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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cahul is 26.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cahul is 26.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.93 MDL 153

$11.85 MX$205

-24.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.57 MDL 627

$42.16 MX$730

-13.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.70 MDL 132

$10.75 MX$186

-28.37%

Cappuccino

$1.88 MDL 32.20

$3.47 MX$60.2

-45.82%

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

$0.91 MDL 15.56

$1.45 MX$25.17

-37.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 MDL 10.97

$0.90 MX$15.64

-28.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 MDL 29.39

$3.05 MX$52.9

-43.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 MDL 39.89

$4.42 MX$76.5

-47.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 MDL 21.96

$1.37 MX$23.72

-6.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 MDL 8.82

$1.87 MX$32.43

-72.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MDL 26.08

$1.54 MX$26.74

-1.30%

Eggs

$2.62 MDL 44.95

$2.50 MX$43.36

4.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.44 MDL 179

$8.61 MX$149

21.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.59 MDL 95.9

$8.63 MX$150

-35.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.60 MDL 148

$11.02 MX$191

-21.96%

Apples (1kg)

$0.91 MDL 15.65

$2.75 MX$47.62

-66.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.83 MDL 31.38

$1.43 MX$24.73

27.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 MDL 29.06

$1.87 MX$32.44

-9.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 MDL 35.54

$2.17 MX$37.54

-4.61%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 MDL 13.41

$1.88 MX$32.61

-58.51%

Onion (1kg)

$0.58 MDL 10.03

$2.25 MX$38.91

-74.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 MDL 22.48

$1.07 MX$18.49

22.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MDL 15.09

$1.07 MX$18.59

-17.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.20 MDL 54.9

$4.15 MX$72.0

-22.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$179

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 MDL 21.58

$1.68 MX$29.08

-25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 MDL 34.10

$2.48 MX$43.02

-19.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.61

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 MDL 34.82

$3.22 MX$55.7

-36.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.29

$2.48 MX$42.98

-89.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.13 MDL 88.0

$3.11 MX$53.9

64.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MDL 23.78

$1.26 MX$21.75

10.32%

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

$31.7K MDL 543.2K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

3.31%

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

$30.8K MDL 528.6K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

28.22%

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

$174 MDL 2,988

$82.5 MX$1,429

111.24%

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

$7.64 MDL 131

$22.29 MX$386

-65.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.74 MDL 184

$30.02 MX$520

-64.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$891

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$7.46 MDL 128

$4.98 MX$86.3

49.80%

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

$384 MDL 6,583

$200 MX$3,464

91.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,538 MDL 129.3K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

42.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.1 MDL 1,133

$35.71 MX$618

85.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.2 MDL 913

$39.56 MX$685

34.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 MDL 1,951

$80.6 MX$1,395

41.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 MDL 2,073

$88.3 MX$1,530

36.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$16.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,352

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$27.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.5K

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)

$521 MDL 8,942

$756 MX$13.1K

-31.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

11.42

-19.09%

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

Last update for Cahul: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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