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

🙂 Solo nomad: 'aqrah is 42.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'aqrah is 40.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 IQD 5,251

$11.85 MX$205

-66.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.11 IQD 32.9K

$42.16 MX$730

-40.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.73 IQD 8,834

$10.75 MX$186

-37.40%

Cappuccino

$2.59 IQD 3,400

$3.47 MX$60.2

-25.36%

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

$0.39 IQD 512

$1.45 MX$25.17

-73.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 IQD 274

$0.90 MX$15.64

-76.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.93 IQD 3,844

$3.05 MX$52.9

-3.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 IQD 3,790

$4.42 MX$76.5

-34.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 IQD 1,800

$1.37 MX$23.72

White Bread (500g)

$0.84 IQD 1,099

$1.87 MX$32.43

-55.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 IQD 2,111

$1.54 MX$26.74

4.55%

Eggs

$1.74 IQD 2,287

$2.50 MX$43.36

-30.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 IQD 5,884

$8.61 MX$149

-47.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.82 IQD 6,325

$8.63 MX$150

-44.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.26 IQD 17.4K

$11.02 MX$191

20.33%

Apples (1kg)

$1.14 IQD 1,493

$2.75 MX$47.62

-58.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 IQD 1,502

$1.43 MX$24.73

-20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.01 IQD 1,320

$1.87 MX$32.44

-45.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 IQD 925

$2.17 MX$37.54

-67.28%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 IQD 850

$1.88 MX$32.61

-65.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 IQD 833

$2.25 MX$38.91

-72.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 IQD 883

$1.07 MX$18.49

-37.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 IQD 690

$1.07 MX$18.59

-50.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.92 IQD 2,520

$4.15 MX$72.0

-53.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$179

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 IQD 2,432

$1.68 MX$29.08

10.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 IQD 2,857

$2.48 MX$43.02

-12.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 IQD 519

$0.55 MX$9.61

-27.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.32 IQD 41.1K

$26.53 MX$459

18.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.36 IQD 3,101

$3.22 MX$55.7

-26.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.49 IQD 1,954

$2.48 MX$42.98

-39.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.06 IQD 7,956

$3.11 MX$53.9

94.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.53 IQD 693

$1.26 MX$21.75

-57.94%

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

$18.9K IQD 24.8M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-38.32%

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

$19.6K IQD 25.8M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

-18.26%

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

$75.8 IQD 99.4K

$82.5 MX$1,429

-8.14%

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

$17.78 IQD 23.3K

$22.29 MX$386

-20.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.29 IQD 45.0K

$30.02 MX$520

14.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.01 IQD 48.6K

$51.4 MX$891

-28.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.55 IQD 21.7K

$18.29 MX$317

-9.51%

Cinema Ticket

$7.80 IQD 10.2K

$4.98 MX$86.3

56.63%

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

$151 IQD 198.4K

$200 MX$3,464

-24.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,333 IQD 4.4M

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-37.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.00 IQD 35.4K

$35.71 MX$618

-24.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.28 IQD 33.2K

$39.56 MX$685

-36.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.3 IQD 81.8K

$80.6 MX$1,395

-22.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.63 IQD 53.3K

$88.3 MX$1,530

-54.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$245 IQD 321.7K

$969 MX$16.8K

-74.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 IQD 230.0K

$482 MX$8,352

-63.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 IQD 757.9K

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-63.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$342 IQD 448.6K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-71.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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