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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ciuciuleni is 18.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ciuciuleni is 28.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.86 MDL 153
$11.85 MX$211
-25.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$35.85 MDL 620
$42.16 MX$750
-14.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 MDL 128
$10.75 MX$191
-31.26%
Cappuccino
$1.86 MDL 32.24
$3.47 MX$61.8
-46.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MDL 16.85
$1.45 MX$25.85
-33.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.64 MDL 11.06
$0.90 MX$16.06
-28.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 MDL 30.72
$3.05 MX$54.3
-41.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 MDL 41.11
$4.42 MX$78.6
-46.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 MDL 21.46
$1.37 MX$24.36
-9.49%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 MDL 8.95
$1.87 MX$33.31
-72.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.44 MDL 24.89
$1.54 MX$27.46
-6.49%
Eggs
$2.55 MDL 44.03
$2.50 MX$44.53
2.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.23 MDL 177
$8.61 MX$153
18.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.41 MDL 93.5
$8.63 MX$154
-37.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.83 MDL 153
$11.02 MX$196
-19.87%
Apples (1kg)
$0.91 MDL 15.68
$2.75 MX$48.91
-66.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MDL 30.73
$1.43 MX$25.41
24.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.78 MDL 30.70
$1.87 MX$33.32
-4.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.18 MDL 37.70
$2.17 MX$38.56
0.46%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 MDL 13.27
$1.88 MX$33.50
-59.04%
Onion (1kg)
$0.59 MDL 10.16
$2.25 MX$39.96
-73.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.30 MDL 22.49
$1.07 MX$18.99
21.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 MDL 14.56
$1.07 MX$19.10
-21.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.28 MDL 56.7
$4.15 MX$73.9
-20.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.15 MDL 89.0
$10.34 MX$184
-50.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.20 MDL 20.83
$1.68 MX$29.87
-28.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.89 MDL 32.71
$2.48 MX$44.19
-23.79%
🚌 Getting Around
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.55 MX$9.87
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$472
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.99 MDL 34.41
$3.22 MX$57.2
-38.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.31
$2.48 MX$44.15
-89.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.37 MDL 92.8
$3.11 MX$55.3
72.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.36 MDL 23.49
$1.26 MX$22.34
7.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.6K MDL 563.0K
$30.7K MX$545.4K
6.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.5K MDL 528.1K
$24.0K MX$427.6K
27.05%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$170 MDL 2,939
$82.5 MX$1,467
106.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.74 MDL 134
$22.29 MX$396
-65.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.80 MDL 187
$30.02 MX$534
-64.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.4 MX$915
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$325
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.43 MDL 128
$4.98 MX$88.7
49.20%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$395 MDL 6,836
$200 MX$3,558
97.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,769 MDL 134.3K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
46.47%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$66.2 MDL 1,144
$35.71 MX$635
85.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.3 MDL 921
$39.56 MX$704
34.66%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 MDL 1,947
$80.6 MX$1,433
39.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 MDL 2,079
$88.3 MX$1,571
36.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$969 MX$17.2K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$482 MX$8,579
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ciuciuleni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
11.42
-19.09%

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Last update for Ciuciuleni: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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