 123.5K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-33.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,382 MUR 110.0K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-62.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$714 MUR 33.0K

$730 MX$12.9K

-2.18%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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