Cost of Living Comparison Between 'aqrah and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between 'aqrah and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: 'aqrah is 43.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'aqrah is 11.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 IQD 5,244

$11.88 MX$210

-66.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.94 IQD 32.7K

$41.90 MX$740

-40.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.76 IQD 8,861

$10.55 MX$186

-35.92%

Cappuccino

$2.60 IQD 3,411

$3.60 MX$63.5

-27.78%

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

$0.37 IQD 484

$1.50 MX$26.45

-75.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 IQD 269

$0.91 MX$16.09

-76.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.90 IQD 3,801

$3.08 MX$54.4

-5.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 IQD 3,793

$4.47 MX$78.8

-35.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.31 IQD 1,715

$1.39 MX$24.54

-5.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.84 IQD 1,102

$1.90 MX$33.47

-55.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 IQD 2,188

$1.60 MX$28.27

4.37%

Eggs

$1.81 IQD 2,369

$2.60 MX$45.97

-30.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.44 IQD 5,818

$8.36 MX$148

-46.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.75 IQD 6,230

$8.64 MX$152

-45.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.90 IQD 16.9K

$10.91 MX$192

18.24%

Apples (1kg)

$1.16 IQD 1,520

$2.61 MX$45.98

-55.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 IQD 1,509

$1.44 MX$25.46

-20.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 IQD 1,337

$1.96 MX$34.55

-47.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 IQD 980

$2.12 MX$37.34

-64.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.70 IQD 913

$1.86 MX$32.87

-62.37%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 IQD 814

$2.22 MX$39.20

-72.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 IQD 872

$1.02 MX$17.99

-35.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 IQD 737

$1.04 MX$18.36

-46.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.96 IQD 2,566

$4.05 MX$71.5

-51.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.54 IQD 15.1K

$10.18 MX$180

13.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 IQD 2,303

$1.69 MX$29.79

4.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 IQD 2,874

$2.62 MX$46.25

-16.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 IQD 474

$0.51 MX$9.09

-29.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.72 IQD 41.6K

$26.52 MX$468

19.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.37 IQD 3,104

$3.15 MX$55.7

-24.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.47 IQD 1,928

$2.46 MX$43.49

-40.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 IQD 7,695

$3.26 MX$57.5

80.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.57 IQD 744

$1.32 MX$23.36

-56.82%

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

$19.2K IQD 25.2M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-36.19%

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

$19.6K IQD 25.7M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-17.65%

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

$78.2 IQD 102.6K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-6.35%

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

$17.67 IQD 23.2K

$22.86 MX$404

-22.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.00 IQD 45.9K

$30.04 MX$530

16.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.44 IQD 49.1K

$51.9 MX$916

-27.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.88 IQD 22.1K

$18.30 MX$323

-7.76%

Cinema Ticket

$7.59 IQD 9,953

$5.12 MX$90.4

48.24%

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

$152 IQD 199.0K

$201 MX$3,541

-24.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,332 IQD 4.4M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-37.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.56 IQD 36.1K

$35.73 MX$631

-22.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.03 IQD 32.8K

$40.27 MX$711

-37.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.4 IQD 81.8K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-21.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.90 IQD 54.9K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-53.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$240 IQD 315.1K

$947 MX$16.7K

-74.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 IQD 235.7K

$483 MX$8,525

-62.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$569 IQD 746.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-64.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 IQD 459.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-71.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$938 IQD 1.2M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-76.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$634 IQD 830.7K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-90.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.67

11.42

-50.35%

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

Last update for 'aqrah: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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