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

🙂 Solo nomad: Erdenet is 54.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Erdenet is 32% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.93 MNT 14.1K

$11.88 MX$210

-66.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.26 MNT 105.0K

$41.90 MX$740

-30.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.31 MNT 15.5K

$10.55 MX$186

-59.15%

Cappuccino

$1.53 MNT 5,493

$3.60 MX$63.5

-57.50%

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

$0.69 MNT 2,470

$1.50 MX$26.45

-54.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MNT 1,430

$0.91 MX$16.09

-56.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.22 MNT 4,385

$3.08 MX$54.4

-60.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 MNT 4,767

$4.47 MX$78.8

-70.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 MNT 3,792

$1.39 MX$24.54

-23.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MNT 2,482

$1.90 MX$33.47

-63.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.72 MNT 6,174

$1.60 MX$28.27

7.50%

Eggs

$2.14 MNT 7,682

$2.60 MX$45.97

-17.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.41 MNT 33.8K

$8.36 MX$148

12.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.97 MNT 17.8K

$8.64 MX$152

-42.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.88 MNT 13.9K

$10.91 MX$192

-64.44%

Apples (1kg)

$2.41 MNT 8,635

$2.61 MX$45.98

-7.66%

Banana (1kg)

$2.01 MNT 7,226

$1.44 MX$25.46

39.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 MNT 9,259

$1.96 MX$34.55

31.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.02 MNT 7,253

$2.12 MX$37.34

-4.72%

Potato (1kg)

$0.71 MNT 2,535

$1.86 MX$32.87

-61.83%

Onion (1kg)

$0.94 MNT 3,387

$2.22 MX$39.20

-57.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 MNT 3,117

$1.02 MX$17.99

-14.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 MNT 2,603

$1.04 MX$18.36

-29.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.87 MNT 10.3K

$4.05 MX$71.5

-29.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.74 MNT 20.6K

$10.18 MX$180

-43.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 MNT 4,285

$1.69 MX$29.79

-29.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.30 MNT 4,668

$2.62 MX$46.25

-50.38%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.10 MNT 375

$0.51 MX$9.09

-80.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.83 MNT 17.3K

$26.52 MX$468

-81.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.45 MNT 1,632

$3.15 MX$55.7

-85.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.63 MNT 2,258

$2.46 MX$43.49

-74.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.43 MNT 19.5K

$3.26 MX$57.5

66.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 MNT 3,184

$1.32 MX$23.36

-32.58%

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

$12.5K MNT 44.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-58.53%

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

$10.6K MNT 38.2M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-55.20%

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

$61.4 MNT 220.1K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-26.53%

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

$2.88 MNT 10.3K

$22.86 MX$404

-87.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.44 MNT 51.8K

$30.04 MX$530

-51.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.86 MNT 89.2K

$51.9 MX$916

-52.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.33 MNT 15.5K

$18.30 MX$323

-76.34%

Cinema Ticket

$2.62 MNT 9,395

$5.12 MX$90.4

-48.83%

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

$193 MNT 692.9K

$201 MX$3,541

-3.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,596 MNT 9.3M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-51.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.57 MNT 106.1K

$35.73 MX$631

-17.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.24 MNT 104.9K

$40.27 MX$711

-27.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.7 MNT 318.1K

$79.2 MX$1,398

11.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.7 MNT 321.6K

$89.3 MX$1,576

0.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$174 MNT 623.5K

$947 MX$16.7K

-81.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$134 MNT 482.1K

$483 MX$8,525

-72.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$599 MNT 2.1M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-62.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$838 MNT 3.0M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-79.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$169 MNT 607.6K

$730 MX$12.9K

-76.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Erdenet: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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