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

🙂 Solo nomad: 'aqrah is 21.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'aqrah is 27.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.16 IQD 5,454

$11.58 MX$212

-64.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.51 IQD 32.1K

$42 MX$769

-41.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.08 IQD 9,265

$10.5 MX$192

-32.57%

Cappuccino

$2.65 IQD 3,468

$3.43 MX$62.8

-22.74%

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

$0.37 IQD 483

$1.49 MX$27.34

-75.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 IQD 272

$0.94 MX$17.27

-77.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.88 IQD 3,775

$3.08 MX$56.3

-6.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 IQD 3,863

$4.37 MX$79.9

-32.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 IQD 1,791

$1.39 MX$25.44

-1.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.82 IQD 1,077

$1.85 MX$33.81

-55.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.59 IQD 2,077

$1.58 MX$28.88

0.63%

Eggs

$1.73 IQD 2,269

$2.51 MX$46

-31.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.49 IQD 5,880

$8.26 MX$151

-45.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.78 IQD 6,260

$8.7 MX$159

-45.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.34 IQD 17.5K

$10.73 MX$196

24.32%

Apples (1kg)

$1.19 IQD 1,554

$2.61 MX$47.74

-54.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 IQD 1,581

$1.49 MX$27.28

-18.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.05 IQD 1,374

$1.95 MX$35.72

-46.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 IQD 925

$2.09 MX$38.26

-66.03%

Potato (1kg)

$0.64 IQD 835

$1.81 MX$33.05

-64.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 IQD 821

$2.16 MX$39.62

-70.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 IQD 827

$1.03 MX$18.85

-38.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 IQD 738

$1.08 MX$19.7

-48.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.96 IQD 2,564

$4.14 MX$75.9

-52.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.69 IQD 14K

$8.88 MX$163

20.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 IQD 2,327

$1.67 MX$30.64

6.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 IQD 2,846

$2.53 MX$46.31

-14.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 IQD 478

$0.51 MX$9.27

-27.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.62 IQD 41.4K

$26.68 MX$488

18.52%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.37 IQD 3,102

$3.26 MX$59.7

-27.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.49 IQD 1,957

$2.51 MX$45.94

-40.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.95 IQD 7,787

$3.12 MX$57.2

90.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.57 IQD 743

$1.31 MX$23.96

-56.49%

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

$19K IQD 24.9M

$30.9K MX$565K

-38.50%

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

$20.1K IQD 26.3M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-15.90%

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

$78.1 IQD 102.2K

$83 MX$1,520

-5.99%

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

$17.42 IQD 22.8K

$22.59 MX$414

-22.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.47 IQD 45.1K

$29.51 MX$540

16.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.29 IQD 48.8K

$51.6 MX$944

-27.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.93 IQD 22.2K

$18.42 MX$337

-8.09%

Cinema Ticket

$7.67 IQD 10K

$4.9 MX$89.7

56.53%

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

$152 IQD 199K

$200 MX$3,668

-24.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,282 IQD 4.3M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-36.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.31 IQD 35.8K

$36.41 MX$667

-24.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.53 IQD 33.4K

$39.91 MX$731

-36.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.3 IQD 81.6K

$79.9 MX$1,462

-21.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.56 IQD 53.1K

$87.7 MX$1,605

-53.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$245 IQD 321.1K

$983 MX$18K

-75.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 IQD 235.8K

$470 MX$8,612

-61.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$586 IQD 767.4K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-63.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 IQD 458.9K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-70.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,160 IQD 1.5M

$3,839 MX$70.3K

-69.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$550 IQD 720.4K

$6,205 MX$113.6K

-91.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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